In last week’s poll (“Which of These Are the Top 5 Awards in SFF?”) I invited File 770 readers to tell me which of the field’s awards mean the most to them. Ninety-two participants here and on Facebook picked up … Continue reading
A question occurred to me when I compared my Gene Wolfe obituary to those by other writers. None of us wanted to name every one of the many awards he’d received, only the ones that were important enough to mention. … Continue reading
At last night’s Dragon Con Guest of Honor Banquet the Julie Award and Hank Reinhardt Fandom Award were presented. (Also the Eugie Foster Award, reported last night.) 2018 Julie Award Peter Capaldi In 1998, Dragon Con established the Julie Award … Continue reading
Winners of several traditional DeepSouthCon awards plus the inaugural JordanCon Awards were announced in Atlanta on April 23 during JordanCon 8, host of DSC 54. The Phoenix is given to the professional (writer, editor or artist) who has done the … Continue reading
Jim Meadows, a reporter for WILL Radio/Illinois Public Media, asked File 770 for help: I’ve been reading File 770 for years as a fan, but I’m writing you now in my job as reporter for WILL Radio, in Urbana, Illinois. … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2015 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction of 2014 have been announced. The award will be presented at the Campbell Conference in Lawrence, KS being held June 11-14. “Lady With Fox,” Greg … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2014 Nebula Awards (presented 2015), the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Novel The Goblin … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2010 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction are these stories from 2009: “each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, published in Clockwork Phoenix 2, edited by … Continue reading
SFWA has announced the winners of the 2010 Nebula Awards. Novel: The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, Sept. 2009) Novella: The Women of Nell Gwynne’s – Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009) Novelette: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; … Continue reading
(1) WHO IS NUMBER ONE? At The Splintered Mind, Eric Schwitzgebel continues his annual ratings with the “Top Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines 2022”. The scoring is done in the following way: (2.) I gave each magazine one point for … Continue reading