{"id":58039,"date":"2023-05-04T18:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T16:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomstone.se\/?p=58039"},"modified":"2024-02-14T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:22:39","slug":"nominated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomstone.se\/en\/gossip\/nominated","title":{"rendered":"Nominated!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a pleasant surprise the other day when I learned that The Academy of Magical Arts<\/a> in Hollywood had nominated me for “Lecturer of the Year” award.
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\n\"List<\/a>This is an authentic award, unlike more dubious awards<\/a>. These awards have been presented annually since 1968, and there are two categories: Contributions during the year, and merit-based honorary awards known as “Fellowships”. The latter are decided by an expert panel, while the former are voted for.
\nIt was hugely flattering to be awarded the ‘Creative Fellowship 2015’ with its life membership to Magic Castle, as it was bestowed upon me by very knowledgeable authorities whom I have admired since I was a teenager. Of course, it is equally flattering to be nominated by the grassroots of the organisation.
\nThe nomination is made in the following way. The approx. 4,000 members get a list of the hundreds of magicians who have performed and lectured at the Magic Castle during the year, and then they get to vote for five people in each category who they think did the best job during the year. The votes are counted, and the five in each category who received the most votes are now presented as the five nominees. That’s where we are now. The next step is a second round of voting where the 4,000 members vote for a single person in each category. It will be exciting to see the outcome of the vote! Because I sincerely believe that I won’t have any shot at all at getting the award.
\nThe other 4 nominees are so insanely talented and ambitious that it should be clear to anyone how unlikely it would be that an introverted Swede would get enough votes. Just for fun, let’s take a closer look at who the other four nominees are.<\/p>\n

Garrett Thomas<\/h3>\n