(1) SETI CONNECTION TO MISSING SUBMERSIBLE. An international effort has been launched to find a submersible with five people on board that went missing Sunday on a trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic. According to CNN, a prominent Pakistani father … Continue reading
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2018 award year are: Madeline Ashby Brian Attebery Christopher Brown Rosemary Edghill Jason Hough They will consider issue … Continue reading
The judges of the 2018 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, have announced the seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award: The Book of Etta by … Continue reading
https://twitter.com/MikeRUnderwood/status/853084769608847360 The 2017 Philip K. Dick Award winner is the Mercy Journals by Claudia Casper. Also, a Special Citation was given to Unpronounceable by Susan diRende (Aqueduct Press). The award is given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form … Continue reading
The six finalists for the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award have been announced. CONSIDER by Kristy Acevedo (Jolly Fish Press) HWARHATH STORIES: TRANSGRESSIVE TALES BY ALIENS by Eleanor Arnason (Aqueduct Press) THE MERCY JOURNALS by Claudia Casper (Arsenal Pulp Press) … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2023 VES Awards on January 17. The awards recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials and video games, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who … Continue reading
(1) UNORTHODOX APPROACH. Beginning July 18, a weekly podcast will be hosted by Sixth & I in Washington DC — “Harry Potter and The Sacred Text”. What if we read the books we love as if they were sacred texts? What … Continue reading