Analog Magazine has announced The 2021 Analytical Laboratory Awards. The editor’s commentary on the stories, poems, and covers is at the link. Here’s how the AnLab works: In each category, the readers listed three favorite items in descending order of preference. As … Continue reading
(1) MAKING THE COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD WORK FOR YOU. Victoria Strauss instructs authors how to access “The Copyright Claims Board: A New Option For Copyright Disputes” at Writer Beware. Taking legal action if your copyright is infringed can be complicated … Continue reading
(1) THE FUR IS FLYING. Flayrah’s Tantroo McNally suspects the number of furry fandom’s Ursa Major awards voters who make a dispassionate assessment of quality is being overwhelmed by devoted fans of specific popular franchises and creators that campaign for … Continue reading
(1) MONSTROUS WORD STUDY. At CrimeReads, Ellen Datlow discusses the nature of monsters from the introduction to her anthology Screams From The Dark. “Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder”. …In Old English, the monster Grendel was an “aglæca,” … Continue reading
(1) NEED TO RELOAD. There will be no TitanCon in Belfast this year announced co-chair Samuel Poots. We’re very sorry to have to announce that Titan Con is cancelled this year. I don’t need to tell you that the past … Continue reading
(1) FREE COMIC BOOK DAY DRAWS NEAR. May 7 is Free Comic Book Day, a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books to anyone who comes in. Check … Continue reading
(1) HE PUT THE BOMP. “Cyberpunk pioneer John Shirley survived Portland’s 1970s music scene, discovers you can go home again” – the author is profiled by The Oregonian. …Ultimately, he didn’t make it as a punk rocker. And that was … Continue reading
(1) WAVE FUNCTION. Jim Benford was interviewed in a double-segment of 60 Minutes about the “Havana Syndrome” that is sickening State Department staffers around the world. He was interviewed as an expert on microwaves and as the author of High Power … Continue reading
Analog has opened voting for the 2022 Analytical Laboratory Readers’ Award and is taking online ballots until February 1. The AnLab ballot comes pre-loaded with all the eligible works from 2021. From short stories and novellas to novelettes and poems – and … Continue reading
(1) NO CHANGE ON DISCON III / WECHAT STATUS. DisCon III announced on November 29 they had to remove WeChat as a payment option. “Due to their restrictions on charitable giving, we are unable to use WeChat services at this … Continue reading