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
(1) CHERRYH NOW CANCER FREE. C.J. Cherryh updated fans about her battle with colon cancer in a public Facebook post yesterday. Long story in short, I’ve had cancer. I don’t, now, and scans show I’m well and truly rid of … Continue reading
(1) TINGLE. It was brought to Chuck Tingle’s attention yesterday that the incoming president of RWA, Damon Suede, made a claim about him in a 2018 interview. Chuck lit him up. (2) OPINIONS. [Item by Chip Hitchcock.] The staff of … Continue reading
(1) LEST MARKNESS FALL. Christine Feehan tweeted a justification of her application to trademark book series with the word “Dark” in the title. Penny Reid is one of many who still hopes someone will put a stop to the idea. … Continue reading
By Daniel Dern: Although my bedside pile includes Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of Year’s Best Science Fiction — which I’ve started, and already, and one story in (“The Potter of Bones,” by Eleanor Arnason), feels … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of works published for the first time in 2018. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, as well as other sources on the … Continue reading
Gardner Dozois has revealed his choices for The Very Best of the Best: 30 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction due out in December 2018 or January 2019. Table of Contents Preface The Potter of Bones, by Eleanor Arnason … Continue reading
Gardner Dozois has named the 38 stories that will appear in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, due out in July of 2018: THE MOON IS NOT A BATTLEFIELD, Indrapramit Das MY ENGLISH NAME, R.S. Benedict AN EVENING … Continue reading
[Reblogged from the SFWA Blog] SFWA is delighted to feature another Humble Book Bundle. This time it’s Adventures in Science Fiction presented by Open Road Media. When you purchase a bundle, you can direct that proceeds be donated to SFWA’s Giver’s … Continue reading
(1) ANOTHER MASTERPIECE OF CONRUNNING. Mothership says Akiba Town, held this weekend in Singapore and which markets itself as a “Japanese culture event bringing in official anime merchandise along with fan artists and guest cosplayers” — was a mess: “S’pore-organised cosplay event riddled … Continue reading