Ursula K. Le Guin has donated two figurines, which will be auctioned on eBay to support the Endeavour Award. Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki gave Le Guin the figurines, which are from his films: the Gardener from Castle in the Sky (see photo at right) and the Castle from Howl’s Moving Castle (photo on left). Both pieces are accompanied by hand-written notes from Le Guin detailing their provenance. More details on the pieces are on this page, which will also have a link to the auctions when they begin on 22 November.
The Endeavour Award is given for “a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.” The winner of this year’s award will be announced 21 November. We detailed the nominees in this article.