The New York Review of Science Fiction #330 is a Special Memorial Issue devoted to the magazine’s co-founder, the late David G. Hartwell. Produced in conjunction with the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, it presents “a collection … Continue reading
Well, that was a disappointment. John C. Wright’s “Heinlein, Hugos and Hogwash” begins — Robert Heinlein could not win a Hugo Award today. If you are a fan of science fiction, you know how shocking that statement is. With a … Continue reading
Leland Sapiro (born Shapiro) died October 8. Sapiro was best known as editor of Riverside Quarterly, three-time nominee for the Best Fanzine Hugo (1967, 1969, 1970), “an earnest little fanzine, the hand-knitted fannish equivalent of an academic journal” as described … Continue reading
By Steven H Silver: Because I don’t really want to work today, I was just looking over the Fan Writer Hugos and offer the following: Only five individuals have won the fan writer Hugo on their first nomination, and one … Continue reading
Mr. Rico, now that you’ve finished the crash course in History and Moral Philosophy of the Best Fan Writer Hugo here’s your final quiz: How many times has the Best Fan Writer Hugo been won by a person who had … Continue reading
Today’s trivia question: Every winner of the Best Fan Writer Hugo has made at least one professional sale, but two winners have never sold a science fiction story. Can you name them? The winners since the creation of the category in 1967 are: … Continue reading
Via SF Signal, I read a portion of Adam Roberts’ denunciation of awards: But awards lists and best-ofs are rubbish […] The problem is timescale. It is a convention, no less foolish for being deeply rooted, that the proper prominence … Continue reading
I was a young teenager on the way to summer day camp, sometime in the late Sixties, riding in the back seat of the camp leader’s Ford station wagon. Among the junk on the floor of the car was a … Continue reading
(1) LEAVING THE HAMC. Cheryl Morgan’s 7-point “Public Statement re the Hugos” at Cheryl’s Mewsings explains why she recently resigned from WSFS’ Hugo Awards Marketing Committee. It says in part: 3. As a member of the Hugo Awards Marketing Committee … Continue reading
(1) NEW HORROR “RADIO NETWORK.” Brian Keene announced yesterday on Facebook that The Horror Show with Brian Keene will become the flagship podcast for the new Brian Keene Radio Network, which will also include Defenders Dialogue, Cosmic Shenanigans, and Grindcast. … Continue reading