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) BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS TAKING NOMINATIONS. Voting for the British Fantasy Awards is open through May 31. You can vote for the BFAs if you are any of the following:– A member of the British Fantasy Society– An attendee at FantasyCon … Continue reading
(1) OUT OF BOUNDS. Priya Sridhar analyzes the ethical and professional issues related to the Susan Meachen story in “’Death Is Not A Marketing Tool’ And Other Sentences We Shouldn’t Have To Say” at Medium. (Via Cat Rambo.) Trigger Warning: … Continue reading
The judging panel for the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2022 announced the winners at FantasyCon on September 17. FANTASY Zoraida Córdova, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina SCIENCE FICTION Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace BLURRED BOUNDARIES Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars DEBUT Lorraine … Continue reading
The winners of the 2022 British Fantasy Awards were announced at FantasyCon on September 17. BEST NEWCOMER (THE SYDNEY J. BOUNDS AWARD) Shelley Parker-Chan, for She Who Became the Sun (Tor) BEST FILM / TELEVISION PRODUCTION Last Night in Soho BEST NON-FICTION Writing the … Continue reading
(1) BIDDING WILF FAREWELL. Radio Times profiles the late actor in “Bernard Cribbins: How he brought magic to Doctor Who”. …It was when Howard Attfield, who’d played Donna’s dad in The Runaway Bride, passed away before his scenes could be completed … Continue reading
The shortlists for the 2022 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. BEST NEWCOMER (THE SYDNEY J. BOUNDS AWARD) Jurors: Anna Agaronyan, Clara Cohen, … Continue reading
(1) TIME IS FLEETING. The SFWA Silent Auction ends tomorrow at noon. Organizer Jason Sanford says, “In particular you and your File 770 readers might get a kick out of seeing the original Munchkin card in the auction, which I … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has selected their 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Jo Fletcher, Nancy Holder, and Koji Suzuki. The awards will be given at this year’s StokerCon, happening in Denver, Colorado in May. HWA presents the Lifetime Achievement … Continue reading
(1) SLF ILLUSTRATION OF THE YEAR. Michelle Feng is the winner of the Speculative Literature Foundation’s search for their 2022 Illustration of the Year. Hoping to translate theory into policy and practice, Michelle’s experience revolves around working directly with traditionally … Continue reading