(1) CHALLENGER COIN. On January 28, the 35th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster, the U.S. Mint will release the Christa McAuliffe 2021 Proof Silver Dollar and Christa McAuliffe 2021 Uncirculated Silver Dollar. [H/t to Guy Lillian III.] In 2021, … Continue reading
The 2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy shortlist was announced online June 29. Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock (Harper Voyager) The Women’s War by Jenna Glass (Del Rey) The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (Saga Press) Breaking Gods by … Continue reading
The 2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy longlist was revealed during ConCarolinas’ closing ceremonies today. Last year’s winner, Christopher Ruocchio, announced the 18 titles on behalf of the North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation. Masks & Malevolence / Time & … Continue reading
(1) B.C.V. / A.C.V. Kim Stanley Robinson argues “The Coronavirus Is Rewriting Our Imaginations” in an article for The New Yorker. …On a personal level, most of us have accepted that we live in a scientific age. If you feel … Continue reading
(1) ONE NEBULA VOTER’S PICKS. Sue Burke, author of 2019 Campbell Award finalist Semiosis, evaluates the Nebula short fiction nominees in two categories and tells what she voted for: My choice for the 2019 Nebula Novelette Award My vote for the … Continue reading
By Mark L. Blackman: On the evening of Wednesday, October 16th, as a nor’easter raged outside, the monthly Fantastic Fiction Readings Series hosted authors Barbara Krasnoff and Nicole Kornher-Stace at its longtime venue, the most sincerely Red Room of the … Continue reading
The winner of the 2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Fiction and Fantasy was announced at ConGregate on July 12. Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio (DAW) Given by the North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding … Continue reading
(1) FINE DESIGN. The Nebula Award is truly a thing of beauty! (As was the winner’s dress.) (2) SPOILER OF THRONES. Daniel Dern says, “I guarantee that, alas, this WON’T Be the closing scene in the Game of Thrones finale.” … Continue reading
The PulpFest Organizing Committee has announced the fifteen 2019 Munsey Award nominees. Named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first pulp magazine, the award recognizes someone who has contributed to the betterment of the pulp community through disseminating knowledge, … Continue reading
[Regular contributor Steve Vertlieb suffered a family loss and wanted to share his memories.] By Steve Vertlieb: Mike (Michael) Raditz was one of the more colorful characters in the proverbial bark of my family tree. He was my first cousin, … Continue reading