StarShipSofa

The Engine Room No 12 The Sofanaut Awards 2008

Well, this is it folks… the numbers have been counted and the winners are: Well, before that can I just say a big thank you to one and all who have help/contributed/listened/complained/smiled and cried over the first 52 shows of Aural Delights. Thank you. And a big thanks to Mark Bormann

So the winners are:

Best Flash Fiction: Spider Robinson – “In The Olden Days”

Best Main Fiction: Ted Chiang – “The Merchant & the Alchemists Gate”

Best Poetry Contributor: Laurel Winter

Best Fact Article Contributor: Amy H Sturgis

Best Narrator: Spider Robinson

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Aural Delights No 61 Ken MacLeod

Editorial: The Sofa’s Gadgets by Tony C Smith 02:50

Poem: Our Fallen Do Not Fall by Ann K Schwader, blog 20:20

Flash Fiction: The War At Home by Lewis Shiner 21:30

Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 29:30

Main Fiction: Jesus Christ Reanimator by Ken MacLeod 47:00

Fact: The Sofa Art Cover by Skeet 01:16:00

New Titles: David Williams Mirrored Heavens 01:24:30

Narrators: Diane Severson, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Fred Himebaugh

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Editorial: Tony C Smith 02:40

Poem: On Any Given Midnight by Ann K Schwader , Blog 03:40

Beardie Book Review: Sean Keogh 06:00

Fact: Fiction Crawler 4 by Matt Sanborn Smith 18:15

Main Fiction: The Vampire Kiss by Gene Wolfe 29:35

Narrators: Diane Severson, Larry Santoro

Advertisement:  This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at audiblepodcast.com/sofa Time adds in show 00:50 and 29:20.

Links to Fiction Crawler:

Lostronaut by Jonathan Lethem
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/11/17/081117fi_fiction_lethem?currentPage=all The Algorithm by Tim Akers
http://transmissionsfrombeyond.com/2008/08/transmission1/ The Gospel According to Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
http://downloads.newyorker.com/mp3/fiction/071015_fiction_theroux.mp3 The Gambler by Paolo Bacigalupi
http://pyrsamples.blogspot.com/2008/11/fast-forward-2-paolo-bacigalupis.html Six from Downtown by Dean Francis Alfar
http://philippinespeculativefiction.com/alfar.html Linkworlds by Will McIntosh
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2008/20080317/linkworlds-f.shtml Have a great day!

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Aural Delights No 59 Gregory Frost

Editorial: Tony C Smith 03:00

Poem: As If We Could Change Anything by G O Clark 08:45

Flash: Jonathan by Church H Tucker 11:20

Film Talk: Rod Barnett 15:40

Main Fiction: In The Sunken Museum by Gregory Frost 27:00

New Titles: Tony C Smith 01:08:00

Serial Part 3 of 3: Temptation by David Brin Contrary Brin 01:20:00

Narrators: Julie Davis, Gregory Frost, Z

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StarShipSofa Original: Show No 102 Edgar Allan Poe

This week is a special week for two reasons. It’s the start of StarShipSofa’s celebrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday on the 19th January. The second reason is the show is hosted by none other than Amy H Sturgis. So please, strap in and enjoy the ride as Amy takes over the controls of our beloved StarShipSofa. Blast Off!

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Aural Delights No 58 Ian Watson

Editorial: Tony C Smith 01:40

Poem: Again The Night by G O Clark 07:40

Fact: Early Utopia by Amy H Sturgis 11:15

Main Fiction: Looking Down On You by Ian Watson 28:35

Sofanuts Update: Mark Bormann 01:00:00

New Titles: Tony C Smith 01:04:00

Serial Part 2 of 3: Temptation by David Brin Contrary Brin 01:22:00

Narrators: Julie Davis, Kenny Park

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