(1) BSFA AWARDS LINK CHANGE. Use this link instead of the one posted yesterday to view the BSFA Awards ceremony on April 4. BSFA chair Allen Stroud says, “Apologies for the alteration. Owing to a case of deleting a scheduled … Continue reading
(1) THE DOCTOR IS STILL IN. Entertainment Weekly confirms “Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will play time traveler for at least one more season”. … “I’ve seen loads of fan art, which I always love,” she says. “But it’s never … Continue reading
(1) ANTIQUARIANS ARISE. Posters for three upcoming book fairs across the U.S. (2) A WRITER’S LIFE. Kameron Hurley opens her books in “Writing Income: What I Made in 2017”. A couple of observations: Patreon Saves the Day (But Don’t Count … Continue reading
(1) THE ROARING 20. James Davis Nicoll continues his series of “core” lists with “Twenty Core Trader Speculative Fiction Works Every True SF Fan Should Have On Their Shelves”. (2) PRIME TIME LE GUIN. Rare video of Ursula K. LeGuin’s … Continue reading
Kevin Standlee’s video of the Aussiecon 4 Hugo Awards Ceremony is now online here at TheHugoAwards.org. Kevin warns there is one-minute gap in the coverage beginning just before the tie for Best Novel was announced, the length of time it … Continue reading
Cat Sparks is raising money to bring Canadian SF author Peter Watts to Aussiecon. Cat gives full details on Talking Squid: To that end, with Peter’s permission, I’m conducting a raffle to raise money for his airfare and accommodation. First … Continue reading
Or nearly. The press release says now, whereas the Aussiecon 4 site says information will be e-mailed to existing voters beginning May 4. Mine hasn’t come yet, though I’m sure it will be along shortly: Aussiecon 4 will be emailing … Continue reading
Aussiecon 4 Hugo Administrator Vincent Docherty said online that the number of nominating ballots received (with some fine tuning still to be done ) is around 850, which is a new record. He compared this to Torcon 3’s 805 (2003), Anticipation’s 799 (2009), Constellation’s 660 (1983) and … Continue reading
Aussiecon 4, the 2010 Worldcon, is taking reservations for space in the Art Show and Dealers Room. Instructions for applying can be found at the official web site: www.aussiecon4.org.au. Full text of the press release appears after the jump.
(1) NEW FIRST DOCTOR ANIMATION PLANNED. The next classic Doctor Who adventure to be animated using archival fragments is the opening story of the third season, “Galaxy Four”, reports the BBC. Galaxy 4 (alternatively spelled Galaxy Four) is the mostly-missing first serial … Continue reading