The finalists for the 2019 Aurealis Awards were announced March 25 by the Continuum Foundation (ConFound). The award recognizes the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers. BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION Scorch Dragons by Amie Kaufman (HarperCollins Publishers) Race … Continue reading
(1) AFTER QUARTER CENTURY, GOMOLL STEPS DOWN. The Otherwise Award announced yesterday: “Jeanne Gomoll Retires from Motherboard”. Jeanne Gomoll, whose art, design, and organizing energy has propelled and sustained the Award for the last 25 years, is retiring from the … Continue reading
(1) PROLOGUE. Daniel Dern is champing at the bit to explain today’s Scroll title “(This Is) A Fine Paranormal Romance”. Deets: Via the Kern & Fields song “A Fine Romance”, “…written for the musical film, Swing Time, where it was … Continue reading
(1) DANGEROUS COVER REVEALS. J. Michael Straczynski today posted in social media links to the Amazon pre-order pages showing the covers of of Dangerous Visions and Again, Dangerous Visions coming out from Blackstone Publishing next year. JMS added that, “What’s … Continue reading
(1) PKD COMING TO THE STAGE. “Minority Report drama to feature in Lyric Hammersmith’s ‘really bold’ spring lineup” reports the Guardian. Olav Rokne says, “All I want is for this to be a musical.” A female-led adaptation of the science … Continue reading
The shortlists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards have been released, along with the names of the jurors who will decide the winners, which will be announced at FantasyCon in September. THE ROBERT HOLDSTOCK AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL Jurors: Elias Eells, Elloise … Continue reading
(1) CHANGES IN PUBLISHING. Pete Kahle of Bloodshot Books is stepping down from publishing and Joe Mynhardt of Crystal Like Publishing is stepping in to help Bloodshot Books’s authors by offering them all a new home at Crystal Lake — … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) today announced the Bram Stoker Award® Nominees for the 2022 calendar year. The Bram Stoker Award winners will be announced on June 17 during the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet at StokerCon™ 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2022 BRAM … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) today announced the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot. This is not the list of finalists, nor are they called nominees: it is the list which HWA members will choose from when they vote to determine … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2022. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading