(1) CLARION WEST OCTOBER CLASSES. Clarion West is offering three more months of classes. See the full schedule here. Below are the October offerings — click the links for tuition cost and to register. Modern Southern Gothic With Eden Royce … Continue reading
The winners of the 2021 British Fantasy Awards were announced at FantasyCon on September 26. BEST NEWCOMER (THE SYDNEY J. BOUNDS AWARD) Jurors: Mohsin Siddiqui, Rhian Bowley, Shellie Horst, Tom Lloyd, Sammy Smith Kathleen Jennings, for Flyaway (Tordotcom) BEST FILM / TELEVISION … Continue reading
The shortlists for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards have been released, along with the names of the jurors who will decide the winners, which will be announced at FantasyCon in September. BEST NEWCOMER (THE SYDNEY J. BOUNDS AWARD) Jurors: Mohsin Siddiqui, Rhian Bowley, … Continue reading
(1) ARKHAM ITEMS FOR SALE. John W. Knott, Jr. Bookseller is asking $415,000 for “AN ARKHAM HOUSE ARCHIVE: An important archive of material from the from the files of August Derleth, publisher and editor”. …The Arkham House Archive contains over … Continue reading
(1) DISCON III REACTIONS. Today’s decision by the 2021 Worldcon committee to remove Toni Weisskopf as a GoH (“DisCon III Removes Weisskopf as a Guest of Honor”) is being widely discussed. Toni Weisskopf posted a concise response on Facebook. The … Continue reading
(1) I’M WALKIN’ HERE. “Facebook: Star Wars’ Mark Hamill deletes account over political ads” – BBC has the story. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has deleted his Facebook account, lambasting the company’s political ads policy. In a tweet, the celebrity … Continue reading
The winners of the 2019 British Fantasy Awards were announced October 20 at FantasyCon in Glasgow, Scotland. Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline) Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) Little Eve, … Continue reading
Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members of the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon, The British Fantasy Awards has reached its jury stage. For 2019, the shortlisted entrants are: Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) The … Continue reading
CARL SLAUGHTER: Let’s start with the main characters. At the beginning of the story, Ross is just trying to stay off the Mysterium’s radar. Then she goes on various quests. Then she plays liberator, protector, and negotiator. Has she got … Continue reading
By Martin Morse Wooster: World Fantasy Convention (Baltimore, November 1-4, 2018) If you want to know how a World Fantasy Convention differs from your typical convention, here is what happened when I checked in on Thursday. I was running late, … Continue reading