(1) WHAT FILERS LOVE. Rocket Stack Rank’s Eric Wong put together a page summarizing the Filers’ Hugo nominations for the three short-fiction categories: “Annotated 2017 File 770 List for Short Fiction”. Here are some highlights: In the Annotated 2017 File … Continue reading
(1) THE YOUTH ARE BACK. James Davis Nicoll kicks off Phase II of Young People Review Old SFF with a 1909 tale. In the hope of selecting more accessible works, I crowd-sourced my selections and now provide my readers with … Continue reading
Eurocon 2014 will be held in Dublin, Ireland from August 22-24 — the weekend after the London Worldcon. The bid for Ireland outpolled the rival Romanian bid 61-16. The vote took place at Kontakt, the 2012 Eurocon in Zagreb, Croatia. The 2014 … Continue reading
(1) CLARION WEST WORKSHOP FACULTY. Earlier this month Clarion West announced their 2024 Six-Week Summer Workshop Instructors: The Clarion West 2024 Six-Week Summer Workshop will take place from June 16 – July 27, 2024. Applications for the 2024 Six-Week Workshop … Continue reading
By Lee Weinstein: Step right up ladies and gentlemen, and for the price of one thin dime, see the living, breathing human cyclops, born just the way you see him, like Polyphemus of old! The eye of the cyclops; the … Continue reading
(1) LOCUS CROWDFUNDING NEARS FINISH LINE. The Locus Magazine Indiegogo campaign wraps up tomorrow. Backers have pledged $73,015 of $75,000 as of this afternoon – they may make it! Sarah Gailey interviewed Locus’ publisher and editor-in-chief at Stone Soup: “Liza … Continue reading
By Sultana Raza. Seeking / Restoring Green Gardens of Utopias As environmental problems caused by industrialisation and post-industrialisation continue to increase, the public is looking for ecological solutions. As pandemics, economic crises, and wars plague our society in different ways, … Continue reading
By Rich Lynch: I read the news about him today at the File770.com newsblog: “Past Worldcon chair and First Fandom Hall of Fame inductee Roger Sims died January 23 at the age of 91 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s … Continue reading
(1) A DRIVING FORCE IN LITERATURE. Liza Burns’ artwork for the new Oregon license plate is composed of 127 symbols of cultural importance to the state. The book icon represents Ursula K. Le Guin. An interactive key is here. From … Continue reading
The 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for the United Kingdom came out June 11, and includes many celebrities and creators with sff credits. Knight Bachelor Jonathan Pryce, Actor, for services to Drama and Charity. His latest star turn is playing … Continue reading