Jim Barker, the Scottish fanartist, has won the 2013 Rotsler Award, given for long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community. Established in 1998, the award carries an honorarium of US$300. Barker is renowned for his instant … Continue reading
Jim Barker’s art featured on the Falkirk Herald’s front page yesterday, teasing a prediction that major traffic disruptions will be created by 159 local road projects. Barker, a professional cartoonist and illustrator, won the 2013 Rotsler Award for his fan art.
Hugo-winning artist Phil Foglio told Bluesky readers today “They just dropped a list of All the artists that Midjourney admits to having scraped to train its A.I. engine. Are YOU on it? (We are) Do you have a good lawyer? … Continue reading
By Sandra Bond: Faanfiction! (Not to be confused with fanfiction.) Stories written by sf fans, published for sf fans, and with fans as characters and fandom as a setting. Those are pretty much the only parameters; apart from that, anything … Continue reading
Slow Pint Glass, the final volume of Bob Shaw’s collected fanwriting compiled by Rob Jackson and David Langford for Ansible Editions, is available today as a free download in multiple formats at the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund website (where they hope … Continue reading
(1) NEW BOB SHAW EBOOK. Rob Jackson and David Langford’s new Ansible Press edition The Full Glass Bushel by Bob Shaw is now available as a free download in multiple formats at the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund website (where they hope … Continue reading
(1) STÅLENHAG ARRIVES ON SMALL SCREEN. Amazon Prime dropped a trailer for Tales from the Loop. Inspired by the wondrous paintings of Simon Stålenhag, Tales from the Loop explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, … Continue reading
(1) CHESLEY AWARD. Neil Clarke shows off this year’s beautiful trophy. (2) HELP NEEDED TO FIND TEXT OF A BOB SHAW SPEECH. Rob Jackson and Dave Langford are planning an ebook of Bob Shaw’s legendary Serious Scientific Talks, to be … Continue reading
(1) SUPPORT WANTED. Jim Barker, Rotsler Award-winning fanartist (and 1979 Hugo nominee), is looking for financial support while he deals with health problems. He hasn’t set up a crowdfunding appeal, but you can reach out to him at the email … Continue reading
Jim Barker, the 2013 Rotsler Award winner, makes his living as a cartoonist and illustrator. He wrote on Facebook: “A Google image search on Friday found 460 sites using one of my cartoons without permission or payment. This has stopped … Continue reading