After nearly 43 years, Debbie Cross and Paul Wrigley have decided to end the Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund. Over the years it has awarded 71 scholarships to Clarion and Clarion West Writers Workshops in Michigan, Seattle, and San … Continue reading
Two aspiring writers have won the 2010 Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarships, sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions Inc. The scholarship was created in 1981 in memory of the late Portland sf writer. Two $2000 scholarships will enable Cassandra Clarke … Continue reading
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites listeners to savor sea food with Theodora Goss in Episode 195 of the Eating the Fantastic podcast. Theodora Goss is a World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Award-winning author of the short story and … Continue reading
(1) PULLING RANK. Amanda S. Green puts a blip on indie author’s radar screens. There’s been a change in what rankings Amazon displays to readers: “And so it goes” at Mad Genius Club. …And Amazon has changed the rules without … Continue reading
(1) GAIMAN AND DORAN. The Guardian has made the full video of the livestream event with Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran available online now, introducing their new graphic novel Chivalry from Dark Horse Comics. In comic shops now, in bookstores … Continue reading
(1) AN APPEAL. [Item by rcade.] In a series of tweets Tuesday, Astounding Award winner Jeannette Ng asks for more nuanced takes on problematic elements of literary works and less pat conclusions about what they reveal about the author. Thread … Continue reading
(1) UNPREDICTABLE QUESTIONS. On the 50th anniversary of the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy, the Toronto Public Library blog quizzes a trio of workers about their favorite memories: “Merril Collection at 50: Stories from the Spaced Out … Continue reading
(1) S.P. SOMTOW RETURNS TO SFF. Somtow Sucharitkul celebrated the appearance of his new novel with these retrospective thoughts — My first novel was published in 1981 by Simon and Schuster. It cost $2.50 and I got 20¢ a copy. … Continue reading
(1) GAME CHOW. Food & Wine doesn’t want you to miss a single offer: “All of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Food and Beverage Tributes for the Final Season” Wherever your house allegiance may lie, there’s an Oreo for that—no, seriously. … Continue reading
(1) URSULA VERNON’S HUGO ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon’s pen name) won the Best Novel Hugo today. Arley Sorg delivered her acceptance remarks and by popular demand she has published them in a free Patreon … Continue reading