(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
Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman is the 37th winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year. The winner was revealed on August 16 at an award ceremony held at St Martin in the Fields, … Continue reading
The shortlist for the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year was released on June 7. The six titles are: Chair of Judges, Dr Andrew M. Butler, said: “This year we’ve shortlisted authors that have never made the … Continue reading
(1) 2025 WORLDCON SITE SELECTION UPDATE. The Seattle 2025 Worldcon Bid News for June reports theirs was the only bid filed, and the only one that will be on the official ballot. (If another one appears it could still be … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2022. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
(1) SOMTOW’S PLAN. It’s nothing like Selden’s. Somtow Sucharitkul will be the composer when “Ed Wood’s cult film ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ Gets Opera Adaptation”. He gave The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough the exclusive story. Flying saucers over Bayreuth! … Continue reading
(1) THE HUGO RUNOFFS. The Hugo Awards official site has the 2021 voting results online. (But you already know that, right?) Final ballot placements and detailed voting counts are available here (PDF). Nominating details are here (PDF). (2) CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS. Nicholas Whyte’s “2021 … Continue reading
The Dragon Awards winners were presented for the sixth time in September 2021. With the award still in its early years, people are continuing to refine their ideas about what it means to win one. Three main things are known … Continue reading
(1) KGB. Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Seanan McGuire and Nadia Bulkin in livestreamed readings on Wednesday, June 16 at 7 p.m. EDT. YouTube link to come. Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire writes science … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading