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Greetings –
This is my fourth and final year administering the Master William Blackfox awards. This has always been the best part of serving as Society Chronicler, and that has not changed.
The selection of winners is always difficult. I am pleased that more kingdoms are now announcing their nominees in their newsletters, so that these Chroniclers, authors, and artists are recognized within their kingdoms for their work. The winners always beat out very stiff competition, and are truly worthy of recognition.
When the Awards were initially announced this year, I had a new category for “Best Electronic Layout.” Since only one kingdom singled out a newsletter for this type of layout (although several newsletters were online editions), I have folded this nominee into the “Best Layout and Design” category.
This year, as I did last year, I have chosen at least one winner and commended entry in each category. Winners will receive a Blackfox token, a certificate, and the right to use “Master William Blackfox Award Winner, (category), AS XLI” in their newsletters along with the Blackfox logo. Commended entries will receive a certificate as well.
Please help me congratulate this year’s winners.
Nicolaa de Bracton
Society Chronicler
Best Overall Newsletter
The newsletter which best meets the needs of the local group or guild for which it is published. It should accurately reflect the status of the group and be a valuable tool for growth and promotion of SCA goals and ideals. Awarded to the newsletter and the Chronicler.
The winner: Serpent’s Tongue, Barony of Calafia [Caid], Lady Kendryth Filia Gerald, Chronicler.
Commended: (tie)
The Ice Dragon, Barony of the Rhydderich Hael [Æthelmearc], Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey, Chronicler.
The Dragonflyer, Barony of Vatavia [Calontir], Lady Rhoslyn Rhiannon McKinzie, Chronicler.
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- The Fewmet, Barony of Thescore, Lady Maighread ni Stilbheard ui Coinn, Chronicler.
- Ansteorra
- The Serpent’s Tail, Barony of Loch Soilleir, Signora Giovanna Bescianno, Chronicler.
- The Thorny Truth, Shire of Rosenfeld, Lady Carletta de Nicolosi, Chronicler.
- Atlantia
- The QD, Barony of Caer Mear, Ysabella Caecmoine, Chronicler.
- The Clyffe Notes, Barony of Dun Carraig, Adriana Michaels, Chronicler.
- Il Tempo, Barony of Ponte Alto, Lady Courtney of Houghton and Lord Connor Sinclair, Chroniclers.CaidBaronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn, Baroness Aoibeall an Sionnach, Chronicler.
- Drachenwald
- The Wobbly Wheel, Barony of Knight’s Crossing, Lord Gene the Slanderer, Chronicler.
- The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis, Lady Estevane d’Orliens, Chronicler.
- Aarniwalcea, Barony of Aarnitmetsä, Lord Gifford, Chronicler.
- Silversparren, Principality of Nordmark, Countess Elsa Snakenborgh, Chronicler.
- Fallen Leaves, Shire of Glen Rathlin, Lady Helen the Artisan, Chronicler.
- Storm Tidings, Shire of Adamastor, Sister Mairi-Jean and al-Sayyid Garsiyya al-Qurtubi, Chroniclers.
- Hwita Stjerna, Barony of Styringheim, Renika Rikardsdottir, Chronicler.
- Dauphinin, Shire of Gotvik, Druda Ormsdotter, Chronicler.
- East
- Wyrm Words, Barony du Dragon Dormant, Hawise ferch Meredith, Chronicler
- The Thyng, Shire of Nordenhall, Mistress Alayne Alexandra Nyvein Nightwatcher, Chronicler.
- Meridies
- The Equinox, Shire of Sol Haven, Mistress Bronwen o Gydweli, Chronicler.
- Middle
- The Sternfeld Star, Barony of Sternfeld, Lady Margaret O’Monaghan, Chronicler.
- Northshield
- The Crystal Quill. Barony of Nordskogen, Mistress Cinniu ingen Cuthbaid, Chronicler.
- Outlands
- Baronial Shaft, Barony of al-Barran, Lady Kymma Godric, Chronicler.
- The Blackwater Banner, Shire of Blackwater Keep, Lady Gyda Magnusdottir, Chronicler.
