(1) WE’LL BE GONE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND THEN. Cass Morris tells what it was like aboard Disney’s Halcyon Starcruiser in “Together As One”, first in a series of posts where she’ll capture full details of this Star Wars immersive … Continue reading
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the 2023 Youth Media Award winners — the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – during LibLearnX: The … Continue reading
The Writers Guild announced nominations for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards on January 11. The awards for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2022 will be presented on March 5. Andor and Severance are … Continue reading
(1) IT’S A HIT! NASA’s DART mission crashed into the targeted asteroid today. And CNN reports “After DART’s successful collision with an asteroid, the science is just getting started”. For the first time in history, NASA is trying to change … Continue reading
(1) A BIT OF HISTORY. The Finnish Postal Museum is looking for letters from Tove Jansson. “Have you received or are you in possession of a letter written by Tove Jansson?” Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was a prolific letter writer all … Continue reading
(1) SCUM VS. VILLAINY. At Unusual Things in “Being a Better Writer: Delivering a Villain and Making Them Truly Scary”, Max Florschutz hosts a deeply thoughtful and fascinatingly detailed seven-course meal about writing “bad guys.” This is just an appetizer … Continue reading
The winners of the 2022 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories were announced March 20 by the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East … Continue reading
The nominations for the 2021 Ursa Major Awards have been finalized. The Ursa Major Award is presented annually for “excellence in the furry arts.” Anyone may nominate and vote for candidates for the Awards. The 2021 Ursa Major Awards final ballot … Continue reading
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2022 nominations are filled with genre films as always – Dune, The Matrix Resurrections, Nightmare Alley and A Quiet Place Part II lead the feature competition with three nominations apiece, in the categories of effects/foley, dialogue/ADR … Continue reading
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2021. Winners will be revealed on March 20. Genre shows with … Continue reading