Comments on: Ditmar nominations open http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/ ...making my own great leap forward... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:51:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Jonathan Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:07:33 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/#comment-29 Like a lot of fannish things, it's a bit silly. Back when the awards were first put together, only a few people were involved. They were trying to come up with a name, and decided to name it after one of their own number: a fan artist by the name of Ditmar Jensen. It stuck. Like a lot of fannish things, it’s a bit silly. Back when the awards were first put together, only a few people were involved. They were trying to come up with a name, and decided to name it after one of their own number: a fan artist by the name of Ditmar Jensen. It stuck.

]]> By: Joe http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Joe Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:13:18 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/#comment-28 Hi, Jonathan - just posted on this on our FPI blog: http://www.fpigraphics.co.uk/blogger/2006/01/austalian-sf.html. Have to ask though - I know where we get the names forthe Hugos, Harveys, Clarkes etc but where does the name Ditmar come from? Best, Joe Hi, Jonathan – just posted on this on our FPI blog: http://www.fpigraphics.co.uk/blogger/2006/01/austalian-sf.html. Have to ask though – I know where we get the names forthe Hugos, Harveys, Clarkes etc but where does the name Ditmar come from?

Best,

Joe

]]> By: Emerald City Weblog » Ditmar Nominating Time: Science Fiction and Fantasy News http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Emerald City Weblog » Ditmar Nominating Time: Science Fiction and Fantasy News Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:07:22 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/#comment-26 [...] Australian fans please take note, it is Ditmar time again. Jonathan Strahan has the details. [...] [...] Australian fans please take note, it is Ditmar time again. Jonathan Strahan has the details. [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jonathan Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:05:37 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/#comment-18 Fixed! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Fixed! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

]]> By: Steve http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Steve Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:04:14 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2006/01/24/ditmar-nominations-open/#comment-17 That first link is broken! That first link is broken!

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