Nippon 2007 GoH Sakyo Komatsu died July 26 at the age of 80. Pneumonia was the cause of death. Komatsu was born in Osaka. He studied Italian literature at Kyoto University. After graduating he worked as a magazine reporter and a … Continue reading
The 2020 Seiun Award winners were announced August 22 by the Japan Science Fiction Convention “F-con”. The presentation ceremony will be held at the convention, now postponed to March 13-14, 2021 because of COVID-19. The award has nine categories. The English titles … Continue reading
The finalists for the 15th annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction have been announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on May 18, 2024. … Continue reading
Report by: Arthur Liu, Sanfeng Zhang and Shaoyan Hu (translator): Recently, the Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) released its annual science fiction & fantasy recommendation list for 2023. The list is divided into 7 categories: Domestic/Translated Novels, Domestic/Translated Stories, Anthologies, … Continue reading
(1) ALL THAT JAZZ. Elle M. has a fascinating commentary on the difference between worldbuilding and lore. Thread starts here. A few quotes follow — They also use the author of Harry Potter as a compelling example of where lore … Continue reading