GUFF voting has begun and will continue until September 30. Known as the Get Up-and-over Fan Fund or the Going Under Fan Fund, depending on which direction it’s running, GUFF exists to provide funds to enable well-known fans from Europe … Continue reading
Five videos, seven stories, and a pair of tweets make up the Scroll today. (1) The plush talking Admiral Ackbar doll was advertised as a limited run several years ago, however, Craig Miller bought one at Comic-Con. Do you remember the Admiral’s line? (2) … Continue reading
GUFF, the Get Up and Over (or Going Under) Fan Fund that connects fans in Australasia and Europe, is taking nominations for the southbound race that will send a European fan to Contact 2016, the 55th Australian National Science Fiction … Continue reading
George R. R. Martin is certainly not the only pro endorsing the Helsinki in 2015 Worldcon bid. What I didn’t realize is he had a role as a power behind the throne. George gave the bid this last-minute boost on his … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2013 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards were announced at Finncon in Helsinki over the July 6-7 weekend. Long Form Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City by Kai-cheung Dung, translated from the Chinese by Anders Hansson, … Continue reading
The Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation (ARESFFT) announced the winners of the 2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards at Finncon 2012 on July 21. Long Form Winner Zero by Huang Fan, translated from … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards (for works published in 2011) were announced at Åcon 5 in Finland over the May 19-20 weekend. Long Form Good Luck, Yukikaze by Chohei Kambayashi, translated from the Japanese by … Continue reading