The 2015 World Fantasy Convention will take place in Saratoga Springs, NY. Guests of honor will be Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Steven Erikson, along with special guests David Drake and Glen Cook, and toastmaster Graham Joyce. The convention will be … Continue reading
The winners of the 2013 British Fantasy Awards were announced November 3 at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton: Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award): Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce (Gollancz) Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award): Last Days, … Continue reading
FantasyCon 2014 will be held in September 5-7 at the Royal York Hotel in York, UK. Guests of Honor confirmed to date are: Kate Elliott (Author Guest of Honour) whose most recent series is the Spiritwalker Trilogy (Cold Magic, Cold Fire, … Continue reading
The 2013 World Fantasy Award shortlist has been published. The winners will be announced at the 2013 World Fantasy Convention in Brighton on November 3. NOVEL • The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK) • Some Kind of Fairy Tale, … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2013 British Fantasy Awards 2013 have been announced. The winners will be revealed at an awards banquet during the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton on Sunday, November 3. Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) Blood … Continue reading
Mainstream news websites usually do this kind of retrospective at the end of each year. Few fan newswriters do, but seeing Michael Hinman at Airlock Alpha have so much fun with his edition I decided to give it a whirl. It’s not a ha-ha kind of fun, for … Continue reading
Here are 14 developments of interest to fans. (1) Andrew Porter passes along some holiday cheer, a link to a video made in his Brooklyn neighborhood: “That nice Karl Junkersfeld catches the spirit of the Christmas Tree lighting at the … Continue reading
The 2011 British Fantasy Awards shortlist has been announced. BEST NOVEL (AUGUST DERLETH FANTASY AWARD) Apartment 16 – Adam Nevill – Pan McMillan Demon Dance – Sam Stone – The House Of Murky Depths Leaping, The – Tom Fletcher – Quercus … Continue reading
The Writers Guild of America has announced the 2024 Writers Guild Award nominees for screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing. Here are the nominees of genre interest: SCREENPLAY Original Screenplay: Barbie, written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Adapted Screenplay: … Continue reading
(1) VINTAGE OR VINEGAR? At Young People Read Old SFF, James Davis Nicoll tasked the panel to read Melancholy Elephants by Spider Robinson. Click through to hear what they thought about it. Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists focuses on … Continue reading