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) TOM DIGBY REMEMBERED. Long-time LASFSian Alan Frisbie shares some of his memories of Tom Digby, who died March 27. Alan Frisbie: I was saddened to hear from Paula Evans that Tom Digby had died. He was one of the … Continue reading
By RL Thornton: One of the great rediscoveries of this year has been the stories of World Fantasy Award-winner Manly Wade Wellman. In particular, his magical stories about the high Appalachian wanderer and silver-stringed guitarist John have been republished by … 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
The Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild has released the 2023 shortlists for the Aurealis Awards. The winners will be celebrated at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in May – more information to follow soon. BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY … Continue reading
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its eleventh annual season. The festival will be held from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7, across Manhattan and Queens. Passes are available here. “Philip K. Dick’s themes explore our … Continue reading
(1) GLASGOW 2024 COMMUNITY FUND NEWS. The first deadline for Glasgow 2024 Community Fund applications is March 15. Details at the link. In order to make Glasgow 2024 more affordable for those who need it most, we are running a … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has posted the Rhysling Award Long Lists of poems published in 2023. One hundred and one members nominated 98 short poems and 62 long poems. Juries will now take these lists and narrow them … Continue reading
(1) WANT TO HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS? In “Regarding Audible”, Brandon Sanderson reports progress has been made in moving audiobook distributors toward a fairer royalty structure. Work remains to be done, however. …I’m happy to say that this stand has … Continue reading
By James Bacon: I cannot actually recall exactly when I saw the episode “The High Ground”, but I am sure it was in Malahide, County Dublin, at Ireland’s greatest Star Trek convention, Timewarp, held on the 6th and 7th of … Continue reading