By JJ: On May 11, the 2019 Hugo Awards voter packet became available for download by Attending, Supporting, First Worldcon, Young Adult, and Child members of Dublin 2019. The packet is an electronic collection which helps voters become better informed … Continue reading
By JJ: Dublin 2019 has announced the 2019 Hugo Award Finalists. Since the Hugo Voter’s packet has not yet arrived, if you’d like to get a head start on your reading, you can use this handy guide to find material … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards were announced April 2 in a live … Continue reading
The 26th issue of Uncanny Magazine will be available on January 1. Hugo Award-winning Publishers/Editors-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas are proud to present the 26th issue of their 2016, 2017, and 2018 Hugo Award-winning online science fiction and fantasy magazine. … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, this post provides information on the artists and designers of more than 560 works which appeared in a professional publication in the field of science fiction or fantasy for the first time in 2018. … Continue reading
(1) WHAT’S INSIGHT. The InSight lander, after yesterday’s successful touchdown, charged up its solar-powered batteries and tested its camera…. (This may be an old chestnut by now, but it’s a Martian chestnut!) (2) ELVES AND MEN. Olga Polomoshnova considers partings … Continue reading
Loscon 46 chair Matthew B. Tepper has announced the 2019 convention’s guests of honor: Pro: Howard Waldrop Fan: Edie Stern Artist: Julie Dillon The theme of Loscon 46 is “Where Science Fiction Meets Fantasy.” Loscon 46 will be held November … Continue reading
(1) BRING ME MY SPEAR OF BURNISHED BRONZE, BRING ME MY CHARIOT OF FILE. Prior to the pacemaker being put in the staff worked hard to convince me to stay in San Jose a week before attempting to drive home. … Continue reading
(1) DILLON KICKSTARTER. A Kickstarter to crowdfund “Daydreamer’s Journey, a new Art Book by Julie Dillon” was launched July 24. Dillon is one of the top artists in the field, a three-time Hugo Award winner (plus five Chesley Awards, three … Continue reading
The 2018 Locus Awards winners were announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle on June 23. The Locus Awards are chosen by a survey of readers in an open poll. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL The Collapsing Empire, John Scalzi (Tor … Continue reading