The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
Peter Dennis Pautz, President of the World Fantasy Awards Association, today released the list of judges for the 2024 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2023. The judges read and consider eligible materials received by June 1, 2024, the … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has selected four finalists for the 2023 Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Fiction. This year’s finalists – first published between 1978 and 2000 – include novels by the late Poul Anderson and Terry Pratchett, … Continue reading
Writer Peter S. Beagle was voted the 2023 Forrest J Ackerman Award for Lifetime Achievement by the members of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society at their October 12 meeting. The Forrest J Ackerman or Forry Award has been given by … Continue reading
Octocon 2023 The Irish National Science Fiction ConventionGibson Hotel, DublinOctober 7-8, 2023 By James Bacon: Octocon has moved to a new venue, The Gibson Hotel, in Dublin city, and it felt really nice, and with 321 people attending it … Continue reading
Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, … Continue reading
Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, … Continue reading
Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, … Continue reading
Myriad science fiction and fantasy awards are given but not so many that it goes unnoticed if they skip a year. Here are four sff awards that have missed a beat, with an assessment of whether we’re likely to see … Continue reading
Many creators were honored with Inkpot Awards at Comic-Con International 2023 for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services. The convention has not yet updated its list of winners, but all of the … Continue reading