By Mark L. Blackman: On the evening of Tuesday, March 7, 2017, the New York Review of Science Fiction Readings Series offered a twist on its Family Night series-within-a-series by presenting siblings Malka Older and (the elder Older) Daniel José … Continue reading
Daniel Jose Older has been awarded the Speculative Literature Foundation’s Gulliver Travel Grant for 2013. Older’s novel, The Book of Lost Saints, weaves post-revolutionary Cuba with present-day New Jersey, tied together by unsettled ghosts. Older will use the $800 grant … Continue reading
At the next New York Review of SF Readings on February 2, curator Sheree Renée Thomas will be joined by Ama Patterson, a contributor to Thomas’ collection Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora, and Daniel … Continue reading
(1) WILL THE DOCTOR APPROVE WHEN BBC MARKETING DEPARTMENT USES AI TO PROMOTE DOCTOR WHO? [Item by Ersatz Culture.] The BBC media centre published an article by the “Head of Media Inventory: Digital” earlier today, about their plans to use AI to … Continue reading
The 2023 Ignyte Awards were announced October 21. The Awards “seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscape of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts towards inclusivity within … Continue reading
The Ignyte Awards Committee today announced the 2023 Ignyte Awards shortlist. The Awards “seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscape of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts … Continue reading
(1) WEBSLINGER ENTERS THE HALL. “Spider-Man To Be Celebrated As Comic-Con Museum Character Hall Of Fame Inductee” announces Marvel. The Comic-Con Museum will be honoring the world’s favorite web-slinging Super Hero, the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, as the fourth inductee into its Museum … Continue reading
The Speculative Literature Foundation has chosen Katie Hale as the winner of the 2021 Gulliver Travel Grant. Since 2004, the Gulliver Travel Grant has sought to assist writers of speculative literature (in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction) in their … Continue reading
Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades, appearing in November, is the latest one-shot in the groundbreaking Marvel’s Voices series, continuing the tradition of highlighting the cultural richness of Marvel Comics and uplifting new voices in the comic book industry. Following the success of … Continue reading
This October, Marvel Comics presents Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades! This latest one-shot in the groundbreaking Marvel’s Voices series will continue the tradition of highlighting the cultural richness of Marvel Comics and uplifting new voices in the comic book industry. Following the … Continue reading