Honours Committee Honours Committee The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit, exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards, including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire. The honours system is an ancient one, particularly in Britain; Æthelstan, King of the English in the 10th century, was knighted
Free State Review Washington, D.C. Furthermore, the editors feature a different contributor poem or story each week on The Bubbler, the "Free State Review" blog, in the form of a traditional blog post or a stylized video recording. "Free State Review" was founded in 2012 by Hal Burdett, J. Wesley Clark, and Barrett Warner. Initially, submissions were generated by word of mouth until its website launched in 2013. The first issue, which came out in 2013, featured a painting by Pulitzer prize winning poet Mark Strand. The journal's motto is "Totally Limited Omniscience". Galileo Books (Julia Wendell) Hal Burdett J. Wesley Clark Barrett