A mini-report of progress being made by the MidAmeriCon II committee. The online Hugo nominations will open soon. Sound the trumpets and bang the gongs ! This just in from the Hugo Admins – "We believe the Hugo nominations will be … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, is posting its Progress Reports and other publications as free reads online. Currently available: The Possum Trot Le Zombie-Picayune, also known as Progress Report Zed, announcing the GoH’s and cost of membership (4 pages) The … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II will continue the successful strategy of running a contest to find a great design for the 2016 Hugo base. Design proposals must be submitted by January 18, 2016. All submissions need to include: Drawings, sketches, and, preferably, a … Continue reading
(1) SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS HOF CLASS OF 2024. Muddy Colors announces the Greg Manchess and Yuko Shimizu are among the “2024 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame” inductees. See examples of all the artists’ work at the link. The Society of … Continue reading
(1) ANGRY ROBOT BRINGS ON ECLIPSE OF STORYWISE. [Item by Anne Marble.] Angry Robot Books announced a one-week open submissions period that begins April 22, and several posts down in their thread they also said they would be using a … Continue reading
(1) HUGO NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN ONE WEEK. Nicholas Whyte, Glasgow 2024 Hugo Administrator and WSFS Division Head reminds members that they have until March 9 to submit nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards. Full information at “Hugo Awards – Nomination … Continue reading
(1) END OF AN ERA. Kristine Kathryn Rusch signed off her influential weekly business blog on November 22. “Business Musings: All Good Things”. …I wasn’t that desparate in 2009 and I’m certainly not that desperate now. As I noted in … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Hai Ya TV interviews CGTN posted a 3½-minute subtitled interview on YouTube with the Best Novelette winner. On Weibo, CCTV followed up their earlier videolink interview with a 20-minute face-to-face interview with him. This one is also untranslated … Continue reading
(0) SCROLL LITE. I’m not feeling well today, so let’s make this a do-it-yourself Scroll. Add links in the comments to things we should be covering. (1) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS. [Compiled by Cat Eldridge.] [Thanks to Andrew Porter, John King Tarpinian, … Continue reading
(1) WILL KOSA LEAD TO DELETION OF ONLINE QUEER CONTENT? Charlie Jane Anders’ latest Happy Dancing newsletter warns “The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse”. …For now at least, you can still talk freely about being trans or … Continue reading