(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites listeners to chow down on chowder with the award-winning Jack Dann in episode 104 of his Eating the Fantastic podcast. Jack’s an old friend I see far too infrequently ever since he moved … 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
(1) DOCTOR WHO AT DUBLIN 2019 BLOG. Nicholas Whyte explains why it’s a challenge to write about “Doctor Who in Ireland”, then fannishly does so anyway — 23 November 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of the first episode of Doctor … Continue reading
The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at the 76th World Science Fiction … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for the Best Young Adult Book were announced March 31. There were 1813 valid nominating ballots (1795 … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II reports over 4,000 nominating ballots were received for the 2016 Hugo Awards, nearly doubling the previous record of 2,122 ballots set last year by Sasquan, the 73rd Worldcon held in Spokane, WA. This is the eighth consecutive year … Continue reading
(1) GUILLERMO DEL TORO. The Pacific Rim director admires this fan art: This piece of art by Quivery encapsulates EXACTLY the reason why I did the film. pic.twitter.com/WizRnzgzox — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) March 30, 2016 (2) SHEIKH DJIBOUTI. I … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, is now accepting online Hugo nomination ballots. Also at the link are downloadable Hugo and Retro Hugo ballot forms which can be printed and used for mail-in voting. The deadline to submit nominations is March … Continue reading
Sad and Rabid Puppies are spending unlimited effort to find old Hugo recommendation lists in order to prove with geometric logic that people were trying to manipulate the awards before they came along. Allow me to spare you further digging! I … Continue reading
The new San Marino in 2019 bid asks “Why settle for a convention in a city when you could have an entire country?” If they win, they’d like to run a 3,000-person Worldcon beginning August 7, 2019. Even if they … Continue reading