(1) FREE READ FROM FUTURE TENSE. “The Suicide of Our Troubles” by Karl Schroeder, is part of Future Tense Fiction, a monthly series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination about how technology and science … Continue reading
By John Hertz: (Reprinted from Vanamonde 1211.) For me the best news of the World Science Fiction Convention was Mike Glyer’s winning the Hugo Award for Best Fanwriter and his File 770 for Best Fanzine. I was his accepter, and … Continue reading
Longlists for The David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — have been posted. The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork. Open voting to determine the finalists has begun and will continue … Continue reading
James Fiscus, chair of the Endeavour Award, will be raising money through an online auction of two figurines donated by Ursula K. Le Guin: A while ago, Ursula Le Guin donated two figurines to us that she was given by … Continue reading
Pacific Northwest writers Mark Ferrari, Kay Kenyon, Cherie Priest, Ursula K. LeGuin and Brenda Cooper are the Endeavour Award finalists. Read the entire press release behind the cut.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveiled the BAFTA Awards 2024 nominations on January 18. Two films of genre interest lead the field, Oppenheimer with 13 nominations and Poor Things with 11. And another, Barbie, picked up five … Continue reading
A total of 245 candidates from 68 countries have been nominated for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s literature award (SEK 5M, $513,000). They include children’s book creators and reading promoters from around the world. Again this … Continue reading
(1) BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS TAKING NOMINATIONS. Voting for the British Fantasy Awards is open through May 31. You can vote for the BFAs if you are any of the following:– A member of the British Fantasy Society– An attendee at FantasyCon … Continue reading
(1) NUMBER, PLEASE. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny comes to theaters June 30, 2023. It’s the first fifth in the series! Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist in the highly anticipated fifth installment of the iconic … Continue reading
The nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023 were announced today. A total of 251 candidates from 64 countries are in the running for the world’s largest children’s literature award (SEK 5M, $513,000). The list of nominees includes authors, illustrators, and storytellers. … Continue reading