(1) DUBLIN 2019 WRITING WORKSHOP. To be led by GoH Diane Duane. (2) IN THE BEGINNING. Here’s part two of Anne-Louise Fortune’s video series Worldcon 101 – Dublin 2019. (3) MAD NO MORE. ComicBook.com originally reported “MAD Magazine to Cease … Continue reading
(1) MAGAZINE WITHDRAWS COVER AFTER LEARNING IT WAS PART AI-GENERATED. [Item by Edmund Schluessel.] Factor Four Magazine has published the following statement and apology about Issue 18: Yesterday it was brought to my attention that the cover of Issue 18 … Continue reading
(1) AURORA AWARDS VOTING DEADLINE. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association members have only a few minutes left to vote for 2022 Aurora Awards. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. EDT, on Saturday, July 23. The awards ceremony will be held … Continue reading
(1) TWITTER SUSPENDS CHUCK TINGLE. Chuck Tingle’s Twitter account has been suspended for reasons he explains on Facebook. He used music with some of his tweets, believing it was fair use, but the rights holder served Twitter with “many” DMCA … Continue reading
(1) PRESENT AT THE CREATION. Craig Miller distributed flyers for his forthcoming Star Wars memoir at San Diego Comic-Con. The four-page fold-over can be seen at his Facebook page. Here’s the placeholder cover: (2) HOYT ON THE BUBBLE? A call … Continue reading
Christopher Lee, the last of the giants in the Silver Age of classic horror, passed away on June 7 after being admitted to a hospital for respiratory problems and heart failure. An actor who eventually appeared in well over 200 … Continue reading
By James H. Burns: There’s nearly 270 years of fandom history in this photo, with Bill Morse, James H. Burns, Dave Miley and Marcus Boas uniting for the first time ever in a photo, despite nearly forty years of mutual … Continue reading
The passing of Michel Parry, horror author and anthologist, was reported November 1. He was 67 and had been diagnosed with cancer some years ago. James H. Burns says, “I would have first ‘met’ Parry in the pages of Castle … Continue reading
By James H. Burns: Hopefully, by now, this story has a happy ending. But several of John’s friends are only now discovering the news that he went missing last month. And while I hope to have better news within the … Continue reading
By James H. Burns: I just read in an email, and then had it confirmed by Roy Thomas, that writer/artist/editor/publisher Larry Ivie passed away a few months ago. Ivie was one of the key figures in the early issues of … Continue reading