(1) SUSAN COOPER Q&A. Two-time Newbery Honor recipient Susan Cooper is interviewed in The School Library Journal: “Susan Cooper: Writing Fantasy Is a ‘Voyage Fed by My Unconscious’”. You’ve written that fantasy involves images “bubbling up” from the writer’s unconscious … Continue reading
(1) JUNETEENTH PSA FROM HWA. Today’s holiday is explained by members of the Horror Writers Association in this video. (See transcript below.) — “Juneteenth: An Emancipation Celebration”. Linda Addison, the Horror Writers Association Diversity Grant Chair, and authors Michelle Renee … Continue reading
(1) HISTORY-MAKING NOVELETTES. At the SF Award Database, Mark Kelly has released his list of the Top 100 Novelettes in sff history, with the first 20 annotated: “Top SF/F/H Novelettes”. On top: “Nightfall” by Isaac Asimov (1941). Here’s the link … Continue reading
(1) LISTEN TO THE PICNIC. Podside Picnic is the place hosts Podside Pete, Karlo Rodriguez and Connor Southard engage with and discuss science fiction, fantasy and horror media. In addition to their Patreon subscriber content, they also feature interviews with … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading
(1) YARNSPINNER. Cora Buhlert will be taking up the challenge a little differently this year, but she is running a post to hold herself accountable: “The 2020 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day”. What is the July Short … Continue reading
(1) HWA SERIES. The Horror Writers Association Blog continues its Women in Horror Month series of interviews with “Females of Fright: Linda Addison”. 3) Who were/are your biggest influences? That is a long list of people. The first person that … Continue reading
(1) THE DOCTOR IS STILL IN. Entertainment Weekly confirms “Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will play time traveler for at least one more season”. … “I’ve seen loads of fan art, which I always love,” she says. “But it’s never … Continue reading
(1) LEST MARKNESS FALL. Christine Feehan tweeted a justification of her application to trademark book series with the word “Dark” in the title. Penny Reid is one of many who still hopes someone will put a stop to the idea. … Continue reading
(1) SURVEY SAYS. The Stephen Follows Film Data and Education blog asks “Are video game movies the worst type of adaptations?” The recent release of Pokémon Detective Pikachu has prompted some readers to get in touch and ask about the … Continue reading