Welcome, friends (fictional or otherwise), to the 2021 awards ceremony for the Most Magnificent Dragon! Fifty-eight dragons were deemed magnificent by their readers, five proved their true worth and rose to the top, and today only one will walk (fly?) away with the resplendent lifetime award. So settle in (preferably with some fire extinguishers on hand) and let us begin today’s ceremony! The sun shines bright upon the field, glimmering across the lake and warming the heads of the great audience. Of course, the dozens of dragons intermingling with the crowd are providing plenty of warmth as is. Thank goodness…

The nominations have been gathered, the tallies have been counted, the TBRs have exploded to dangerous levels, and we have now entered ROUND 2 of The Silmaril Awards 2021! Welcome back, everyone! Last week we called upon all you great questors and fantasy connoisseurs to nominate and second all your most beloved (and perhaps unbeloved, in some cases) literary fantasy characters. And what a rollicking week it proved to be! The ENTHUSIASM. The sheer amount of CHARACTERS. The delightful new books discovered and discovering of friends who shared favorite reads. It was a grand ol' time and us hosts are…

Come one, come all to a quest of great excitement and renown! Prepare thyself for much jubilation, anticipation, merriment, and celebration (and fangirling/boying). Yes, indeedy, another year has rolled around and now that we have entered this most prestigious ninth month it means the time has at last come for... THE SILMARIL AWARDS! IT'S HERE, GUYS. The sixth annual Silmaril Awards opens TODAY. And ohohoho are we gonna have a fantabulous time giving all our beloved literary fantasy characters the recognition they so rightly deserve. Now. If you've clicked on my blog and are thinking, "What's happening? Where am I?…