(1) COMING IN FOR A LANDING. Los Angeles Magazine tells why “George Lucas’ Billion Dollar Museum Is About Way More Than ‘Star Wars’”. A year ago this design looked unique. But today? I bet you can guess what building it … Continue reading
(1) WE’RE BACK. “Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years” – CNN not only has the story, they enlisted Captain Kirk – William Shatner – to help tell it on the air. The US-made Odysseus … Continue reading
(1) GLASGOW 2024 REOPENS HUGO NOMINATIONS. Members of Glasgow 2024 were notified today that online nominations for the Hugo Awards are working again. One day after they initially went live on January 27, the committee announced in social media, “We … Continue reading
Finalists in 27 competitive categories for the 2024 Audie Awards were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on January 30. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment. The winners will be revealed on March 4. The complete … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) today announced the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot. This is not the list of finalists, nor are they called nominees: it is the list which HWA members will choose from when they vote to determine the … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
(1) WHAT, ME WORRY? Should we share Jeffrey Davies’ concern about “Is Reimagining History Through Biofiction Ethical?”. His Book Riot post focuses on work that is not marketed as genre, although it arguably is alternate history. …On the other side … Continue reading
(1) STOKERCON 2024 ADDS GOHS. The Horror Writers Association has announced two new Guests of Honor for StokerCon, Justina Ireland and Nisi Shawl. They join Paula Guran, Jonathan Maberry and Paul Tremblay, with a sixth guest soon to join them. (2) SCHOLARSHIP FROM HELL. … Continue reading
(1) EMSH REVIVAL FOR AGAIN, DANGEROUS VISIONS. J. Michael Straczynski told Facebook readers about the work he’s doing to get the second Ellison anthology, Again, Dangerous Visions, ready for publication. It involves the interior art and graphics. Now that Harlan’s … Continue reading
(1) ALL SYSTEMS GREEN. Martha Wells’ series is coming to TV: “Alexander Skarsgård Stars In ‘Murderbot’ Sci-Fi Series Ordered By Apple” – Deadline carried the announcement. Apple TV+ has officially picked up Murderbot, a 10-episode sci-fi drama series starring and executive … Continue reading