(1) WHAT, ME WORRY? Should we share Jeffrey Davies’ concern about “Is Reimagining History Through Biofiction Ethical?”. His Book Riot post focuses on work that is not marketed as genre, although it arguably is alternate history. …On the other side … Continue reading
Peter Dennis Pautz, President of the World Fantasy Awards Association, today released the list of judges for the 2024 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2023. The judges read and consider eligible materials received by June 1, 2024, the … Continue reading
Lavie Tidhar today announced the table of contents for his The Best of World SF: Volume 3, a 175,000 word collection with 28 authors from around the world. The book will be released by Head of Zeus on October 12, … 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
(1) FROM THE LIFE OF JMS. J. Michael Straczynski has released an unlocked Patreon post of a chapter he cut from his autobiography: “Chapter Cut from Bio: The Great Bible Battle”. Here’s his introduction: As noted elsewhere, I cut a … Continue reading
DECLASSIFIED! Seven Secret and Untold Stories From the Worldcon Press Office By Chris M. Barkley: For many, many years, I have wanted to write a manual specifically to pass along my knowledge, feeling and opinions about working in and operating … Continue reading
Spain’s Festival Celsius 232 committee revealed the 2021 winners of the Premios Kelvin 505 on June 17. The trophies are scheduled for presentation at Festival Celsius 232 which takes place July 13-17 in Avilés, Spain. Mejor novela original en castellano publicada … Continue reading
Spain’s Festival Celsius 232 committee revealed the 2021 shortlists for its Premios Kelvin 505 on May 11. Congratulations to authors including Thomas Olde Heuvelt and Joe Abercrombie whose works in Spanish translation made the finals. The winners selected by the award juries … Continue reading
(1) CONTRACT GUIDES NOW OPEN ACCESS. The Authors Guild has released its Model Book Contract to the public for the first time. They have also produced a separate Literary Translation Model Contract for U.S. translators and literary agents. “We updated … Continue reading
(1) STUCK INSIDE. BBC’s Doctor Who site has posted a new short story by Paul Cornell, “The Shadow Passes”. The setup is — … She’d been thinking that when Graham had found the sign. It had said, the letters wobbling … Continue reading