The Sunburst Award winners for 2009 have been announced. The adult award goes to The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson and the young adult award to Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. The full press release appears after the jump. [Via SFWA … Continue reading
Three novels and two short story collections are finalists for the 2009 Endeavour Award, given to distinguished sf and fantasy by Pacific Northwest authors. The finalists for 2009 are: Anathem by Seattle, WA, writer Neal Stephenson; Ill Met in the Arena … Continue reading
Steve Feldberg of Audible Frontiers has more ear-pleasing science fiction coming out. The full press release is after the jump.
The Writers Guild of America announced the 2024 Writers Guild Award winners at a ceremony on April 14. Here are the winners of genre interest: TELEVISION New Series: “The Last of Us,” written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo Shim; Animation: “Carl Carlson Rides Again” … Continue reading
The third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition’s 6 finalists were announced on April 10. The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition, created by Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan, is modeled after Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, and has his blessing. The contest started with 300 … Continue reading
The Writers Guild of America has announced the 2024 Writers Guild Award nominees for screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing. Here are the nominees of genre interest: SCREENPLAY Original Screenplay: Barbie, written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Adapted Screenplay: … Continue reading
(1) MCCARTY Q&A. Chris Barkley’s audio interview with Dave McCarty was published here overnight: “Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask #81”. The audio recording is at Soundcloud. A transcript is here. (2) SPARE CHANGE? The New Zealand Mint has … Continue reading
(1) TAKING THE CURSE OFF ADVERBS. Philip Athans is here to liberate us: “Adverbs Are Fine!” declares Athans at the Fantasy Author’s Handbook. …Everyone tells you adverbs are bad, bad, terrible words! In On Writing Stephen King wrote that famous line: I … Continue reading
(0) WGA/AMPTP REACH DEAL. Shortly after the Scroll was posted, I received this news item reported by Variety: “Deal! WGA, AMPTP Agree to Deal After 146-Day Writers Strike”. Hollywood heaves a sigh of relief. The WGA and major studios and streamers have … Continue reading
(1) BUILDING BETTER WORLDS. [Item by Olav Rokne.] In an essay for Bombay Lit Mag, Gautam Bhatia discusses the (sometimes-maligned) art of worldbuilding. It’s a thoughtful and nuanced piece that delves into the value of the worlds that SFF authors … Continue reading