Lela Buis sends along a new picture of Spot, wide awake on Avram Davidson’s The Enemy of My Enemy. Sorry, Spot’s not sleepy again. She’s suspicious about that camera. Note that the price on this paperback is $.60. There’s been … Continue reading
Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene have announced that David G. Barnett will be the honoree of the 2019 J.F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award. Since 1993, Barnett has operated Necro Publications (and its imprints), publishing some of … Continue reading
By JJ: (1) INSPIRING THE RIGHT STUFF. Space.com reports that American Girl’s latest entry in their doll line is an aspiring astronaut created with advice from NASA. An 11-year-old aspiring astronaut who dreams of being the first person to go … Continue reading
Kathleen David’s December 31 post ”In the Blink of an Eye” relates many details about Peter David’s realization he was having a stroke, and what was done to get immediate medical help: While at dinner I thought his speech was … Continue reading
Dysprosium, the 2015 British National Science Fiction Convention, continues to develop new program offerings. The latest additions to its schedule are: Martin Owton and the T-party will run a writing workshop at Dysprosium which involves detailed critique and comment on a pre-submitted … Continue reading
The Imaginarium Convention released the 2024 Imadjinn Awards finalists on March 26. The winners selected by the jury will be announced during an awards ceremony on July 20 at the Imaginarium 2023 Convention in Louisville, KY. The 2024 Imadjinn Award Finalists in … Continue reading
(1) GLASGOW 2024 TOWN HALL. Register at the link for Glasgow 2024’s “Town Hall Event: Hugo, Lodestar and Astounding Awards” happening Saturday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. BST. This event will be a Town Hall with key members of the … Continue reading
The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon committee today announced the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards. 1720 valid nominating ballots were received and counted from the members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2024 Hugo Awards. Voting … Continue reading
(1) THE ROBOPOCALYPSE. [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] Who is the best time traveler? Well, of course the Doctor is, but then Brit Cit is the epicentre of SF. Nonetheless, across the Black Atlantic, in the home of the … Continue reading
(1) GAIMAN COLLECTION AUCTION RESULTS. March 15 was “The Day Neil Gaiman Swapped His Original Comic Art, Comic Books and Collectibles for More Than $1 Million”. [He offered] 125 prized pieces from his collection — everything from original comic artwork … Continue reading