Canadian sff author Dave Duncan passed away October 29 after sustaining a brain hemorrhage in a fall. Originally from Scotland, Duncan lived all his adult life in Western Canada. He worked as a geological consultant until at age 53 he … Continue reading
(1) HWA CELEBRATES LATINX HERITAGE MONTH. From September 15 through October 15 the HWA will be celebrating Latinx Heritage month in a series of interviews conducted by social media manager Sumiko Saulson. The series will begin with an introductory piece … Continue reading
(1) PLAY ALONG AT HOME. [Item by Dann.] One of those question/surveys was running around on X the other day. This one seemed a bit more interesting to me. Filers might find this an interesting game to play as well. … Continue reading
What The Wind Brings by Matthew Hughes (Pulp Literature Press), from Victoria, BC, and The Witch’s Kind by Louisa Morgan (Redhook), from Port Townsend, WA, have won the 22nd annual Endeavour Award. The award comes with an honorarium of $1,000.00 that will be divided between the winners. … Continue reading
Five novels by writers from the Pacific Northwest are finalists for the 22nd annual Endeavour Award. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000 and will be announced in November at OryCon. Because of Covid 19, Orycon will be held on-line. The finalists are: … Continue reading
The 2020 Aurora Awards finalists have been announced. The awards are nominated by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, for Science Fiction / Fantasy works done in 2019 by Canadians. The top five nominated works were selected. Additional works were … Continue reading
Blood Orbit, a novel by Kingston, WA, writer K.R. Richardson (Pyr Books) won the 2019 Endeavour Award on November 8 at Orycon in Portland, OR. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000.00 and a glass plaque by artist Ashley … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2020 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
The Cold Eye by Kenmore, WA, writer Laura Anne Gilman has won the 20th annual Endeavour Award. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000 and was announced November 9, 2018, at OryCon in Portland, Oregon. The other finalists were: … Continue reading
Five novels written by writers from the Pacific Northwest are finalists for the 20th annual Endeavour Award. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000 and will be announced November 9 at OryCon in Portland, Oregon. The finalists are: Cross … Continue reading