There are many genre novels among the 141 books longlisted for the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. They include books by Omar ElAkkad, N.K. … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of works published for the first time in 2018. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, as well as other sources on the … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2018 Geffen Awards (Israel Speculative Fiction Awards) have been announced by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy. The awards are named in honor of editor and translator Amos Geffen, who was one of the … Continue reading
(1) PATEL SURFACES, THEN SUBMERGES. A new Sunil Patel story that went online two days ago has been taken down. In its place, David Steffen, editor of Diabolical Plots (and the Long List Anthology) has posted “An Apology, Regarding Sunil … Continue reading
The nominations for the 2017 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented in June at the … Continue reading
Joe Zieja taught us the game in “Five Books I Haven’t Read But Want To and Am Going to Summarize Anyway Based on Their Titles and Covers”. Filers took it from there. Jim Henley https://file770.com/?p=29549&cpage=1#comment-447403 The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu, … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2015 British Fantasy Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony at FantasyCon on October 25. Best anthology The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2, ed. Jan Edwards and Jenny … Continue reading
The Sunburst Award jury has selected its shortlist for the 2015 awards. The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic celebrates the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year. Adult Category The Troop by Nick Cutter … Continue reading
The Sunburst Award jury has selected its long list for the 2015 awards. The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic celebrates the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year. Adult Category Pastoral by Andre Alexis … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel of the year 2014 have been announced. The award will be presented at the Campbell Conference, to be held in Lawrence, KS from June 11-14. … Continue reading