Best Local Author or Poet
Owen Egerton
If the mind is a vessel, then Egerton's certainly overunneth. He's one of the big creative brains behind the MST3K-style improv show Master Pancake Theater and its predecessor, Mister Sinus Theater (between them, "Best" a whole buncha things for many, many years); the former artistic director of Austin's National Comedy Theatre; and the author of How Best to Avoid Dying and Everyone Says That at the End of the World. Warner Bros. is even developing a TV series based on one of his screenplays, The Book of Harold. In fact, probably the only thing that outmatches his prodigious output is his famously Texas-sized friendly attitude and eagerness to share his insights. This elder statesman of comedy just finished leading a six-week workshop on creative writing, and is currently in the process of raising money to finish a handbook on creative writing. Good on you to spread that overrun, Mr. Egerton.
