Pegasus Award
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The Pegasus Awards were founded to recognize and honor excellence in filking. These awards are given annually at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (or OVFF). Anyone with an interest in filk can nominate songs or individuals for the awards, and anyone can vote. You do not need to be a member of the convention to be involved in the nomination and voting process.
Currently awards are given in five categories: Best Song, Best Performer, Best Writer/Composer and 2 topical categories that vary from year to year. Some examples of past categories include: Best Love Song, Best Literature Song, Best Techie Song, Best Sing Along, etc.
The OVFF convention committee solicits nominations for Finalists for the Pegasus Awards (the Nominating Ballot) during the late spring and summer. There is an opinion poll that runs during the year as well to help interested folk brainstorm ideas for the Nominating Ballot. The Finalist Ballot is distributed in the early fall, and must be returned by the opening night of OVFF. You can also vote online- either to nominate Finalists, or to vote for the Finalists themselves. The entire process is administered by the OVFF convention committee.
External links
- Pegasus Awards site (http://www.ovff.org/pegasus.html)
- Ohio Valley Filk Fest (http://www.ovff.org/)