I am confused by the statement that Michael H. Payne "won the predecessor to the Ursa Major Awards for his short story, "Familiars"". "Familiars" won the Ursa Major Award in 2002 in the Best Short Fiction category. It was the second year that the Award was presented; the 2001 winner was "Beneath the Crystal Sea" by Brock Hoagland. What "predecessor to the Ursa Major Awards" do you mean?
I am confused by the statement that Michael H. Payne "won the predecessor to the Ursa Major Awards for his short story, "Familiars"". "Familiars" won the Ursa Major Award in 2002 in the Best Short Fiction category. It was the second year that the Award was presented; the 2001 winner was "Beneath the Crystal Sea" by Brock Hoagland. What "predecessor to the Ursa Major Awards" do you mean?
Fred Patten