K. D. Wentworth (1951-2012)
Author K. D. Wentworth died April 18 reports SF Site. She began her career in 1988 with a win in the Writers of the Future contest and went on to publish nine novels and over 50 short stories. Three of … Continue reading
Author K. D. Wentworth died April 18 reports SF Site. She began her career in 1988 with a win in the Writers of the Future contest and went on to publish nine novels and over 50 short stories. Three of … Continue reading
(1) NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION – AND UNOFFICIAL HUGO FANZINE AND FAN WRITER PACKETS. There is less than one month until the Hugo Awards voting deadline and yet the Hugo Voter Packet is still missing the content for … Continue reading
Guest Post by G.W. Thomas: Space opera in the 1950s found its home at Amazing Stories. For the nuts-and-bolts fan there was Astounding (not renamed Analog for another ten years). The literary reader had Fantasy & Science Fiction. The sophisticated … Continue reading
(1) 2022 HUGO WINNER GETS UNEXPECTED VAT BILL. [Item by Cora Buhlert.] My Hugo trophy saga continues, because I got an invoice today charging me import duties and VAT for my trophy. I’m kicking up a bit of a stink … Continue reading
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, announced several annual lists of recommended books on February 4 at the Book & Media Awards Virtual Ceremony including the 2021 Notable Books List, 2021 Reading … Continue reading
(1) WOULD YOU BUY IT FOR A QUARTER? “Royal Mint launches first-ever augmented reality dinosaur coins”. Royal Mint have released some very special dino coins. Not only do they have amazing pictures of dinosaurs on them but they also are … Continue reading
(1) GRIEF RESOURCES. Pasadena Weekly talks with people who have lost a spouse and the support available for them, beginning with the widow of Harlan Ellison: “Surviving the profound loss of a longtime spouse”. …Susan Ellison, 58, a native of … Continue reading
(1) RAMBO REPORT. “SFWA is Many Things, But Not a Gelatinous Cube” insists Cat Rambo, the organization’s President, in a 3,800 word update published halfway through her two-year term in office. I was looking at Twitter the other day and … Continue reading
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the 2015 nominees for the Saturn Awards. (The full list follows the jump.) Captain America: The Winter Soldier received 11 nominations, edging the epic space adventure, Interstellar, which got 10 … Continue reading
The winners of the 2014 Parsec Awards were announced at Dragon*Con on August 31. The Parsecs recognize the best in speculative fiction podcasting. Shows are nominated by fans, finalists are chosen by a steering committee, and the winners are voted on by … Continue reading