World Fantasy Convention 2019 has released its program online at https://wfc2019.org/schedule/. World Fantasy Con 2019 will be held in LA at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel from Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3. WFC 2019’s guests of honor are … Continue reading
The World Fantasy Awards 2019 nominees have been announced. The awards will be presented at World Fantasy Con 2019 to be held in Los Angeles October 31-November 3. 2019 Lifetime Achievement Awards Hayao Miyazaki Jack Zipes Nominees Novel In the … Continue reading
(1) THE LAST DAY. Macmillan Publishers is moving from the Flatiron to the Equitable Building and taking Tor.com with it. Seanan McGuire commemorates the departure in her story “Any Way the Wind Blows”. “Captain?” I turn. Our navigator is looking … Continue reading
The 2018 Sara Douglass Book Series Award shortlist was released on March 3. The award is given periodically; this year the eligible series were those ending in 2015-2017 with a book that individually could have been considered for an Aurealis Award … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Awards were announced February 19 by the Continuum Foundation (ConFound). The award recognizes the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers. The winners of the Aurealis Awards, as well as the Sara … Continue reading
World Fantasy Con 2019 will be held in LA at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel from October 31 – November 3. The current membership rates are: Attending Membership: $200.00 Supporting Membership: $50.00 The Attending Membership Rate will increase November … Continue reading
LeVar Burton, Judy Blume, Patrick Ness and Eric Carle are among the 246 candidates from 64 countries nominated to the 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The candidates were presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 11 by ALMA-jury chair Boel Westin. … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2019 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
On May 9 the Australasian Horror Writers Association announced the shortlists for the Australian Shadows Awards 2017. The juried award is given in seven categories for work by an Australasian author that has horror/dark fiction content either as a focal … Continue reading
The preliminary ballot for the Australian SF (“Ditmar”) Awards for 2018 has been made available for comment and correction before becoming final. The nominees are award-eligible works and persons first nominated by fans and members of the Australian NatCon which … Continue reading