Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Results of poll: Which tribute to author Edgar Rice Burroughs would you most like to see established?

Here are the results of the recent poll I conducted about which tribute to author Edgar Rice Burroughs fans would most like to see established:

• 37% of those who answered the question would most like to see an Edgar Rice Burroughs Award established, to be given annually to a SF novel.

• 25% would most like to see an Edgar Rice Burroughs Scholarship established, to be given annually to an aspiring SF writer to attend the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop.

• 25% would most like to see an Edgar Rice Burroughs Foundation established, to provide annual grants to high school science teachers to create summer programs to help students understand the merits of sending a human mission to Mars.

• 12% would most like to see an Edgar Rice Burroughs Prize established, to provide a one-time prize to the first team of scientists that successfully creates a propulsion system capable of sending a spacecraft to Mars in less than 60 days.

Thanks to the 8 fans who participated in the poll. Perhaps the folks at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. will show us the money!

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