Acclaimed fanzine fan Robert Lichtman died July 6 at the age of 79. He was an 18-time FAAn Award winner — six for his fanzine Trap Door, 10 for his letters of comment, and twice scored “Number one fan face”. … Continue reading
A very abbreviated Scroll due to the rest of the day having been spent accompanying my mother to a routine medical appointment and related errands. (1) UNDERSTANDING HORROR FICTION. Anne Marble’s “What Knife?! 6 Things You May Not Know About … Continue reading
(1) BIAS IN REVIEW SPACES. In a series of Twitter threads, Silvia Moreno-Garcia has tackled issues of bias in review spaces against marginalized authors, such as through the misuse of trigger warnings. One thread starts here. A second thread starts … Continue reading
(1) FUR STUDIES. The Dogpatch Press published a 2-part interview with a professor at Boston College specializing in classical history who teaches a course called “Beast Literature” which covers talking animal stories and gets into animation and furry fandom. “Q&A … Continue reading
[Editor’s Note: This list is no longer available at the original site, however, JJ was able to retrieve a copy and with Steven H Silver’s permission we are hosting it here.] A tribute to the genre fans and creators we … Continue reading
(1) DROPPING THE PILOT. “Harry Potter Fans Reimagine Their World Without Its Creator” – the New York Times listened to some fans who are trying to make the division. …Over the past week, some fans said that they had decided … Continue reading
Past Worldcon chair and Hugo-winning fanzine editor Earl Kemp (1929-2020) died February 6 at the age of 90. The news was only recently shared by his son, Erik Kemp. Earl died from injuries suffered in a fall: after getting up … Continue reading
Christopher M. O’Brien’s The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre is now available from McFarland. For the benefit of those who only know the French they learned from Pepé Le Pew, ouevre means a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of … Continue reading
The nominees for First Fandom’s annual awards have been announced by President Joan Marie Knappenberger. Hall of Fame Award Jay Kay Klein Ray Bradbury Keith Stokes Posthumous Hall of Fame Award Oliver Saari Sam Moskowitz Archive Award Ray Palmer Hannes … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ON HUGO DELAY. The Chengdu Worldcon yesterday confirmed on Twitter what Hugo co-Administrator Dave McCarty said a week ago on his Facebook page concerning when to expect the ballot: (2) SWIPER STOP SWIPING. Music conglomerates are asking … Continue reading