At Finland’s national sf convention, Finncon 2016, the following awards were presented for the best science fiction, fantasy and translated works. Atorox Award The Atorox Award goes to the best Finnish sf short story published in the previous year. The year’s top … Continue reading
Last weekend at Finncon 2014, Finland’s national sf convention, the following awards were presented for the best science fiction, fantasy and translated works. The Atorox Award goes to the best Finnish sf short story published in the previous year. The year’s top three … Continue reading
(1) COVID-19 VACCINATION. First responder and noted fanzine fan Curt Phillips posted a photo on Facebook of him receiving the injection — First Covid 19 vaccination accomplished this morning. Fast, simple, easy. No adverse reactions at all. *Everybody* should get … Continue reading
(1) NUANCES ERASED IN MARKETING DUNE. “In Dune, Paul Atreides led a jihad, not a crusade” – why that matters is the focus of Ali Karjoo-Ravary’s opinion piece at Al Jazeera. ….But fans familiar with the books noticed a major … Continue reading
(1) CHERRYH NOW CANCER FREE. C.J. Cherryh updated fans about her battle with colon cancer in a public Facebook post yesterday. Long story in short, I’ve had cancer. I don’t, now, and scans show I’m well and truly rid of … Continue reading
The European Science Fiction Association released the 2020 nominees for the ESFS Achievement Awards and the ESFS Hall of Fame Awards on September 13. The Hall of Fame award celebrates lifetime contributions while the Chrysalis award recognizes authors who have emerged … Continue reading
Guest Post By Edmund Schluessel: Worldcon staff have once again policed and censored my Zoom background. This morning starting around 9 a.m. New Zealand time I was observing the Interplanetary Immigration Project presentation. Early in the program item I noticed my … Continue reading
(1) COLSON WHITEHEAD FETED BY LOC. He’s the youngest person to get this recognition: “Library of Congress to honor author Colson Whitehead. Already this year’s recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the Orwell Prize for political fiction, Whitehead is now … Continue reading
(1) SHOUT OUTS FOR SHUT INS. [Item by Daniel Dern.] Mask-makers and other Good News shout-outs. (You’ll want to stick with this through to minute 11, trust me — at which point you WILL want to keep watching, I bet.) … Continue reading
The Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF) ballot for the 2020 race is now available online. Voters will choose a European delegate to attend to CoNZealand in Wellington, NZ (July 29-August 2). The six candidates are: Cora Buhlert (Germany); Hisham El-Far … Continue reading