(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites everyone to “Down drunken noodles with George R. R. Martin in Episode 43 of Eating the Fantastic”. Some of might know him from the superhero short stories such as “Manta Ray Meets the … Continue reading
Worldcon 75, to be held in Helsinki in August 2017, will exercise its right under WSFS Constitution to run a special Hugo category for “Best Series.” The committee’s announcement today explains: Fans voted in August 2016 to trial a new Hugo award for “Best Series”, … Continue reading
GUFF administrators ae calling for nominations for the Northbound Race 2016, to send an Australasian fan to Worldcon 75 in Helsinki, Finland, August 9-13, 2017. GUFF is the Get Up and Over (or Going Under) Fan Fund which transports SF … Continue reading
The 2017 Worldcon will be in Helsinki, Finland. According to Kevin Standlee, who participated in the ballot count as a member of the Montreal bid, the unofficial tally went as follows: Helsinki 1,363 DC 828 Montreal 228 Nippon 120 The … Continue reading
The Helsinki in 2017 is promoting itself with a wide variety of crafts using the bid logo, the items given as prizes when people support and friend the bid. Crystal Huff says, “There are a lot of people who can’t afford to … Continue reading
Helsinki in 2017 has people representing 26 different countries participating in their Worldcon bid. Symbolic of that international involvement is a project to translate the site selection voting information into other languages. Crystal Huff says, “All of us also speak English, … Continue reading
Dirk M. Weger announced a Helsinki in 2017 Worldcon bid on the JOF (Journeymen of Fandom) Facebook group. Helsinki will compete with already announced 2017 bids for Japan and Montréal. Crystal Huff notes that 2017 is Finland’s centennial year as an independent nation. … Continue reading
Cheryl Morgan has produced a good series of short videos exploring Helsinki and the 2015 bid’s proposed facilities. I’ve embedded one below (chosen for no better reason than I like the pub’s colorful display of bottles.) This is the third … Continue reading
Crystal Huff went to Finland for Acon and used the opportunity to shoot brief interviews for a video promoting the Helsinki in 2015 Worldcon bid called “Meet the Conrunners of Finland.” I found the first segment hard to follow, perhaps … Continue reading
Do they celebrate April Fool’s Day in Finland? Eemeli Aro made sure they did this year. The Helsinki in 2015 Worldcon bid wants to host the con in the Helsinki Exhibition and Conference Centre. But what if things don’t work … Continue reading