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How far back would you go identifying speculative poetry published before the SFPA was founded in 1978? All the way to Gilgamesh? tto some of these palms deserve  to be recognized with awards? I know the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is doing this with fiction.

Dreams and Nightmares 103 update

I have the proof of this issue back from the printer already and I am going to check it over tonight. As soon as I am sure everything is correct I'll be mailing out PDF copies to subscribers. If you don't have a digital subscription, you can buy a copy of this issue in that format for a dollar. You can order it using PayPal from me at this email address: jopnquog@gmail.com. You can order back issues or subscribe to future issues for the same price: one dollar per issue for digital copies. You can also buy a lifetime digital subscription for $39. This gets you every available back issue (nearly all of the 102 back issues are available). For $99 you can also get a print subscription and all available print back issues (about 15 are still available).

But if you just want to try one out, get #103 for a dollar and see what you think. Dreams and Nightmares is one of the oldest existing speculative poetry magazines. Quite a few of the poems I've published have been nominated for the Rhysling award, and this year three of them won.

If you don't like to use PayPal, send a check made out to me at 1300 Kicker Rd., Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.

Outstanding earth science teacher award

The outstanding earth science teacher award is made by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. There is a state award, a section award, and the national award. The winner at each level is automatically in competition at the next level.

I am the representative for Alabama. You can submit nomination materials to me digitally, or on paper to me at:

Geological Survey of Alabama.
Box 869999
Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999

My email address: dkm@gsa.state.al.us

The nomination form appears below, but, you can apply through the website of the NAGT:
http://nagt.org/nagt/awards/oest-nom.html

Winners get free books, money, plaques, and other good stuff.



The deadline for nominating your teacher for this award is the end of April, but don't leave it to the last minute. You can nominate a teacher (a can be yourself) any time of the year. In fact, the school year has just ended, or will end soon, depending on where you live. When a teacher gets out, they have lots of free time. That is the perfect time to ask them for the information you need to fill out the nomination form. If you are a teacher, this is the perfect time to nominate yourself or a colleague. Don't wait for the school year to start again. This is when teachers are busy and possibly a little distracted by their work. Do it in the summer when they are relaxing by the pool or working in their gardens.