(1) COMING TO ANOTHER PLANET NEAR YOU. Science News posted the winning name in NASA’s contest to name the new Mars rover. Meet Perseverance, NASA’s next ambassador to the Red Planet. The Mars rover’s new name was announced March 5, … Continue reading
George R.R. Martin presented Jane Johnson and Malcolm Edwards with Alfie Awards for Editing at the Hugo Losers Party last weekend. Jane Johnson said, “Such a wonderful honour. We editors work in the shadows, and that’s how it should be, … Continue reading
Dublin 2019 – An Irish Worldcon has released the full draft programme [PDF file] on its website. The programme has more than 700 events over five days from August 15-19, at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) and nearby Point Square. … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2018 Geffen Awards (Israel Speculative Fiction Awards) have been announced by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy. The awards are named in honor of editor and translator Amos Geffen, who was one of the … Continue reading
The Helsinki Science Fiction Society has announced the nominees for the 2019 Tähtifantasia Award, given for the best translated fantasy book published in Finnish during the previous year. The award jury is composed of critics Jukka Halme and Aleksi Kuutio, … Continue reading
(1) THE DEATH OF TRUTH. Brianna Wu is one of the featured victims in The Guardian’s article “Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out “. Conspiracy theories used to be seen as bizarre expressions of harmless eccentrics. … Continue reading
By JJ: Grim Oak Press and editor Shawn Speakman produce the Unfettered anthologies and other special editions – part of the proceeds of which is used to help pay medical fees for authors and artists in need: Unfettered: Lacking health … Continue reading
World Fantasy Convention 2020 in Salt Lake City officially opened for registration at the close of this year’s WFC in Baltimore. The Salt Lake committee so far has named five guests: Stephen Gallagher – British author of many novels and … Continue reading
Jules Verne won his Geffen Awards category, but L. Frank Baum lost to Rick Riordan. (Has Verne ever won an sff award before? I’d say he was overdue.) The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy announced the winners of … Continue reading
The 2018 David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — were presented July 14 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK. The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork. LEGEND AWARD The Legend Award … Continue reading