{"id":334,"date":"2017-08-19T16:12:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T21:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/?p=334"},"modified":"2020-08-23T19:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T00:19:11","slug":"johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Johanna Sinisalo accepts her Prometheus Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award\/johanna\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?fit=3840%2C5760&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,5760\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jeffrey Paul &quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502424277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"johanna\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?fit=660%2C990&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna-683x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C990&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/johanna.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Johanna Sinisalo accepts her Prometheus Award for Core of the Sun. It was presented to her at the recent Worldcon in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Ryan Lackey).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award\/johannapair1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?fit=3000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Johannapair1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?fit=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1-1024x683.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Johannapair1.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Finnish science fiction writer Johanna Sinisalo with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcon.fi\/guide\/#part\/3292\">John Christmas<\/a>, left, an author and LFS member, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcon.fi\/guide\/#part\/2397\">Dr. Steve Gaalema,<\/a> a scientist and LFS board member. Photo by Ryan Lackey. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Libertarian Futurist Society gave Finnish science fiction author Johanna Sinisalo, a guest of honor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcon.fi\">recently concluded worldcon in Helsinki,<\/a> her Prometheus Award at the convention. The LFS was represented by John Christmas and Steve Gaalema.<\/p>\n<p>John reports, &#8220;The award ceremony went well. Steve and I both sat at the front and made some opening comments about the LFS and the Hall of Fame Award, Special Prometheus Award, and Prometheus Award. Then, we presented the award to Johanna and she made an acceptance speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/sinisalo-wins-prometheus-award\/\">Read the award announcement. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/review-the-core-of-the-sun-by-johanna-sinisalo\/\">Read Chris Hibbert&#8217;s review. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award\/john-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?fit=691%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"691,389\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"john\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?fit=660%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?w=691&amp;ssl=1 691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/john-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>John Christmas at the Worldcon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johanna Sinisalo accepts her Prometheus Award for Core of the Sun. It was presented to her at the recent Worldcon in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Ryan Lackey). Finnish science fiction writer Johanna Sinisalo with John Christmas, left, an author and LFS member, and Dr. Steve Gaalema, a scientist and LFS board member. Photo by Ryan &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/johanna-sinisalo-accepts-her-prometheus-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Johanna Sinisalo accepts her Prometheus Award<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32,687,31,10],"tags":[4,14,15],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-updates","category-award-acceptance-speech","category-awards-news","category-news","tag-prometheus","tag-sinisalo","tag-worldcon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8nGl-5o","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}