By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long-form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated over the course of the year from dust jackets, Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages … Continue reading
By Daniel Dern. Boskone 57, Feb 14-16, 2020. The temperature ranged from chilly (it is winter) to downright frosty (12? Saturday morning, maybe up to 20? by 9:45AM when we walked the overpass from our hotel to the con), but … Continue reading
(1) JOHN M. FORD RETURNING TO PRINT. Isaac Butler’s research for “The Disappearance of John M. Ford” at Slate led to an unexpected benefit: “I wanted to learn why a beloved science fiction writer fell into obscurity after his death. … Continue reading
(1) NEXT TIME, JUST WALK THERE IN THE BAT-SHOES. No more BIFF! or POW! Looks like Batman and The Joker are getting involved in the UK general election campaign in this ad from the Labour Party-supporting Momentum organization: (2) THE … Continue reading
Asimov’s has put Norman Spinrad’s “On Books” column back online. It’s now preceded by this statement from editor Sheila Williams: We took the Norman Spinrad column down from our website because we heard many concerns from readers. I’m putting it … Continue reading
World Fantasy Convention 2019 has released its program online at https://wfc2019.org/schedule/. World Fantasy Con 2019 will be held in LA at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel from Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3. WFC 2019’s guests of honor are … Continue reading
Roving photographer Daniel Dern found these shots of interest on Friday at Dublin 2019. Panel, Writing Outside Western Expectations Georgina Kamsika, Beth Meacham, Joey Yu, Regina Kanyu Wang The rest of the gallery follows the jump.
(1) ARISIA BACK IN THE WESTIN. The convention website indicates Arisia 2020 will return to the Westin Boston Waterfront, from January 17-20, 2020. (2) READERCON. Kate Nepveu compiled a great set of panel notes about the Readercon panel “Translation and … Continue reading
By JJ: On May 11, the 2019 Hugo Awards voter packet became available for download by Attending, Supporting, First Worldcon, Young Adult, and Child members of Dublin 2019. The packet is an electronic collection which helps voters become better informed … Continue reading
By JJ: Dublin 2019 has announced the 2019 Hugo Award Finalists. Since the Hugo Voter’s packet has not yet arrived, if you’d like to get a head start on your reading, you can use this handy guide to find material … Continue reading