The Filk Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to filk over the years as performers, organizers, and facilitators. New inductees are announced annually during FilKONtario. Even though the 2020 convention had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the … Continue reading
Three First Fandom awards were presented during Opening Ceremonies at Dublin 2019. First Fandom Hall of Fame Award: Ray Faraday Nelson First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame Award: Bob Shaw, James White and Walt Willis Sam Moskowitz Archive Award: Dr. … Continue reading
(1) GOT THAT RIGHT. Fast Company’s Jeff Beer points out “Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ is dangerously close to becoming ‘Sponsored Things’”. We’re mere days away from the Stranger Things season three debut, and it feels like we’ve already hit Peak Brand … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: My ISP took the site down for several hours to do database maintenance. I was notified earlier today it would happen and put the info in a comment, however, I doubt many people saw it. We’re back now! … Continue reading
The winners of the 17th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were announced April 30. The awards are named after Rondo Hatton, an obscure B-movie villain of the 1940s, and “honor the best in classic horror research, creativity and film … Continue reading
(1) ROBERTS SUES SERRUYA. Nora Roberts is taking #CopyPasteCris to court –U.S. News and World Report has the story: “Nora Roberts Sues Brazilian Author, Cites ‘Multi-Plagiarism’”. Best-selling novelist Nora Roberts is suing a Brazilian writer for copyright infringement, alleging that … Continue reading
(1) FANS LOSE THEIR SHIRT OVER ELLISON DESIGN. A Harlan Ellison Facebook Fan Club member pointed out that a Hawaiian shirt seller on Etsy was offering a colorful fractal collage of Ellison images. The first fan to respond made the … Continue reading
(1) F&SF COVER. Gordon Van Gelder revealed The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction’s Jan/Feb. 2019 cover by artist Jill Bauman. (2) ROLL ‘EM. Deadline blabbed that the Amazing Stories TV show has gone into production: “‘Amazing Stories’: Edward Burns … Continue reading
By John Coker III: The 2018 First Fandom Awards and the Big Heart Award were presented during Opening Ceremonies at Worldcon76. Steve Francis was the Master of Ceremonies. Distinguished First Fandom member Erle M. Korshak presented the Hall of Fame … Continue reading
Frank M. Robinson is the winner of the 2018 Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award announced at Readercon on July 13. The juried award goes each year to a science fiction or fantasy writer whose work displays unusual originality, embodies the spirit … Continue reading