(1) USPS TO ISSUE D&D STAMPS. [Item by Daniel Dern.] “New DnD Stamps Celebrate Game’s 50th Anniversary | D&D News (dungeonsanddragonsfan.com) at Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics. Over the years the Dungeons & Dragons brand has appeared in countless places, with … Continue reading
By Michaele Jordan: Friends, as I’ve mentioned in previous years, I always read all the Hugo nominees. Usually I do this as soon as the nominees are announced. But this year, maybe because I was so focused on the Fan … Continue reading
The 2023 Hugo Awards were presented October 21 during a ceremony at the Chengdu Worldcon. BEST NOVEL BEST NOVELLA BEST NOVELETTE BEST SHORT STORY BEST SERIES BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC BEST RELATED WORK BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM BEST … Continue reading
(1) WAYS IN WHICH PRATCHETT IS STILL WITH US. Sam Jordison discusses “Pratchett power: from lost stories to new adaptations, how the late Discworld author lives on” in the Guardian. “Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2023 Premio Italia have been revealed. The winners will be announced on October 14 during Stranimondi 2023 in Milan. 2023 FINALISTS ILLUSTRAZIONE O COPERTINA / ILLUSTRATION OR COVER ART CURATORE / EDITOR TRADUTTORE / TRANSLATOR COLLANA / COLLECTION RIVISTA … Continue reading
The 2023 finalists for the Best Series Hugo are: In previous years there were requests for a list of the works considered part of each finalist for Best Series (whether or not those works are included in the voter packet). … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot came out yesterday and collectively the nominees kept up the trend of becoming more organic year by year — books that are widely talked about, and some even up for other awards in the field … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot was published on August 8. Registered voters should expect to receive notice by email. To be eligible for the 2023 Dragon Awards the book, comic, game, movie, must have been released between July 1, 2022 and the … Continue reading
The shortlists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards have been released, along with the names of the jurors who will decide the winners, which will be announced at FantasyCon in September. THE ROBERT HOLDSTOCK AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL Jurors: Elias Eells, Elloise … Continue reading
(1) HOW THE BESTSELLER LIST IS WON. Several authors responded to Sarah Pinborough’s question about whether certain kinds of sales affect the UK bestseller lists. (2) THE FUTURE IS NOW. “’It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take … Continue reading