The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2022. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
(1) IS ENOUGH MONEY POURING IN? [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] “Avatar: The Way Of Water passes $1bn at the global box office” the BBC reports. Arguably something the studio needed as Avatar: The Way of Water is apparently … Continue reading
(1) THEY COULD HAVE BEEN CONTENDERS. Rich Horton has “Hugo Nomination Recommendations, 1959”, which he says is the next-to-last in the series. …I have cited Jo Walton’s excellent Informal History of the Hugos before, and in that book you can find Jo’s … Continue reading
(1) THIS PRESENT CENTURY. The “TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2022” doesn’t include sff text writers, however, it features an array of performers and filmmakers with genre resumes like (Artists) Simu Liu, Andrew Garfield, Channing Tatum, (Innovators) Taika Waititi, … Continue reading
(1) FROM THE LIFE OF JMS. J. Michael Straczynski has released an unlocked Patreon post of a chapter he cut from his autobiography: “Chapter Cut from Bio: The Great Bible Battle”. Here’s his introduction: As noted elsewhere, I cut a … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has announced five finalists for the Best Novel category of the 42nd annual Prometheus Awards. The Best Novel winner will receive a plaque with a one-ounce gold coin. An online awards ceremony is planned for August at … Continue reading
(1) HUGO NOMINATING DEADLINE IS MARCH 15. There are ten days left to submit a Hugo nominating ballot. Those eligible to vote are the members of DisCon III and members of Chicon 8 who registered by January 31, 2022. More … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association today announced the shortlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards, for work published in 2021. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
The nominations for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2022 have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented during the … Continue reading
British Science Fiction Association members will have until February 21 to help choose the BSFA Awards shortlists for works published in 2021. The voting form is available to BSFA members here. In the first round, members nominated a longlist of 74 novels, 62 works of short … Continue reading