(1) A LEGEND REMEMBERED. Russell Seitz reigned in 1970s fandom as “the world’s sixth nuclear power,” having bought all the parts needed to build a Titan II missile for under a thousand dollars from junkyards on the East Coast. At … 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
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long form (novel-length) works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of these works, unless they are labeled “nonfiction”, are eligible in the Best Novel … Continue reading
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the finalists for the 1945 Retrospective Hugo Awards today. As previously reported, CoNZealand received Retro Hugo Awards nominations from 120 members. Best Novel The Golden Fleece, by Robert Graves (Cassell) Land of … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of short form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, eligibility posts, and other sources … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long-form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated over the course of the year from dust jackets, Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages … Continue reading
The Booktube science fiction and fantasy community of YouTube announced the shortlist for its BooktubeSFF Awards 2020 on February 17. The community nominated its favorite works. Following a period devoted to readalongs and chats about the books, the winners … Continue reading
The nominations for the 2020 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented on May 31 at … 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
(1) THE COCKY SOLUTION. The hydra sprouts a new head in the Authors Guild’s report on “Quantumgate: Son of Cockygate”. The Cockygate case is close to resolution: the parties have entered into a settlement agreement and author Faleena Hopkins has … Continue reading