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
The 2018 Rotsler Award has been given to Ken Fletcher. The award, established in 1998 and named for the talented, prolific artist Bill Rotsler (1926-1997), is for long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community. The winner … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] The con website has a page about the online/streaming functionality, with a link to the online site, and a list of which panels and events will be streamed. There are several broken images at … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2022. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
The 2021 Kitschies Award shortlists have been revealed. The prize, sponsored by Blackwell’s, is given to “the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic.” This year’s shortlisted books were narrowed down from 198 submissions, coming … Continue reading
(1) NEED TO RELOAD. There will be no TitanCon in Belfast this year announced co-chair Samuel Poots. We’re very sorry to have to announce that Titan Con is cancelled this year. I don’t need to tell you that the past … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) announced the Bram Stoker Award® winners for the 2021 calendar year on May 14 at StokerCon 2022 in Denver. SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL Jones, Stephen Graham – My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Gallery/Saga Press) SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A FIRST … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has selected their 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Jo Fletcher, Nancy Holder, and Koji Suzuki. The awards will be given at this year’s StokerCon, happening in Denver, Colorado in May. HWA presents the Lifetime Achievement … Continue reading
The 29th Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards ceremony was held February 14 at the Royal College of Physicians in London. It honored two years of the best of British writing following the cancellation of last year’s awards due to … Continue reading