SFWA has announced the 2014 Andre Norton Award committee. The judges are: Katherine Sparrow (chair) Christopher Barzak Erin M. Hartshorn Merrie Haskell Jenn Reese Rachel Swirsky Greg Van Eekhout The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy is … Continue reading
Andre Norton’s heirs are in court fighting for control of the rights to 130 of her books with royalty income worth perhaps $70,000-$80,000 per year, according to an Associated Press story. There are two main litigants for the lion’s share … Continue reading
A total of 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) have been selected to the longlists for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction released on October 26. Judging by the linked descriptions for all the longlisted … Continue reading
A total of 49 books (24 fiction, 25 nonfiction) have been selected for the longlist for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction The fiction category’s closest approach to genre comes in the magical realism of … Continue reading
Tennesee’s Court of Appeals has ruled on a lawsuit between two heirs of Andre Norton, with caregiver Sue Stewart being awarded the copyrights and royalties to most of Norton’s works, valued at $250,000 by the estate. Specifically, the judges ruled … Continue reading
(1) YES, THE EARTH MOVED FOR HIM, TOO. Andrew Porter felt the “Room shaking, things vibrating” at his place in Brooklyn this morning, effects of a magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck Central New Jersey around 10:23 a.m. Eastern. “I’m still … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) announced the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards® in a livestreamed presentation on March 14. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Saturday, June 8, that will be streamed live … Continue reading
The winner of the 2023(24) Crawford Award is Vajra Chandrasekera’s The Saint of Bright Doors (Tor). Honourable Mentions go to: The award jury members were: Brian Attebery, Candas Jane Dorsey, Niall Harrison, Cheryl Morgan, Mimi Mondal, Graham Sleight. The IAFA Crawford … Continue reading
(0) My brother, his wife, and I unexpectedly spent the day binge-watching The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, so I am staying over another night. Therefore this will be a short-short Scroll assembled on his Mac tablet. Looks like I have … Continue reading
The instructors have been announced for the 2024 Clarion Workshop: Sam J. Miller, Jeffrey Ford, Matt Bell, Nalo Hopkinson, Alyssa Wong, and Isabel Yap. The event runs from June 23 –August 3, 2024 at UC San Diego. Applications to attend … Continue reading