Eileen Gunn, past Nebula winner and Hugo nominee, and author of the short story collection Questionable Practices, appears in the May issue of Smithsonian Magazine. Her article “How America’s Leading Science Fiction Authors Are Shaping Your Future” explains that science … Continue reading
By RL Thornton. Introduction: After discussing Ursula K. Le Guin’s other collaborations with musicians (see the first part of this article), I contacted composer Elinor Armer to discuss her collaborations with Le Guin on their work Uses of Music in … Continue reading
The winners of the 2023 Sidewise Awards were announced October 27 at World Fantasy Con. The awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. LONG FORM SHORT FORM [Tie] The jury members for the award were Eileen Gunn, … Continue reading
(1) WORLDS OF IF REVIVAL. The title that won three straight Hugos in the Sixties under the editorship of Frederik Pohl, Worlds of If, then folded in 1974, is making a comeback here. The classic science fiction magazine Worlds of IF will … Continue reading
The Big Book of Cyberpunk arrives September 26. Editor Jared Shurin tells File 770, “As with any attempt at a definitive collection, I suspect (and hope) it will provoke conversation!” At over a thousand pages it is the largest anthology of … Continue reading
The nominees for the Sidewise: Sidewise Awards for Alternate History for the calendar year 2022 were announced August 29. SHORT FORM LONG FORM The winners will be revealed at World Fantasy Con, taking place in Kansas City, Missouri the weekend of October 26-29, … Continue reading
(1) PROSECRAFT NUKED FROM SPACE. A site called Prosecraft stirred tremendous controversy yesterday once authors realized thousands of their books were used by the site without their permission. Also, people believe their texts are being used to train AI. Benji … Continue reading
(1) KUANG CONSIDERS ONLINE BOOK COMMUNITIES. “I don’t choose books based on the aggregate rating as if they are skincare products, nor do I think any critical verdict is the final one,” Rebecca F. Kuang tells Guardian readers in “Goodreads … Continue reading
(1) NYT MARKS TWO DISASTER VICTIMS’ SFF CONNECTION. Two of the people who died aboard a submersible that imploded near the Titanic wreckage, Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman, had an interest in sff, and the elder Dawood was a … Continue reading
Six new items have been added to the SFWA Silent Auction. That makes this the perfect time to get in early on the bidding action for them: The auction closes June 26 at 3:00pm PT and bidding gets really competitive and exciting … Continue reading