(1) EVADING DUTIES. Richard Garriott’s announcement that he secretly hid some of James Doohan’s ashes on the ISS inspired Steven H Silver’s post “A Brief History of Space Smuggling” for Amazing Stories. …The first mission to orbit the moon was … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long form (novel-length) works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of these works, unless they are labeled “nonfiction”, are eligible in the Best Novel … Continue reading
(1) PROZINE REJOINS THE LIVING Compelling Science Fiction has been saved from the scrapheap of history. Editor Joe Stech explains how it happened: We’re back in business and will be open to submissions once again on Monday, January 13th! After … Continue reading
The winners of the 2019 Kurd Laßwitz Preis have been posted. The award is named after German author Kurd Laßwitz and was first given in 1981. It is given to works written in or translated into the German language and … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2019 Kurd Laßwitz Preis have been posted. The award is named after German author Kurd Laßwitz and was first given in 1981. It is given to works written in or translated into the German language and … Continue reading
(1) MORE ON NYC TOLKIEN EXHIBIT. The Tolkien Collector’s Guide site has shared a summary of all the announced scheduled events associated with the “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth” exhibit opening in New York on January 25, including what will (and … Continue reading
(1) BRONYCON TO END. Next year’s BronyCon is the last, it was announced at this weekend’s event in Baltimore. BronyCon is the world’s largest family-friendly convention for and by fans of the animated TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is … Continue reading
(1) CELEBRATE THE RADCH. Ann Leckie’s new book Provenance comes out on September 26, and the Imperial Radch fandom on Tumblr is asking people to create thematic fanworks as part of the celebration. Each day, fans are encouraged to post … Continue reading
I’m winding up President’s Day Weekend by assigning a Scroll entry to each of our First Executives. (1) GEORGE WASHINGTON. He’s the foundation, the one we’ve all heard of. Just like that breakthrough Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin, who … Continue reading
(1) CELEBRATING IN ORBIT. Happy New Year from the International Space Station. Happy #NewYearsEve from @AstroPeggy, @astro_kimbrough, @Thom_astro, and the whole space station crew! pic.twitter.com/EwYKvx6qPz — International Space Station (@Space_Station) January 1, 2017 (2) MAKING IT COUNT. Camestros Felapton celebrates … Continue reading