[Frank Catalano initially wrote this as a third-person news story for File 770 but I thought he should have a byline, too.] By Frank Catalano. Norwescon 45 celebrated the life and career of the longtime Seattle-area author Greg Bear at … Continue reading
Norwescon, which had been planned for April 9-12 in SeaTac, WA was cancelled today due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gordon VanGelder will announce alternate plans for presenting the Philip K. Dick Award, which was to have happened at the convention. … Continue reading
The winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award, given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States, was announced March 29 at Norwescon 46: WINNER SPECIAL CITATION The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science … Continue reading
(1) HUGO SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT COMING ON FRIDAY. The Glasgow 2024 committee will announce the Hugo finalists at Eastercon. (2) BUTCHER WILL MISS NORWESCON 46. Writer guest of honor Jim Butcher has contracted COVID-19 and will be unable to travel to … Continue reading
The names of the five Philip K. Dick Award judges for the 2024 award year have been announced. The award is given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States. The judges are: Maurice Broaddus: … Continue reading
(1) STUMBLING OUT OF THE STARTING GATE. When the Montréal in 2027 Worldcon bid launched two days ago, one of its Presupport levels included an offer that sparked debate about whether it violated the WSFS Constitution’s site selection rules: Today … Continue reading
The six works nominated for the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award were announced by the judges and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust on January 9. First prize and any special citations will be … Continue reading
(1) PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY CONTEST GOES INTERNATIONAL. [Item by Lew Wolkoff.] For the past 25 years the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) has run a Young Writers’ Contest for students in grades 5-8 and grades 9-12. Winners receive a … Continue reading
(1) WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DIMAGGIO? PrimaMedia.ru says on October 9 “Science fiction writer Sergey Lukyanenko will open the visiting session of LiTR-2023 in Harbin”. Harbin is a city in China. The author will proceed there from another literary … Continue reading
THE (POSSIBLE) FUTURE(S) OF THE HUGO AWARDS By Chris M. Barkley: As we all impatiently await the announcement of the Hugo Award Finalists for 2023 by the Chengdu Worldcon, we in the fannish community are facing an interesting conundrum. Because for … Continue reading