(1) HOLY CATS! “Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Confirmed: Production Status & Everything We Know” at ScreenRant. Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig has been tapped to helm a new reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia, and the upcoming film series is already beginning to … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association today announced the shortlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The BSFA Awards have been presented annually since 1970. They are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of short form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, eligibility posts, and other sources … Continue reading
British Science Fiction Association members have until January 31 to help choose the BSFA Awards shortlists for works published in 2019. The voting form is available to BSFA members here. In the first round, members nominated a longlist of 46 novels, 43 works … Continue reading
The full list of eligible titles submitted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 has been posted. This is not a longlist but a tally of all the books under consideration by the judges — a record-breaking 124 books from … Continue reading
(1) ADDING AN OSCAR. Animation World Network asks, “Do Digital Characters Deserve Academy Awards?” Producing photorealistic digital humans, animals and other types of creatures has been a one of the holy grails for computer scientists and digital artists since the … Continue reading
British Science Fiction Association members have until January 31 to help choose the BSFA Awards shortlist for works published in 2017. In the first round of voting members nominated a longlist of 48 novels, 41 short stories, 20 items of nonfiction, and 28 … Continue reading
Gardner Dozois has named the 38 stories that will appear in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, due out in July of 2018: THE MOON IS NOT A BATTLEFIELD, Indrapramit Das MY ENGLISH NAME, R.S. Benedict AN EVENING … Continue reading
(1) SLATOFF’S NEW COMMISSION. Christopher Slatoff, the sculptor who did the Ray Bradbury-themed Father Electrico statue, will see his war hero memorial unveiled in Pasadena on Memorial Day. (2) THIRD FIFTH FOR DOCTOR WHO? The BBC dropped a hint: “Doctor … Continue reading