Best Layout and Design
For the best-looking newsletter. Awarded to the newsletter and the Chronicler.
The winner: The Crystal Quill, Barony of Nordskogen [Northshield], Mistress Cinniu ingen Cuthbaid, Chronicler.
Commended: The Clarion, Barony of Forgotten Sea, [Calontir], Lady Lorraine Devereaux, Chronicler.
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- Full Tilt, Barony of Delftwood, Lady Helene al-Zarqua’, Chronicler.
- At Branches Reach, Shire of Sunderoak, Lady Meg the Mad, Chronicler.
- Atlantia
- The Yeoman, Barony of Bright Hills, Taira no Akiyo Shichi-I, Chronicler.
- The Windlore, Barony of Windmasters Hill, Lord Dunstan Leheryngmongere, Chronicler
- Caid
- Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn, Baroness Aoibeall an Sionnach, Chronicler.
- Serpent’s Tongue, Barony of Calafia, Lady Kendryth Filia Gerald, Chronicler.
- Drachenwald
- Silversparren, Principality of Nordmark, Countess Elsa Snakenborgh, Chronicler.
- Storm Tidings, Shire of Adamastor, Sister Mairi-Jean and al-Sayyid Garsiyya al-Qurtubi, Chroniclers.
- East
- The Mudpuppy, Barony of Settmour Swamp, Baroness Elizabeth Hawkwood, Chronicler.
- Le Chapitre du Fief, Shire of La Selve d’Aure, Eadaoin Ui Brien, Chronicler
- The Ironstar, Shire of Eisental, Kagiyama Shinobu, Chronicler
- Meridies
- The Equinox, Shire of Sol Haven, Mistress Bronwen o Gydweli, Chronicler.
- Middle
- The Gryphon’s Tale, Barony of Flaming Gryphon, Avelyn Grene, Chronicler.
- Northshield
- Forest Watch, Canton of Coille Stoirmeil, Lady Annabeau, Chronicler.
- Outlands
- The Tosspot, Barony of Unser Hafen, Lord Robert Spenser of Bristol, Chronicler.
- Meiassis Dragon, Barony of Dragonsspine, Lady Morwyn, Chronicler.
Best Art
For artwork on the cover or interior of the newsletter. Awarded to the newsletter and the artist.
I have chosen to recognize one color and one black-and-white entry.
The winner: Cover Artwork – Ingeborg Folio, Baroness Orianna Luisa della Francesca, in The Oracle, Barony of Bonwicke [Ansteorra]
Commended: “Jousting Lyst”, TH Lord Egan O’Phelan, in The Oak Leaf, Shire of Darach [Caid]
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- Cover Art (based on page from Tacuinum Sanitatas), Mistress Margaret MacDuibhshithe, in The Althing, Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands
- Ansteorra
- Cover art, Lady Clairiandra Mairiellaina Delemere, in The Oracle, Barony of Bonwicke
- Caid
- “Crusader”, Ulfblood, in Tower Tails, Barony of Dun Or
- “Waiting for the Enemy”, Terry Doty, in Serpent’s Tongue, Barony of Calafia
- Calontir
- Woodcut-style cover, THLord Rolf Hobart, in The Banner, Barony of Lonely Tower
- East
- Cover art, Rael Asgarson, in The Cascadian, Shire of Glenn Linn
- Meridies
- Cover art (Highland scene), J. Corbin, in Goode Tidings, Shire of Arenal
- Middle
- Cover art, Duchesse Sabine de Rouen, in The Gryphon’s Tale, Barony of Flaming Gryphon
- Outlands
- Cover art, Karl of Gulbjorn, Asta Gunwaldtsdottir, and Mistress AElflaed of Duckworth, in Baronial Shaft, Barony of al-Barran
- Northshield
- “Celtic Catfish”, Lady Ingrid the Crafty, in The Skein, Barony of Jaravellir
Best Special Issue
For Arts & Sciences issues, or other limited-focus issues of a geographic group (Canton, Shire, Barony, etc.). Awarded to the newsletter and the Chronicler.
