The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) will virtually host the 20th Capclave online from October 17-18. Memberships are $10. This year’s Capclave will feature author and founding editor of FIYAH Magazine Troy L. Wiggins as Guest of Honor, and to celebrate the … Continue reading
The late Jay Lake will be honored with a Hawaiian Shirt Day next weekend on October 11 during Capclave in Gaithersburg, MD. People who join in the occasion by wearing their favorite Hawaiian shirt are encouraged to promenade in the Con … Continue reading
Sir Terry Pratchett will make an appearance at Capclave on Saturday, October 15. He will give a talk from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Rockville/Potomac room. The con is in Gaithersburg, Maryland. One-day memberships for Saturday are $35. [Thanks to Michael J. Walsh for … Continue reading
Capclave, a Washington D.C. area sf & fantasy con, has announced its Guests of Honor for both 2011 and 2012. At Capclave 2011 the GoHs will be author Carrie Vaughn, known for her Kitty Norville series; and author, poet, and … Continue reading
Capclave – where reading is not extinct! – will run next year the weekend of October 16-18. The con, sponsored by the Washington Science Fiction Association, has selected Harry Turtledove as Author Guest of Honor and Sheila Williams as Editor Guest of … Continue reading
(1) WHAT, ME WORRY? Should we share Jeffrey Davies’ concern about “Is Reimagining History Through Biofiction Ethical?”. His Book Riot post focuses on work that is not marketed as genre, although it arguably is alternate history. …On the other side … Continue reading
The Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association (WSFA) has opened the submission period for the 2024 WSFA Small Press Award. It will close on March 31, 2024. The WSFA Small Press Award honors the efforts of small press publishers in providing … Continue reading
(1) JOANNE HARRIS Q&A. The Guardian hears from the author of Chocolat: “Joanne Harris: ‘When I first read Ulysses I hated it with a passion’”. The book that made me want to be a writerI don’t remember a time when … Continue reading
(1) NICOLA GRIFFITH Q&A. “’Hild’ sequel author Nicola Griffith talks about ‘Menewood’” in the Christian Science Monitor. When did you first learn about the real Hild? I love old abbeys, old castles, all that kind of thing. But I had … Continue reading
The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) announced at Capclave on September 30 that Naomi Kritzer won the 2023 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2023. Kritzer’s winning story is “The Dragon Project”, … Continue reading