(1) WORLD FANTASY CON. After Silvia Moreno-Garcia criticized WFC 2019 for announcing an all-white guest slate, the concom’s answer did not allay complaints. And the World Fantasy Convention Board’s answer to a letter she sent them has only fanned the … Continue reading
(1) HORROR HUMBLE BUNDLE. “The Tales of Horror Humble Bundle” is now up with horror anthologies edited by Ellen Datlow (Darkness, Nightmares, Lovecraft’s Monsters), also: The Ultimate Werewolf, The Ultimate Undead, and The Ultimate Dracula, plus books by Lisa Goldstein, … Continue reading
(1) MUST-READ GRAPHIC NOVELS. The Guardian has a little list: “From Maus to Tamara Drewe: the 10 graphic novels everyone should read”. The recent hoo-ha about the Man Booker prize’s longlisting of a graphic novel for the first time, the … Continue reading
Compiled by Hampus Eckerman: I tried to write down a schedule of all filers that are part of programming on Worldcon. If you’re a commenter or a lurker here, and you’d like to have your programming items added to this … Continue reading
The 2018 Prix Imaginales laureates have been announced. The awards will be given at Imaginales, the Festival of the Imaginary Worlds in Épinal, France, which will take place from May 24 to May 27, 2018. The Prix Imaginales recognize the … Continue reading
(1) DUFF DEADLINE. Down Under Fan Fund nominations for the 2018 race close January 31. If you’re interested, or have someone else lined up, hop to it! Nominations are now open for a Down Under Fan Fund delegate from Australia … Continue reading
As I was about to say yesterday, before I was interrupted… (1) THE SOUND OF MONEY. Kristine Kathryn Rusch pointed her readers to bestselling writer Michael J. Sullivan’s a post on Reddit titled “Why Del Rey and I Will Be … Continue reading
Editor’s note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews By JJ: I’m a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But last year, I made a concerted … Continue reading
(1) FIRST RULE OF GAME WRITING. Creators are interviewed in NPR’s feature “Amid Board Game Boom, Designers Roll The Dice On Odd Ideas – Even Exploding Cows”. When you play a game, you have to learn some rules, right? Well, … Continue reading
(1) POETRY DESTROYED. A sampling of Stoic Cynic’s satirical genius. A fragmented excerpt from The Filer and the Astronaut by Louise Carol: ‘The time has come,’ the Filer said, ‘To talk of many things: Of pups — and picks — and … Continue reading