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Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 8th this year, with the ceremony itself taking place on March 27th. Because of the extended window for eligibility last year (due to covid), this year's hopefuls will be plucked from a pool of films released between March 1, 2021 to December 31st, 2021. 276 films were eligible this year, down from 366 last year. Here are my predictions for this year's nominees: Best Picture 1) The Power of the Dog - The frontrunner. This is my choice for winning Best Picture this year (at this point). A critical favorite with powerful performances sure to receive their own nods in other categories. 2) Belfast - Another critical darling, this black-and-white film has all the hallmarks of a Best Picture winner. 3) Dune - The most mainstream choice is an adaptation of Frank Herbet's science fiction classic novel "Dune." Previously adapted by David Lynch to poor reception, Denis Villeneuve has thrilled audien...

My first award, hanging proudly in my study  :)

I'm very excited to announced that "Yokai" is the winner for Fantasy in Library Journal 's Self-Published Ebook Awards!  I never expected any sort of recognition for "Yokai," especially when I submitted to this contest.  I guess when you hear so many "no's" in this industry and people don't respond the way you expect to something you've poured your blood, sweat and tears into, you just get used to rejection.  When I saw some notifications on Twitter a few hours ago, I saw tweets announcing the winners to Library Journal's Self-Published Ebook Awards, with my name attached to them.  And then, I clicked the link and sure enough, "Yokai" was listed as the winner for Fantasy, selected by a volunteer committee of librarians.  Just the fact that people who have dedicated their lives to books, to surrounding themselves with books and opening new worlds to the people who enter their sanctuaries, found themselves enjoying...