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The late, great Hiss Quarterly || All Volumes Awards |
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Who were we to start handing out awards - - you may ask. We were The Hiss Quarterly. A "Bohemian Eclectic on line zine of Great Surprise and Quality" - - essentially, we thought we rocked and we thought that you thought so too. (Say that ten times quickly . . . )
We thought we rocked so marvelously well, that our team of "Janitors on Duty" as we liked to call ourselves, went all over the net searching for applicable awards. We were delighted and honored to be the recipients of the snazzalicious treats you see below: We continued to search for awards from other on line 'zines and places, only to discover that we weren't allowed to apply because some of the material we present might be considered "objectionable". It didn't matter that we don't promote hatred, racism or illegal activities -- and it didn't matter that we C L E A R L Y identify any content as possibly mature, it was discouraging to say the least. We've got a gorgeous E-Zine free from Ad's, privacy guaranteed for our subscribers as well as being designed with educated gentle readers in mind.
We here at the former THQ-HQ pow-wowed and decided that it was time for literary E-Zines, Journals and the ilk to start handing out semi-formal "awards" or ... pedigrees to each other. We didn't know if we were pioneering some great idea, or if we were just being daring and presumptuous. Maybe both. We do hope to see more of this sort of "thing" out there. We need each other.
So, we handed out awards, and this was our criteria:
Each quarter, we handed out an award. We featured you on our front page, gushed about you a little and told everyone to go read you as soon as they were done reading us. Here's to more happy giving and receiving. May you all be well and happy.
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