Mary Soon Lee and Neil Gaiman are the winners of the 2018 Rhysling Awards presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). The winners were chosen by SFPA members, with 140 votes cast in the short poem category, … Continue reading
By Nicholas Whyte and Colette Fozard: Over the last two weeks of October 2016, Worldcon 75 organised the 1980 Timewarp Project to test the new systems we have been developing for the new Hugo rules.We asked people to revisit of the sf … Continue reading
Vox Day finalized “Rabid Puppies 2016: the list” at Vox Popoli on March 21 and announced it widely, sending a press release to 200 members of the media. A screenshot of the press release follows the jump. BEST NOVEL Seveneves: A … Continue reading
A selection of documents recovered during the raid on Usama bin Ladin’s compound was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on May 20. I decided to peruse it for fannish interest because you never know. Did anybody … Continue reading
The live Hugo Awards broadcast over Ustream was cut off when an automated system detected what it classified as copyright infringement. Although Chicon 7 was authorized to use the material Ustream could not restore its feed before the end of the … Continue reading
Chicon 7’s Opening Ceremonies on Thursday afternoon began with a four-piece guitar band silhouetted against a lavender-lit backdrop. Then bright spots illuminated the stage, set with a desk and black sofas in talk-show format. The band cranked up and its … Continue reading
Chicon 7 reports that members cast 1,922 valid final ballots for the 2012 Hugo Awards, second only to Renovation’s record-setting tally of 2,100 last year. The Hugo winners will be announced Sunday evening, September 2, at the Worldcon. The ceremony … Continue reading
Chicon 7 is offering app that lets users access convention information via handheld devices. Developed in partnership with Viafo, it is an enhanced version of the software used at last year’s Worldcon. The version usable on Android phones, and tablets … Continue reading
Forty years ago this coming Labor Day Weekend, L.A.con co-chair Bruce Pelz made a few dollars on the side putting one of those newfangled electronic game machines in the con suite and allowing the readily hypnotized nerds to feed quarters into … Continue reading
Yes, it’s official, they’re dating – Worldcon and Dragon*Con. Chicon 7’s latest press release announces “a significant hookup” with Dragon*Con as part of their Labor Day weekend activities. Four shared program items per day have been scheduled to give attendees a … Continue reading