The winner: An Outlandish History [Outlands], Mistress Margaret Hepburn, Editor.
Commended: Arts and Sciences Issue-The Althing, Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands [Æthelmearc], Lady Anna Malakina, Editor.
The remaining nominees:
- Ansteorra
- Baronial Election issue, The Trumpeter, Barony of Bordermarch Lord Phocas of Bordermarch, Chronicler.
- Caid
- Feasts and Feasting, The Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn Baroness Aoibeall an Sionnach, Chronicler.
- The Code Duello, The Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn Baroness Aoibeall an Sionnach, Chronicler.
- Outlands
- Baronial Tribute, La Fontaine des Nouvelles, Barony of Fontaine dans Sable, Lady Evain Macrae, Chronicler
Best Special Interest Newsletter
This category recognizes guild newsletters, research newsletters, and Arts & Science focus newsletters (such as lace-making). Awarded to the newsletter and the Chronicler.
The winner: The Oak (Arts and Sciences Newsletter of Atlantia), Lady Rebecca the Contrary, Chronicler.
Commended: A Chronicle of Crown Tourney (Fall and Spring, AS XLI), The Circle of Bards of Caid, Baroness Philippa Llewelyn Schuyler and Sir William Schuyler, Editors.
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- Pigments of Your Imagination, Kingdom of Æthelmearc Scribes, Mistress Alienor Russeal, Chronicler.
- Atlantia
- Herald’s Point, Kingdom of Atlantia College of Heralds, Lady Patricia of Trakai, Chronicler.
- East
- Tisane, Herbalist and Apothecaries Guild of the East Kingdom, Johanna Lemercer, Chronicler.
- Caid
- In Vino Veritas, Right Noble Brewer’s Guild of Caid, Alais de Saint Germain en Laye, Chronicler.
Best Regular Feature
For those cartoons, articles,and columns which appear regularly in the particular newsletter. Awarded to the creator or feature writer and the newsletter.
The winner: Great Moments in Bjornsborg — Stories from Our Storied Past, Lord Michael of Kendal, in Bear Necessities, Barony of Bjornsborg [Ansteorra]
Commended: Get to Know Your Local , Carlos Nieto de Andrade, in Medieval Tymes, Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass [Outlands]
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- Eat Wisely, Meistre Gilles de Beauchamps, in Echoes in the Mist, Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlas
- Ansteorra
- Cartoons, Lord Keiron of Wolfstar, in The Flamebearer, Barony of Wiesenfeuer
- Caid
- Cooking with Claudius, THLord Claudius, in The Runestone, Barony of Western Seas
- Getting to Know You, THLady Melisande de Frayne, in Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn
- Calontir
- Book reviews, Deborah the Librarian, in The Boar’s Snore, Barony of Coeur d’Ennui
- East
- The Influence of the Sterres, Master Christian Langinger von Iaueregk, in The Carolingian Minuscule, Barony of Carolingia
- Meridies
- Sol Haven Year by Year, Mistress Bronwen o Gydweili, in The Equinox, Shire of Sol Haven
- Middle
- Dining with Doc, Master Edouard Halidai, in The Gryphon’s Tale, Barony of Flaming Gryphon
- The Seven Deadly Sins, various authors, in The Sternfeld Star, Barony of Sternfeld
- Northshield
- From Rose Marian’s Recipe Box, Mistress Rose Marian of Edgewater, in Song of the Tower, Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr
Best Article
Recognizes the author of an outstanding article. Awarded to the writer and the newsletter.
