Writers Guild of Alberta Awards
The ceremony was held at the Royal Alberta Museum, and I had a wonderful time even though I had to deal with a bit of my bug phobia. Drinks were served in the bug room, and dinner was also being prepped there. Yes, the bugs were in their glass cages, but I was still freaked out when I saw my arch nemesis, the millipede. Kind of lost my appetite after that, which was good because it took forever for dinner to get to our table.
The presentations were very nice. Alas, I didn't win the R. Ross Annett Award. The honour went to Katherine Holibutsky, who I haven't met yet. She was gracious in her acceptance, as were all the other winners of the evening. My category was up first, so once I knew the results, I could sit back and enjoy the rest of the evening.
Okay, this morning I'm going to try to get to work on something, but I'm a sore loser... not from last night's awards, but from the new Wii my wife and I picked up this week. My shoulders are killing me and I think I have Wii tennis elbow. Anyway, it's all fodder for my next Edmonton Journal article.
Comments
Good seeing you again last night, Marty. Too bad you didn't win, but the nomination is nothing to sneeze at. I have yet to play a Wii, but I've heard nothing but good things.
Posted by Ian LeTourneau on June 08, 2008
Hi Marty,
Sorry you didn't win. I happened to sit at Katherine's table (lovely lady) and she totally didn't expect to win. I'm sure glad I wasn't one of the judges. (Though I'm happy to report my library had all 3 nominees BEFORE the nominations were announced.)
-Karen
Posted by Karen on June 08, 2008
Thanks, Ian and Karen. I'm just thrilled to get a nomination.
Posted by Marty on June 17, 2008