By Carl Slaughter: Roaming publisher and agency catalogs in search of interesting/impressive books/series to feature or authors to interview/profile, I estimate I’ve seen the cover art for 5,000 science fiction, fantasy, and horror books. Few have caught my attention. Fewer … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has announced the Chesley Awards 2016 nominees. Voting runs through June 26. ASFA members in good standing are eligible to vote. The awards will be given out at MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City. … Continue reading
The complete list of 2015 Chesley Award Finalists has been posted by John Picacio. (The official ASFA page requires membership to access.) Best Cover Illustration / Hardcover Julie Dillon, Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology edited by Brandon Sanderson; Dragonsteel … Continue reading
The 2014 Chesley Awards were presented by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) at Loncon 3 on August 15. Best Cover (Hardback): Todd Lockwood for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Best Cover (Paperback): Kerem Beyit … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2014 Chesley Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at Loncon 3. Galleries of shortlisted artists and works are available at the Association of Science Fiction Artists (ASFA) website here. Best Cover Illustration: Hardback … Continue reading
The winners of the 2013 Chesley Awards given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists were announced at LoneStarCon 3 on August 30. Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book John Picacio The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper; Pyr, November … Continue reading
(1) F&SF. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction’s May-June 2023 cover art is by Maurizio Manzieri. (2) INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. The International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist of 6 works was released on April 18. The one longlisted item of genre interest has survived to … Continue reading
(1) YOUR VIRTUAL VACAY. Paul Weimer has transplanted the famous Mind Meld feature, a roundtable discussion of the tropes, themes, politics, and future of genre fiction that solicits answers from writers, editors, readers and fans, to its new home at … Continue reading
(1) TIME TO BOW OUT. Bruce Sterling’s blog at WIRED, which he’s been writing since 2003, is ending: “Farewell to Beyond the Beyond”. …If there are no big events due to pandemic, and nobody’s shopping much, either, then it’s mighty … Continue reading
(1) SHOUT OUTS FOR SHUT INS. [Item by Daniel Dern.] Mask-makers and other Good News shout-outs. (You’ll want to stick with this through to minute 11, trust me — at which point you WILL want to keep watching, I bet.) … Continue reading