The winners (tie):
“Vagabonds, Poor Laws & Coney-Catchers,” Master John le Burguillun, in The Oak, Arts and Sciences Newsletter for the Kingdom of Atlantia
“A Short History of Chess & How to Play Chess,” Doña Maria Leonara de Luna, in The Rimsholt Bolt, Canton of Rimsholt [Middle]
Commended: “Redacting a Recipe,” Lady Aelfwyn Marie von Augsburg, in The Moonstone, Province of Malagentia [East]
The remaining nominees:
- Æthelmearc
- “The History of Pysanky,” Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon, in Across the Hills, Barony of Endless Hills
- Ansteorra
- “Spiritual Flatulence,” Emma Llwelyn, in The Scarlet Letter, Shire of Loch Ruadh
- “Mysteries,” Suzanne of the Steppes, in The Steppes Letter, Barony of the Steppes
- Calontir
- “The History of Site Dinner,” Lady Kajsa Nikulasdottir, in The Barge, Barony of Three Rivers
- Caid
- “Something Other than Your Fingers,” Majster Axel Stureovich, in Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn
- “Viking Culture (a four-part series),” Master Thorvald Olafson the Swordmaker, in Serpent’s Tongue, Barony of Calafia
- Drachenwald
- “Reconstructing the Tudor Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace: Experimental Archaeology at Work,” Mistress Ariel of Lindesfarne, in The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
- “Tasting History at Hampton Court’s Historic Tudor Kitchens,” Mistress Ariel of Lindesfarne and Lord Raphe Cuthbert, in The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
- “A Simple Guide to Mediaeval Sex” Ysabella-Maria Vasquez de Granada, in The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
- “Bloodgrooves, Fulers, and Blade Stiffness,” Beowulf the Swordsman, in The Storm Tidings, Shire of Adamastor
- East
- “The Legend of King Ragnar,” Valdimarr, in The Cascadian, Shire of Glenn Linn
- Meridies
- “Oberammergau’s Passion Play,” THLady Catherine d’Evreux, in The Tal Mere Tidings, Shire of Tal Mere
Best Poetry or Short Fiction
Recognizes the author of an outstanding poem or piece of short fiction. Awarded to the writer and the newsletter.
The Winners: “Love’s Victory,” Lady Gillian McGill de Verona, in Full Tilt, Barony of Delftwood [Æthelmearc]
Commended:
“Journey to Pennsic,” Herzog Dietrich von Vogelsang, in Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn [Caid]
“A Ghazal in the Secular Andalusian Style,” Lady Sabina de Almeria, in The Crystal Quill, Barony of Nordskogen [Northshield]
The remaining nominees:
- Ansteorra
- “Dreams of Color,” Lyllianne the Poetess, in The Trumpeter, Barony of Bordermarch
- Atlantia
- “Not Long Ago or Far Away,” Lord Dunstan LeHeryngmongere, in The Phoenix, Barony of Sacred Stone
- “Lokke Atte Quen Rachel Wham We Serve: A Poem in Honor of Queen Rachel,” Lord Dunstan LeHernyngmongere, in The Oak, Kingdom of Atlantia Arts and Sciences.
- Caid
- “The Perils of Paulius,” Master Antonius Tesel, in Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn
- Calontir
- “Bitter Impatience,” Lady Caitlin Johnoff, in The Barge, Barony of Three Rivers
- East
- “Elegy for Baronin Anna Herold von Ossenheim,” Maestra Ana de Guzman, in The Seahorse, Crown Province of Østgardr
- “Hawk’s Lady,” Lady Judith FitzHenry, in The Seahorse, Crown Province of Østgardr
- Drachenwald
- “Lament for Gytha,” Master Sigmundr Hákonson, in The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
- “Trust Me,” Caitlin the Naughty, in The Baelfyr, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
- Meridies
- “Millicent the Magnificent,” Lady Allegranza Maria del Rosso, in The Beaufort Yale, Shire of Beaufort
- Middle
- “Fate Comes Around,” Baron Daibhre, in Writings on the Wall, Canton of Three Walls
- Outlands
- “Estrella’s End,” Lady Elanor O’Hallaroaine (called Dreamweaver), in Baronial Shaft, Barony of al-Barran
- “Farewell,” THLord Angus MacFarlane, in La Fontaine des Nouvelles, Barony of Fontaine des Sables
- “Sonnet for Sir Lothar,” Leonie of Tygre’s Keep, in Meiassis Dragon, Barony of Dragonsspine
- “Artan’s Call,” Edmund Peregrine, in Medieval Tymes, Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass