The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has posted the finalists for the 34th annual Chesley Awards. The Chesleys, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, started in 1985 as a means for the sff art community … Continue reading
(1) PRINT HUGO NOMINATING BALLOT AVAILABLE. The print version of this year’s Hugo nomination form has been released as part of Dublin 2019 Progress Report 3 [PDF File]. (2) CAPTAIN MARVEL. A “special look” at the forthcoming Captain Marvel movie. … Continue reading
(1) CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR RODEN. World Fantasy Award winner Barbara Roden (1997, 2005) is the newly-elected mayor of Ashcroft, British Columbia – the first woman elected to the office. The population of Ashcroft is around 1,500. (2) AWARD FOR SJW CREDENTIALS … Continue reading
By Nicholas Whyte and Colette Fozard: Over the last two weeks of October 2016, Worldcon 75 organised the 1980 Timewarp Project to test the new systems we have been developing for the new Hugo rules.We asked people to revisit of the sf … Continue reading
(1) NEW HWA ENDOWMENT PROMOTES YA WRITERS. The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has launched a “Young Adults ‘Write Now’ Endowment Program” to fund teen-oriented writing programs at libraries. The Young Adults Write Now fund will provide up to five endowments … Continue reading
The 2014 Chesley Awards were presented by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) at Loncon 3 on August 15. Best Cover (Hardback): Todd Lockwood for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Best Cover (Paperback): Kerem Beyit … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2014 Chesley Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at Loncon 3. Galleries of shortlisted artists and works are available at the Association of Science Fiction Artists (ASFA) website here. Best Cover Illustration: Hardback … Continue reading
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!, happening next year, will be the Midwest’s first convention focusing solely on all forms of fantastic art, paintings and sculpture. A living extension of Arnie and Cathy Fenner’s annual art anthology, Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary … Continue reading
Angry Robot, Tor Books and Baen Books are all sending donations for Renovation’s book drive to benefit public libraries in the Reno area. They hope other fantasy and science fiction publishers will join this effort by donating recent titles to expand the … Continue reading
Renovation has announced two more notable art exhibits fans can see at the 2011 Worldcon. Fifty works from the collection of Khen Moore will be shown. Moore, a long-time Nashville fan and devoted art-lover, died in 2009. There will be … Continue reading