(1) LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR. C. E. Murphy shares her views about what kind of revision request letters work best: “Process Post: on edit letters” at The Essential Kit. There was a discussion going on over on Bluesky about dealing … Continue reading
(1) TO THE NASFIC AND BEYOND. A chapter of Sandra Bond’s Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund trip saga appears in the new issue of Geri Sullivan’s fanzine Idea 13. Says S&ra, “It contains my report on Pemmi-Con with detailed thoughts on What … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON UPDATE. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] What is the Tianwen Program/Award? Right now, this is a bit of an enigma. I stumbled across a link to this Chinese-language news article at the bottom of the article covered in the next … Continue reading
(1) LUKYANENKO NOT AT WORLDCON. There’s no sign of the Chengdu Worldcon’s Russian GoH Sergey Lukyanenko in social media coverage of the con. And the latest posts to his blog on his official website (devoted to anti-Israel remarks, and a … Continue reading
(1) TOP HORROR AUTHORS OFFER FREE CONVENTION. “Christopher Golden’s House of Last Resort Weekend” will be held January 18-21 in Portsmouth, NH. Admission is FREE with weekend hotel room reservation. Spend a weekend with your favorite scary authors in a … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2023 Harvey Awards, honoring the life and work of comics creator Harvey Kurtzman,(1924-1993), cartoonist, writer, editor and founder of Mad Magazine, have been revealed. Nominees for this year’s awards were selected by a curated committee of diverse industry voices … Continue reading
Comic-Con International announced the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2023 at a ceremony on July 21. EISNER AWARDS 2023 BEST SHORT STORY BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT BEST CONTINUING SERIES BEST LIMITED SERIES BEST NEW SERIES BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS … Continue reading
PREFACE By Steve Vertlieb: Rod Serling’s iconic, landmark television series The Twilight Zone, premiered over the CBS Television Network on Friday night, October 2, 1959. The program featured the brilliant literary poetry of its creator, as well as the writings … Continue reading
The 2023 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards final ballot has been released. The nominees were selected by the combined efforts of jury and public voting. Final ballot voting is restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and … Continue reading
The PulpFest Organizing Committee has announced the twelve nominees for the 2023 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