(1) RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU’RE A GREAT WRITER. Photos from George R.R. Martin’s sit-down with Stephen King last night in Albuquerque, in “The King and I” at Not a Blog. (2) NON-ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. Through September 1, the International … Continue reading
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) has announced its 2016 award winners. Crawford Award: The winner of the 2016 Crawford Award for a first book of fantasy fiction is Kai Ashante Wilson for The Sorcerer of … Continue reading
Zen Cho’s story collection Spirits Abroad and Stephanie Feldman’s novel The Angel of Losses have tied for the 2015 William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, presented annually by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for an outstanding first … Continue reading
Fans expressed outrage upon hearing that when Cheryl Morgan landed at San Francisco International Airport today she was denied entry to the United States by Customs & Border Patrol authorities and placed on a return flight to England. A prevalent reaction among … Continue reading
Arthur Hlavaty carries on Nice Distinctions #17 in the witty, intelligent tone that you go to fannish parties hoping to find. But parties are hit-and-miss affairs, while Hlavaty never disappoints. Hlavaty is a skilled practitioner of “idea-tripping,” Tom Digby’s term for … Continue reading
(1) MORE TAFF COVERAGE. The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund results came out yesterday. For Sarah Gulde’s victory statement, the regional voting breakdown, a list of voters and other news, see the official newsletter Taffluorescence! #3. (2) GODZILLA SHOULDN’T TAKE ON THIS BAMBI. … Continue reading
(1) TOM DIGBY REMEMBERED. Long-time LASFSian Alan Frisbie shares some of his memories of Tom Digby, who died March 27. Alan Frisbie: I was saddened to hear from Paula Evans that Tom Digby had died. He was one of the … Continue reading
(1) HUGO SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT COMING ON FRIDAY. The Glasgow 2024 committee will announce the Hugo finalists at Eastercon. (2) BUTCHER WILL MISS NORWESCON 46. Writer guest of honor Jim Butcher has contracted COVID-19 and will be unable to travel to … Continue reading
The 2024 BIPOC Caucus award winners were announced during the 45th International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, held March 13-16 in Orlando, FL. 2024 FEATURED CREATURE (CORPORATE PERSONS) UPLIFTER (Steven Barnes received the award last year) EXEMPLARY ALLY … Continue reading
The winner of the 2023(24) Crawford Award is Vajra Chandrasekera’s The Saint of Bright Doors (Tor). Honourable Mentions go to: The award jury members were: Brian Attebery, Candas Jane Dorsey, Niall Harrison, Cheryl Morgan, Mimi Mondal, Graham Sleight. The IAFA Crawford … Continue reading