Three First Fandom awards were announced during Chicon 8’s opening ceremonies on September 1. The Big Heart Award for service to fandom also was presented. First Fandom was created in 1958. The modern organization defines as “dinosaurs” those active in science … Continue reading
The 2022 Aurora Awards were announced by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association on August 13 in a virtual ceremony during When Words Collide. BEST NOVEL Jade Legacy, Fonda Lee, Orbit BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL Walking in Two Worlds, … Continue reading
The 2022 Saturn Award nominees were announced on August 12. Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, leads all films with 12. Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley runs second with 10. Among television shows, AMC’s Better Call Saul tops the list with seven nominations. … Continue reading
Many creators were honored with Inkpot Awards this weekend at Comic-Con International 2022 for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services. The convention has not yet updated its list of winners, but all … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) announced the recipients of its 2021 Specialty Awards. SPECIALTY PRESS The HWA Specialty Press Award goes to Valancourt Books. The HWA Specialty Press Award is presented periodically to a specialty publisher whose work has substantially … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has selected their 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Jo Fletcher, Nancy Holder, and Koji Suzuki. The awards will be given at this year’s StokerCon, happening in Denver, Colorado in May. HWA presents the Lifetime Achievement … Continue reading
The recipients of the International Costumers’ Guild’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award were announced at Costume-Con 40 this weekend by ICG President Kevin Roche. 2022 ICG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Leslie L. Johnston has been honored with the International … Continue reading
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts honored the winners of the following awards at their annual conference held March 16-20. (Some award winners were named ahead of the conference.) THE CRAWFORD AWARD [Presented annually by the IAFA … Continue reading
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has named author Marie-Aude Murail of France and illustrator Suzy Lee of the Republic of Korea as winners of the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Given every other year by IBBY, the awards recognize lifelong achievement and … Continue reading
First Fandom has announced the candidates for the organization’s three annual awards. Members have until April 15 to vote, and the winners will be announced at Chicon8, this year’s Worldcon in Chicago. Here are the fans up for the awards … Continue reading