(1) WONDERS NEVER CEASE. The 1982 Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund delegate Kevin Smith has finished his trip report: “I finally got a round tuit”. You can read it online here: “TAFF Trip”. 40 years ago, in September 1982, I went to … Continue reading
(1) MARCEAU RAISES ISSUE ABOUT H.A.G. PRESIDENT. Author Caitlin Marceau tweeted yesterday that she has made the decision to leave the Horror Authors Guild (a different organization than the Horror Writers Association) due to Facebook comments made by the group’s … Continue reading
The PulpFest Organizing Committee has announced the twelve nominees for the 2022 Munsey Award Named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first pulp magazine, the award recognizes someone who has contributed to the betterment of the pulp community through disseminating knowledge, … Continue reading
(1) HALFWAY THRU THE YEAR. Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility tops Amazon.com’s list of the twenty “Best science fiction and fantasy of 2022 so far”. And joining Sea of Tranquility on Amazon.com’s overall “Best Books of the Year … Continue reading
(1) CANON SALUTE. “Spock Gets New Canon Full Name In Star Trek Strange New Worlds” reports Gizmodo. And that name is S’Chn T’Gai Spock. …[This] is not an unfamiliar name to fans of classic Star Trek novels. Barbara Hambly’s Pocket Book novel Ishmael, … Continue reading
(1) PUBLIC DOMAIN IN 2022. James Langdell told Facebook readers what excites him about the arrival of the New Year: Welcome to 2022! Now everything published in 1926 has entered the public domain in the US. At last I can … Continue reading
The winners of the 2019 and 2020 Sidewise Awards were announced this afternoon at DisCon III. The awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. 2019 Short Form: Harry Turtledove. “Christmas Truce” Asimov’s, November 2019. 2019 Long … Continue reading
The nominees for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History for calendar years 2019 and 2020 have been announced. 2019 SHORT FORM Seanan McGuire: “Any Way the Wind Blows,” Tor.com, 6/19 Christopher G. Nuttall, “Drang Nach Osten,” Trouble in the Wind, edited by … Continue reading
Erle Korshak, one of the last two surviving attendees of the first Worldcon in 1939, died August 25. With Korshak’s death, Bob Madle is the sole surviving attendee of the first Worldcon. Korshak’s first encounter with science fiction was in … Continue reading
The PulpFest Organizing Committee has announced the twelve nominees for the 2021 Munsey Award Named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first pulp magazine, the award recognizes someone who has contributed to the betterment of the pulp community through disseminating … Continue reading