(1) DONATE FOR A CHANCE AT A TIARA. Renowned artist Sara Felix says, “I am entering people to win this week’s Tiara Tuesday if they donate to a charity.” The full announcement from her Facebook page is below. Sara explains … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Before Twitter, before convention panel discussions, actors got on The Tonight Show to share engaging stories about their time on the set and their time on the promotion trail. On his first Tonight Show appearance in 1977, … Continue reading
In California this year’s Christmas trees are still standing on hillsides in hundred degree heat, waiting for firefighting airplanes to cover them in season-appropriate red fire retardant. Hallmark, on the other hand, believes midsummer is the perfect time to sell … Continue reading
Mark Plummer of Banana Wings has launched a new column about fandom, “Paraphernalia”, at Strange Horizons. Mark’s opening installment takes Susan Wood’s old “Clubhouse” column in Amazing and her experiences at the first Aussiecon (1975) as the starting point to … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) announced its 2023 Chesley Final Ballot on December 21. Member voting on the winners is open and ends January 10. BEST HARDBACK ILLUSTRATION https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fg8ds39CGvM2wuLG7 BEST PAPERBACK/EBOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION https://photos.app.goo.gl/5WN69faeN3mFxr7w8 BEST MAGAZINE COVER https://photos.app.goo.gl/uiArGCgYzpSMimaW6 … Continue reading
(1) GLASGOW 2024 INITIATES CONSULTATIVE VOTE. The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon committee announced they will hold a “Consultative Vote on Hugo Rule Changes” – specifically, about the two new Hugo categories given first passage at the Chengdu Worldcon Business Meeting. Only … Continue reading
Mystery Writers of America today announced the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2022. BEST NOVEL BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL BEST FACT … Continue reading
Mystery Writers of America today announced the nominees for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2022. The 77th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 27, … Continue reading
(1) SIDEBAR. Cat Rambo has some of the most insightful comments yet offered about the harassment spawned by Jason Sanford’s report on Baen’s Bar, as well as Mercedes Lackey’s response to others’ claims made about her history with the Bar, … Continue reading
The Writers Guild of America announced the 2024 Writers Guild Award winners at a ceremony on April 14. Here are the winners of genre interest: TELEVISION New Series: “The Last of Us,” written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo Shim; Animation: “Carl Carlson Rides Again” … Continue reading