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THE 2006 STRANGER GENUIS AWARDS: Literature Shortlist

SETH KOLLOEN

The best local sportswriter you've probably never heard of writes online for Seattlest (www.seattlest.com). There, on a near-daily basis, Seth Kolloen—Seattle native, handsome lad, undeniable sports nut—expounds on the triumphs and follies of our local sports teams. Through clean, often blazingly sarcastic writing, Kolloen chronicles everything from local big guns (Seahawks, Sonics, Mariners), college teams, and even our many high-school sports squads. His energy for all things sporty is bottomless, his memory for the geekery necessary for great sports writing vast, and his writing free from the niceties more established sportswriters are shackled by. Few writers in town cover as much with as much passion as Kolloen, and in a perfect world one of our local dailies would snatch him up. Until then, we'll at least be able to read his addictive ravings online. BRADLEY STEINBACHER