Herb Kauderer
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    • Drama
    • Book Reviews >
      • 'Sacrificial Nights'
      • Moon Facts by Bob Scholfield
      • What Stranger Miracles
      • Crowned: Sign of the Dragon Book 1
      • 'The Role of Lightning in Evolution'
      • 'Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek' by Timons Esaias
      • Brief Encounters with My Third Eye
    • Flash Fiction Links
    • Prose >
      • "A Dwarf for Each"
      • Short Fiction Bibliography
      • "Standard Repair"
      • "Sense of Place, Sense of Mystery"
      • Intro - Come-on from the Horse on 7th Avenue
      • "No Sense Fighting"
  • The SCA
    • SCA Photos 1
    • SCA Photos 2
    • Precedence for Andreas Hak
    • SCA Persona
    • Offices Held in the SCA
    • SCA Writings >
      • Serenity: A History of Eastern Coronets
      • "The Origin of The Betting Man's Guide
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • Old Newsletters
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • "When the VOID Was One"
      • "The Hael's First Baronial Champions Event"
      • "Aftermeetings: An Excuse to Tell Svid Stories"
      • "The Origin of Aethelmearc's Ancestral Pelican Medallion"
      • Remembering Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan (Dwarf)
      • Growth Chart of Kingdoms for the First 23 Years of the SCA
      • Doings... An incomplete and informal chronology of the earliest days of Aethelmearc
      • History of the East Kingdom
  • Something Like a Blog

Poetry Accolades

  • 2020 September Fragments from the Book of the After-Dead won the Elgin Award Third Place in the chapbook category as best short speculative poetry book of 2018-2019.

  • 2020 August "asynchronous" chosen as Editor's Favorite for August 2020 issue of Scifaikuest online.

  • 2020 June "the music of Luna's pull" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2019.
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  • 2020 June "Notes for the Next Letter Home" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2019.

  • 2020 June "Epitaph for John Carter" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2019.

  • 2020 April Fragments from the Book of the After-Dead nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative chapbook of 2019.

  • 2020 Feb. "The Makings of Dragons" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2019.

  • 2020 Feb. "Green Sky" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2019.

  • 2019 May "News Update" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 May "Structural Damage" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 May Recalibrating the Future nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry book of 2017-2018.

  • 2019 May Pocket Full of Horror nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry chapbook of 2017-2018.

  • 2019 May Flying Solo: The Lana Invasion nominated a second time for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry book of 2017-2018.  Books are eligible for the Elgin for two years.

  • 2019 February "Monster, Creature, Human" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 February "Stand and Wait" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 February "Third Floor Bookstore" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 January "Conditions of the Curse" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2019 January "Planetary Lensing" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2018.

  • 2018 July "Space Efficient" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2017.

  • 2018 July "keeping company" nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2017.

  • 2018 April "Illiteracy" by Scott E. Green & Herb Kauderer chosen as one of six 'editor's choice' poems for Star*Line 42.2 (which contains 97 poems)

  • 2018 March Cascade of Stardust: 100 short speculative poems nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry chapbook of 2016-2017.

  • 2018 March Flying Solo: The Lana Invasion nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry book of 2016-2017.

  • 2018 February "The First Battle of the Puffer War" was nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2017.

  • 2018 February "What Neighbors Do" was nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2017.

  • 2018 January "My Response to Your Mayday Call" by David Clink & Herb Kauderer was nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2017.

  • 2017 November "My Response to Your Mayday Call" by David Clink & Herb Kauderer was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poem in a small press publication.

  • 2017 November "mid-night ghosts" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poem in a small press publication.

  • 2017 September "Watches" selected for Bewildering Stories 3QR, an editor's choice distinction.

  • 2017 September "War Games" written with Scott E. Green selected for Bewildering Stories 3QR, an editor's choice distinction.

  • 2017 “Epitaph for an Ogre” was nominated for the Dwarf Star Award as best short short speculative poem of 2016.

  • 2017 "Answers" WON the 31st Asimov's Readers' Awards.

