Besides being the Guest of Honor at Octocon, George R.R. Martin was also in the running for a Golden Blaster award that was to be presented at the convention. The Golden Blasters are the national Irish Science FIction Awards, and are aimed at recognizing quality work in science fiction short films. GRRM won the Creative Achievement Award, in recognition for the five screenplays he wrote for The New Twilight Zone in the 80’s.
Among the other winners were best in show Übermensch, audience’s choice winner The Astronomer’s Sun, and Stuart Creque for his horror script for He Knows