(1) FRENCH SFF SCHOLAR COMING TO KANSAS. The Gunn Center for the Study of SF is welcoming 2023 Hall Center International Scholar, Simon Bréan. Professor Simon Bréan (U. of Paris-Sorbonne), a world-renowned a scholar and specialist in science fiction, will visit … Continue reading
(1) KGB. Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Peng Shepherd and Paul Park on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Location: KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003 (Just … Continue reading
(1) IN TWEETS, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU EXPLAIN YOURSELF. Charlie Warzel’s article “It’s Not Cancel Culture — It’s A Platform Failure” at Galaxy Brain analyzes a problematic Twitter feature (illustrated by a topic that was mentioned in item #1 of … Continue reading
The 72nd annual Emmy Awards nominees were revealed July 28. HBO’s Watchmen gathered 26 nominations, the most for any series. The Mandalorian scored 15. The Emmy Awards will be presented September 20. The categories with nominees of genre interest follow … Continue reading
(1) BELATED RECOGNITION. BBC explores “Why Octavia E. Butler’s novels are so relevant today”. The visionary sci-fi author envisaged an alternate future that foresaw many aspects of life today, from big pharma to Trumpism. Now she has a cult following, … Continue reading
(1) HAUNTING VERSES. Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Halloween readings can be listened to at the link. SFPA’s Halloween Poetry Reading shares our enjoyment of speculative poetry with a broader audience, increases awareness of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, … Continue reading
Corflu 36 FIAWOL (Rockville, Maryland, May 1-4, 2019) “They toiled over their crude mimeographs, turning out their magazines. These magazines have long since crumbled into dust, but who amongst us can ever forget the names? Grue and Hyphen; Amazing and … Continue reading
The full list of eligible titles submitted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 has been posted. This is not a longlist but a tally of all the books under consideration by the judges — a record-breaking 124 books from … Continue reading
By John Hertz, from Vanamonde 863-865: About 1,100 attended Loscon XXXVI, our local convention, currently at the L.A. Int’l Airport Marriott Hotel; Author Guests of Honor Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due, Artist GoH Tim Rickard, Fan GoH Christian McGuire; Art … Continue reading