Rich Lynch has unveiled Mimosa 9, the December 1990 issue, in a web-readable format. Despite my frequent use of the superb Mimosa website for fanhistorical research I hadn’t realized that the entire run of the zine has yet to be posted. So … Continue reading
File 770 #157 available at eFanzines features Taral Wayne’s epic Anticipation worldcon report, unusually in-depth as well as being a rare, immediate post-con account by one of the guests of honor. A dynamic cover by Brianna Spacekat Wu sets the … Continue reading
By John Hertz: Some Worldcon notes while I work on my fuller report. The Fanzine Lounge by Day, hosted by Yvonne & Lloyd Penney in the Palais des congrès, was a success. Given adequate if not ample room just outside … Continue reading
The Corflu history site already lists all the winners of the 1979 Fanzine Activity Achievement Awards. However, the complete slate of nominees and their order of finish is also recoverable. The 1979 data is listed after the jump.
This post inaugurates a new category, “Poor Trufan’s Almanack.” These fanhistorical articles will bring to the net information I’ve found that fills in gaps in the electronically-available research. Commonly, this will be data I happen upon in paper fanzines that … Continue reading
Ten developments of interest to fans: (1) Hear, hear! SFFaudio asks an excellent question: Where are are the Charles Stross audiobooks? Seriously, the guy is super talented. There have only been three commercially released Charlie Stross audiobooks (all from Infinivox). … Continue reading
The new issue of File 770 is posted at eFanzines as a PDF file. (Paper copies were mailed on June 30.) James Bacon and I do some last minute fanzine Hugo handicapping. My tribute to Worldcon toastmasters “Silverberg and Resnick – That’s Entertainment!” … Continue reading
Frank Wu has preemptively announced that he will decline if nominated for Best Fan Artist in 2008. “This essay is incredibly hard to write. I don’t want to be misunderstood, to come across as churlish, arrogant, calculating or ungrateful…. Having won three … Continue reading
Noreascon 4’s Hugo Administrator, Rick Katze, has posted the top 15 vote-getters in each category on the Worldcon’s Hugo nomination details page. Here’s the chance to satisfy your morbid curiosity — how close did you came to making the final … Continue reading
Hugo-winning artist Phil Foglio told Bluesky readers today “They just dropped a list of All the artists that Midjourney admits to having scraped to train its A.I. engine. Are YOU on it? (We are) Do you have a good lawyer? … Continue reading