“Teaching SF,” a workshop on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool, will be held in conjunction with the 2011 Worldcon. Full attending members of Renovation may attend at no cost, others may enroll for a fee — … Continue reading
Anticipation lists the names of program participants in a new press release that follows the jump. A prestigious addition is 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Paul Krugman of the Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University and centenary professor … Continue reading
(1) BACK IN THE SHED. The tower for Artemis is being hauled under cover: “Kennedy Space Center bracing for Hurricane Dorian”. NASA civil servants and contractors at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are bracing for high winds and rain … Continue reading
(1) BACK FROM THE NEBULAS. Connie Willis shares with Facebook readers some of her info from the “We Have Always Been Here” panel — At the Nebula Awards weekend in Los Angeles this last week I was on a panel … Continue reading
(1) HUGO VOTER PACKET ADDITION. The editors of Uncanny Magazine tweeted – (2) WINDS (OF WINTER) BENEATH MY WINGS. George R.R. Martin gave a classy response to Air New Zealand’s offer to “help” him finish his next book by flying … Continue reading
By JJ: On May 11, the 2019 Hugo Awards voter packet became available for download by Attending, Supporting, First Worldcon, Young Adult, and Child members of Dublin 2019. The packet is an electronic collection which helps voters become better informed … Continue reading
By JJ: Dublin 2019 has announced the 2019 Hugo Award Finalists. Since the Hugo Voter’s packet has not yet arrived, if you’d like to get a head start on your reading, you can use this handy guide to find material … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards were announced April 2 in a live … Continue reading
Who’s bidding for the Worldcon? Here is a summary of ongoing bids pieced together from the presentations at LoneStarCon 3, the 2012 Smofcon, plus other online discussions — and my own Machiavellian speculation thrown in for seasoning. 2016 There is an unopposed bid … Continue reading
James Bacon announced a Dublin bid for the 2019 Worldcon this afternoon at LoneStarCon 3. Their proposed venue is Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), on the north side of the River Liffey, a mile east of the center of the city. The … Continue reading