With a name made even more compelling by recent news, Odyssey 2010 is a bid by Rita Medany, Fiona Scarlett and Judith Proctor for the British Eastercon in 2010. Their bid will be voted on at this Easter weekend at Orbital 2008 … Continue reading
Space artist Robert McCall died February 26 of a heart attack in Scottsdale. He was 90. An appreciation posted by the National Space Society (where McCall served on the Board of Governors) recalls numerous examples of his iconic artwork: One can see the … Continue reading
World Horror Con 2010 has announced its first Guest of Honor, Tanith Lee. The full press release appears after the jump. [Thanks to Andrew Porter for the story.]
A bid to bring the 2014 Worldcon to London was officially announced on April 2 at the British Eastercon by spokesman Chris Priest. The committee proposes to hold the con August 14-18, 2014 in the new International Convention Centre, part of the … Continue reading
Anne KG Murphy and Brian Gray have been selected as North American TAFF delegates to the British Eastercon, Odyssey 2010. Anne KG Murphy / Brian Gray, 49 first-place votes Frank Wu, 30 No preference, 13 Hold over funds, 3 For … Continue reading
American writer David Case has been selected as a guest of honor for World Horror Convention 2010. Full press release appears after the jump. [Thanks to Andrew Porter for the story.]
Vincent Price has been replaced temporarily by membership price as the scariest part of being a horror fan. Yes, WHC rates are going up at the end of the month. See the press release after the jump. [Thanks to Andrew … Continue reading
(1) GET READY FOR SELF-PUBLISHED FANTASY BLOG-OFF 10. The ninth contest is about to wrap up, and sponsor Mark Lawrence warns there will be a quick turnaround to start SPFBO 10: SPFBO 10 (SPFBOX) will open to entries on Friday … Continue reading
(1) WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2025 ACCESSIBILITY. Karen Fishwick, Chair of World Fantasy Convention 2025, responded to Mari Ness’ comments about accessibility issues at the 2025 WFC hotel quoted in yesterday’s Scroll. There have been some very valid concerns raised on social … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON PROMO VIDEO UNVEILED. “Chasing Dreams for the Future_Worldcon” on YouTube. A two-and-a-half minute video was released today on various platforms, including the official con site. It features animated characters, against imagery based on a variety of SF works, … Continue reading