International Mermaid Awards – Place Your Vote! [UPDATED 06/07/12]

We recently covered the exciting new mermaid event – Mer-Palooza – which is being held in Orlando, Florida USA. Well Mer-Palooza has just announced the INTERNATIONAL MERMAID AWARDS and INTERNATIONAL PIRATE AWARDS, which will be presented Saturday 11 August 2012 at the MerPalooza Pool Party!

Nominations for the Awards are now open via the online form. Nominations will be accepted from 20 June to 15 July 2012. If you know someone who deserves an Award that is not listed, you can submit special nominations and suggestions for Awards not currently listed!

Most Awards will be voted by you, the "Mer" public and fans. Some, however, will be decided by a panel of esteemed judges.

Here are the Award categories:



MERMAIDS


Please note that the following categories have changed on the voting page since the original media release from Mer-Palooza.


PERSONALITY AWARDS:

MERMAID OF tHE YEAR AWARD 
MERMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
CHILD MERMAID OF THE YEAR 
BABY MERMAID OF THE YEAR

MEDIA AND CREATIVE AWARDS:

BEST MERMAID THEMED YOU TUBE VIDEO
BEST MERMAID WEB SITE (INDIVIDUAL OR MERMAID RELATED COMPANY)
BEST MERMAID ARTICLE (BLOG, JOURNALISTIC, COLUMN)
BEST MERMAID MAGAZINE
BEST MERMAID AUTHOR
BEST MERMAID MOVIE
BEST MERMAID TELEVISION SERIES
BEST MERMAID PHOTOGRAPHER
BEST MERMAID ARTIST
BEST MERMAID SINGER OR BAND

TAIL MAKING AWARDS:

BEST TAIL MAKER
BEST MERMAID TAIL DESIGN

MISCELLANEOUS MERMAID AWARDS:

MERMAID ENVIRONMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
BEST MERMAID THEMED PARK/ATTRACTION
BEST MERMAID THEMED EVENT



UPDATE: Looks like the Pirate Awards have disappeared from the voting page since the original media release from Mer-Palooza.


PIRATES

PERSONALITY AWARDS:

LADY PIRATE OF tHE YEAR AWARD PIRATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
CHILD PIRATE OF THE YEAR BABY PIRATE OF THE YEAR

MEDIA AND CREATIVE AWARDS:

BEST PIRATE THEMED YOU TUBE VIDEO
BEST PIRATE WEB SITE (INDIVIDUAL OR MERMAID RELATED COMPANY)
BEST PIRATE ARTICLE (BLOG, JOURNALISTIC, COLUMN)
BEST PIRATE MAGAZINE
BEST PIRATE AUTHOR
BEST PIRATE MOVIE
BEST PIRATE TELEVISION SERIES
BEST PIRATE PHOTOGRAPHER
BEST PIRATE ARTIST
BEST PIRATE SINGER OR BAND

COSTUMING AWARDS:

BEST COSTUME MAKER
BEST COSTUME DESIGN

MISCELLANEOUS PIRATE AWARDS:

PIRATE PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR
BEST PIRATE THEMED PARK/ATTRACTION
BEST PIRATE THEMED EVENT


CLICK HERE to go to the online voting form.

Exciting New Mermaid Event – Mer-Palooza

Julie met Gary Antol Jr AKA "Merman Jr" at MerCon and the World Mermaid Awards last year. She has rarely encountered someone so committed and devoted to the "mer" way of life. Turns out Gary has been busy this past 12 months, organising a mermaid event of his own – Mer-Palooza – which has been scheduled for August of this year. Black Mermaid Productions (BMP) can't make it to the USA this time round, but we do want to bring this exciting event to your attention. If you're in Orlando in August, just indulge and have some fun and be our proxies in the process.

The event will include a huge Merfolk party, Mermaid Trade Show, International Mermaid Convention and Pageant, and some fun Disney-related activities.

Here's what you need to know:

Dates: Friday 10 to Sunday 12 August 2012
Location: Orlando, Florida USA
Venue: International Palms Resort and Conference Center
Tickets: $30 (Adults); $20 (Children)
Website: www.mer-palooza.com