  • 2017 "Answers" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2016.

  • 2017 "Soft Collision" by Scott E. Green & Herb Kauderer named a finalist for the 78th AnLab Readers' Awards.

  • 2017 "Cobblestone Dragon" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2016.

  • 2016 "hard copy" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2015.

  • 2016 "luddite's dream" nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2015.

  • 2016 The Book of Answers nominated a second time for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry chapbook of 2014-2015.  Books are eligible for the Elgin for two years.

  • 2015 "microwords" nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poem in a small press publication.

  • 2015 “a distant air” nominated for the Best of The Net as best poem first published on the internet for 2015.

  • 2015 The Book of Answers nominated for the Elgin Award as best speculative poetry chapbook of 2013-2014.

  • 2015 “private source” nominated for the Dwarf Star Award for short speculative poetry.

  • 2015 “Restoration” nominated for the Dwarf Star Award for short speculative poetry.

  • 2015 “Words Not Red” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2014 by SFPA

  • 2015 “Saline to Atlantis” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 2014 by SFPA

  • 2015 “After ‘Signs You’re in Trouble’” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2014 by SFPA

  • 2015 “After ‘Dark Matter’” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 2014 by SFPA

  • 2008 “A Twisted Certainty” won the Ewaipanoma Sonnet Contest

  • 2008 “True Selves” finished third in the Dragon Soup Poetry Contest

  • 2005 Fall Received Hilbert College Arts Grant

  • 1998 “Wedding Songs” won the Worldcon Poetry Slam

  • 1996 “Survivor” given Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Ninth Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (1996 St. Martin’s Press)

  • 1995 Nominated at Best Poet of 1994 by SPGA

  • 1993 “Arcade” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best long speculative poem of 1992 by SFPA

  • 1992 Sycamore Award received for historical writing of both prose and poetry

  • 1992 “Mutant” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 1991 by SFPA

  • 1992 “Names” nominated for the Rhysling Award as best short speculative poem of 1991 by SFPA

  • 1991 Nominated as Best New Poet of 1990 by SPWAO
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  • Home
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    • Contact
    • Orthopedic Horseshoes
  • Academics
    • Teaching Experience
    • Education
    • Courses Taught
    • Professional Affiliations & Recognitions
    • Academic Presentations & Related Materials
    • Full Curriculum Vitae
  • Poetry
    • Poetry Chapbooks
    • Poetry Samples
    • Links to My Poetry On-Line
    • "My First 508"
    • Accolades
    • Interviews and Featured Poet appearances
    • Featured Readings
  • Writing
    • Drama
    • Book Reviews >
      • 'Sacrificial Nights'
      • Moon Facts by Bob Scholfield
      • What Stranger Miracles
      • Crowned: Sign of the Dragon Book 1
      • 'The Role of Lightning in Evolution'
      • 'Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek' by Timons Esaias
      • Brief Encounters with My Third Eye
    • Flash Fiction Links
    • Prose >
      • "A Dwarf for Each"
      • Short Fiction Bibliography
      • "Standard Repair"
      • "Sense of Place, Sense of Mystery"
      • Intro - Come-on from the Horse on 7th Avenue
      • "No Sense Fighting"
  • The SCA
    • SCA Photos 1
    • SCA Photos 2
    • Precedence for Andreas Hak
    • SCA Persona
    • Offices Held in the SCA
    • SCA Writings >
      • Serenity: A History of Eastern Coronets
      • "The Origin of The Betting Man's Guide
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • Old Newsletters
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • "When the VOID Was One"
      • "The Hael's First Baronial Champions Event"
      • "Aftermeetings: An Excuse to Tell Svid Stories"
      • "The Origin of Aethelmearc's Ancestral Pelican Medallion"
      • Remembering Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan (Dwarf)
      • Growth Chart of Kingdoms for the First 23 Years of the SCA
      • Doings... An incomplete and informal chronology of the earliest days of Aethelmearc
      • History of the East Kingdom
  • Something Like a Blog