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Dwarf star

The term dwarf star refers to a variety of distinct classes of stars.* Dwarf star alone generally refers to any main sequence star, a star of luminosity class V.** Red dwarfs are low-mass main sequence stars....

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The Dwarf Stars Award is a poetry award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association

Science Fiction Poetry Association

The Science Fiction Poetry Association was established in 1978 by Suzette Haden Elgin to bring together poets and readers interested in science fiction poetry. The organization administers the Rhysling Award and publishes the journal Star*Line, as well as providing market listings and industry news...

, created in 2006. It awards the best horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

, fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

, and science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 short poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

 (1-10 lines) published in the previous year, including scifaiku

Scifaiku

Scifaiku is a form of science fiction poetry first announced by Tom Brinck with his 1995 . It is inspired by Japanese haiku, but explores science, science fiction, and other speculative fiction themes, such as fantasy and horror. They are based on the principles and form of haiku but can deviate...

, tanka, cinquains and other forms. Approximately 30-50 poems are chosen by editors--2006 was edited by current SFPA President Deborah P Kolodji and the 2007-2009 issues were co-edited by Kolodji and Stephen M. Wilson. It publishes the nominees in an anthology and the winners are voted on by SFPA members. The winning poem is published in the Nebula Award

Nebula Award

The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...

 anthology, along with Rhysling Award-winning poems.

2006

• Winner: Ruth Berman
  Ruth Berman
  Ruth Berman is a writer of short science fiction and speculative poetry. In 2003, she won the Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem. She was also the winner of the 2006 Dwarf Stars Award for her poem Knowledge Of.-External links:*...
  
   Knowledge Of
• Second Place: Peg Duthie The Stepsister
• Third Place: Greg Beatty
  Greg Beatty
  Greg Beatty is a Rhysling Award winning author of poetry and prose, primarily in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He received his BA from the University of Washington and a PhD from the University of Iowa. He attended Clarion West, as it was then known, in 2000 and currently lives in...
  
   Prayer Causes Stars

2007

• Winner: Jane Yolen
  Jane Yolen
  Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
  
   Last Unicorn
• Second Place: Jane Yolen
  Jane Yolen
  Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
  
   Troll Under Bridge
• Third Place: Sandra Lindow Dwarves

2008

• Winner: Greg Beatty
  Greg Beatty
  Greg Beatty is a Rhysling Award winning author of poetry and prose, primarily in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He received his BA from the University of Washington and a PhD from the University of Iowa. He attended Clarion West, as it was then known, in 2000 and currently lives in...
  
   Place Mat by Moebius
• Second Place: Sonya Taaffe
  Sonya Taaffe
  Sonya Taaffe is a Massachusetts-based author of short fiction and poetry. Sonya grew up in Arlington and Lexington, MA and graduated from Brandeis University in 2003 where she received a BA and MA in Classical Studies...
  
   Muse
• Third Place: Ann K. Schwader Dancing to Van Gogh

2009

• Winner: Geoffrey A. Landis
  Geoffrey A. Landis
  Geoffrey A. Landis is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics...
  
   Fireflies
• Second Place: Elizabeth Barrette the leaf whisperer
• Third Place: Jane Yolen
  Jane Yolen
  Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
  
   Goodbye Billy Goat Gruff

2010

• Winner: Howard V. Hendrix
  Howard V. Hendrix
  Howard Vincent Hendrix is an American scholar and science fiction writer. He was born in Cincinnati. He is a cousin of blues musician Mike Tetrault. He is author of the novels Lightpaths and Standing Wave, Better Angels, Empty Cities of the Full Moon, The Labyrinth Key, and Spears of God...
  
  Bumbershoot
• Second Place: Deborah P Kolodji The Selkie's Children
• Third Place: Stephen Wilson The Men All Pause

Sources

• http://www.poetrylifeandtimes.com/debbieinterview.html
• http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Magazines02a.html