By Dave Doering: One author commented: “LTUE is one of the best ‘secret’ cons for writers out there, if not the best.” This quirky, professional development event scored a record attendance, topping 1500 this year, with over 220 hours of … Continue reading
Anne McCaffrey, 1994 Worldcon GoH, died at home in Ireland on November 21 shortly after suffering a stroke. She was 85. And as Locus Online reminds us — McCaffrey was the first woman to win both the Hugo and the … Continue reading
David Henrickson from Sterling, VA, was named the 2023 Grand Prize Writer Winner and Dao Vi from Sylmar, CA who was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was named the 2023 Illustrator Grand Prize Winner at the 39th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading
File 770’s Carl Slaughter died August 11, 2019 in a car accident. The Murray, Kentucky fan had just moved back to the U.S. in March after years spent teaching English in China. Carl made his mark in fandom as an … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: I didn’t set out to become an interviewer. Or a muse for that matter. Video compilations, never conceived it. I just wanted some feedback about the first 10 chapters of a novel I intended to write. To … Continue reading
(1) WHAT SFF WILL PEOPLE BUY? Cat Eldridge asks Filers to take another look at the post “Help Pick What SFF Goes On This Bookstore’s Shelves” and add any more suggestions you may have. Cat will be forwarding the information … Continue reading
(1) BESIDES CONFEDERATE. Deadline tells about another post-Civil War alternate history in development: “‘Black America’: Amazon Alt-History Drama From Will Packer & Aaron McGruder Envisions Post-Reparations America”. Another alternate history drama series, which has been in the works at Amazon … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Humor author Jody Nye has way too much fun. So do the authors she hangs out with. CARL SLAUGHTER: Why do you write primarily humor? JODY LYNN NYE: I enjoy it. I love a book that makes … Continue reading
Jake Marley, a writer from Garden Grove, CA and Michael Michera, an illustrator from Pabianice, Poland are the Grand Prize winners of the 33rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Writers and Illustrators of the Future. Each winner was … Continue reading