Boston Bidding for Smofcon
Massachusetts Convention Fandom Inc. has voted to support a bid for a Smofcon in Boston in 2017 with Jim Mann as the chair. Details will be presented at Smofcon 33 in Fort Worth in December.
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Hot Bidding on Bradbury Hugo
Just a few hours remain in the Bradbury estate auction and there is intense interest in his Retro Hugo Award. The top bid at this hour is $22,987 — a jump of more than $10,000 since the day began. UPDATE 09/25/2014: … Continue reading
Negative Worldcon Bidding in the Internet Age
Fans searching for Beijing in 2016 Worldcon bid information are now likely to come across http://beijing2016.org/. This is the first example I’ve ever seen of a webpage dedicated to slamming a particular Worldcon bid. Beijing2016’s header art features a smog-shrouded … Continue reading
Bidding Opens on Weist Collection
Heritage Auctions has opened bidding on items from the late Jerry Weist’s collection of sf & fantasy art and books. The auction catalog is available online. Some of the best things going on the block are (1) a copy of … Continue reading
San Jose Bidding for 2011 Westercon
Glenn Glazer will lead the San Jose bid for the 2011 Westercon newly announced by San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. SFSFC has run many conventions over the years, including the 2002 Worldcon. The full press release appears after the jump. Update 6/30/2008: Made the … Continue reading
Pixel Scroll 5/12/24 With A Sprinkle Of Pixel Dust, You Can File Like A Bird
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(1) COMPLAINTS AS FANIMECON DROPS MASKING REQUIREMENT AT LAST MINUTE. [Item by Janice Gelb.] FanimeCon in San Jose made the following announcement on May 12, 12 days before the con starts, and is refusing to provide refunds to people who … Continue reading
Pixel Scroll 5/2/24 Gather Ye Pixels While Ye May, Scrolled Time Is Still A-Filing
(1) HOLY CATS! “Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Confirmed: Production Status & Everything We Know” at ScreenRant. Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig has been tapped to helm a new reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia, and the upcoming film series is already beginning to … Continue reading
Pixel Scroll 4/24/24 The City With Two Dates Twice
(1) NAOMI KRITZER Q&A. Hear from Naomi Kritzer in this 2024 Minnesota Book Awards roundup: “Meet the Finalists: GENRE FICTION”. Minnesota Book Award finalist Andrew DeYoung (2023) moderated a discussion between all four 2024 finalists in contention for the Minnesota … Continue reading
Pixel Scroll 4/9/24 Ebenezer Scroll! Tonight You Will Be Visited By Five Pixels (Three, My Lord!)
(1) IMAGINE THERE’S NO MUSIC. “59 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Ever Is Fixing A Very Big Beatles Problem” — Inverse tries to guess how Russell T. Davis will do it in a Fab Four-themed Doctor Who episode — … Continue reading
Pixel Scroll 3/29/24 Scroll On, You Crazy Pixel
(1) FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. The five-day “Treasures From Planet Hollywood” auction brought in more than $15.6 million from over 5,500 bidders worldwide across some 1,600 lots, according to Heritage Auctions. Here are some items of genre interest that fetched big … Continue reading