The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2017 Locus Awards. The awards will be presented at Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, June 23-25. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL Company Town, Madeline Ashby (Tor) The Medusa Chronicles, Stephen Baxter … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has announced the Chesley Awards 2016 nominees. Voting runs through June 26. ASFA members in good standing are eligible to vote. The awards will be given out at MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City. … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II reports over 4,000 nominating ballots were received for the 2016 Hugo Awards, nearly doubling the previous record of 2,122 ballots set last year by Sasquan, the 73rd Worldcon held in Spokane, WA. This is the eighth consecutive year … Continue reading
(1) INTERNET HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Chuck Wendig tees off on a Huffington Post UK editor who preens about not paying their 13,000 contributors. Because it isn’t “authentic.” To pay writers. You toxic tickledicks. You venomous content-garglers. You thieves, you brigands, you … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, is now accepting online Hugo nomination ballots. Also at the link are downloadable Hugo and Retro Hugo ballot forms which can be printed and used for mail-in voting. The deadline to submit nominations is March … Continue reading
The 2011 World Fantasy Award winners have been announced on the SFWA blog. The winners are selected by a panel of judges that differs every year. This year’s judges were Andrew Hook, Sacha Mamczak, Mark Rich, Sean Wallace, and Kim … Continue reading
(1) HOAX OF THRONES. From Entertainment Weekly, “Game of Thrones producers reveal 4 of their epic cast pranks”. John Bradley’s Ridiculous New Costume. During the making of season 6, Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Hannah Murray (Gilly) asked the producers to … Continue reading
Three’s a charm? Kansas City fans won the right to hold the 2016 Worldcon in a vote at LonCon 3 – the city’s third appearance on the site selection ballot in the past 11 years. The vote was Kansas City … Continue reading