The Short Mystery Fiction Society announced the 2019 Derringer Awards on May 1. For Best Flash Story (ranges up to 1,000 words) “The Bicycle Thief” by James Blakey, The Norwegian American, Sept. 21, 2018 For Best Short Story (ranges from … Continue reading
(1) FANS LOSE THEIR SHIRT OVER ELLISON DESIGN. A Harlan Ellison Facebook Fan Club member pointed out that a Hawaiian shirt seller on Etsy was offering a colorful fractal collage of Ellison images. The first fan to respond made the … Continue reading
(1) RETRO HUGO FAN CATEGORY RESOURCE. Joe Siclari and the FANAC Fan History Project are providing support to Dublin 2019 Retro Hugo voters: The nomination forms have gone out for Dublin 2019’s Retro Hugo awards for works published in 1943. … Continue reading
(1) TARDIS MAKEOVER. Doctor Who Today has this leaked photo of a new TARDIS design. (2) ANOTHER BIG $ALE. The Hipsters of the Coast report that the “Art for Chandra, Torch of Defiance SDCC Promo Sells for $35,000”. Chandra, Torch … Continue reading
(1) F&SF. Gordon Van Gelder has unveiled the cover for F&SF’s Sept/Oct. 2018 issue. The cover art is by Michael Garland. (2) SPINER BECOMES A SUPER VP. ScienceFiction.com has the results — “Data From Polling Numbers Are In: Brent Spiner … Continue reading
(1) CLARA COMING BACK? In a spoiler-filled post, “This ‘Doctor Who’ Companion Could Be About to Return for the Christmas Special “, Lewis Jeffries speculates about the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special. On Twitter, it has been stated that Eddie’s … Continue reading
By Fred Patten. The 2015 Recommended Anthropomorphic Reading List is now closed. Nominations for the 2015 Ursa Major Awards opened on January 14, the first day of Further Confusion 2016. The awards will celebrate the best anthropomorphic literature and art first published … Continue reading