The nominations for the 2023 Ursa Major Awards have been finalized. The Ursa Major Award is presented annually for “excellence in the furry arts.” Anyone may nominate and vote for candidates for the Awards. The 2023 Ursa Major Awards final ballot … Continue reading
(1) ZAGREB CON’S SPECIAL DEAL. Croatia’s SFeraKon 2022, taking place May 13-15, is offering free admission to Ukrainians taking temporary shelter in the country. Given the current situation in Eastern Europe, we decided to invite Ukrainians who are currently in … Continue reading
(1) DELANY ABOUT STONEWALL. Much about the country’s sexual history and his own informs “Stonewall, Before and After: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany” in the LA Review of Books. …Years later, my mother and the downstairs neighbor, Mrs. Horn, … Continue reading
(1) MEN IN BLUES. In Fabrice Mathieu’s newest movie mashup the Blues Brothers are back… as Men In Black! Agent J of the MIB is in prison. He swindled Aliens while on the job. Today he is released for a … Continue reading
(1) WRITING IDENTITY. Lara Elena Donnelly discusses the challenges to a writer in an industry with entrenched genre labels and sublabels. Thread starts here. https://twitter.com/larazontally/status/1070021691764559875 (2) “I’M SHOCKED”: The Wrap begins its story — We sense a great disturbance in … Continue reading
(1) JAMES GUNN CANNED BY DISNEY. The director’s offensive tweets were unearthed and have led to him being fired by Disney according to Yahoo! Entertainment — “Disney Drops James Gunn From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Franchise After Offensive Tweets”. Director … Continue reading
(1) TERRAN AWARD. George R.R. Martin, in “Aliens In Taos”, announces he has created a scholarship to bring an sf writer from a non-English speaking country to Taos Toolbox. When astronauts look down on Earth from orbit, they don’t see … Continue reading
(1) EUROFANDOM. Fandom Rover launched today, a new blog focused on Polish sf conventions. Hello, I’m Marcin, but my fandom nickname is Alqua. I created this blog to write about conventions and fandom in different countries. I live in Poland, … Continue reading
The ninth issue of Uncanny Magazine will be available on March 1. The entire contents can be purchased in the eBook version on the day of release. Uncanny’s free online content will be released in two stages, half on March 1 and … Continue reading