Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, today announced the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer. There were 1368 valid nominating ballots (1366 electronic and … Continue reading
DisCon III notified members today that the Hugo Voter Packet is available to download at the members’s area. This download of materials from Hugo Award finalists is supplied free of charge as a courtesy by creators, publishers, and studios. The … Continue reading
The 2021 Ignyte Awards shortlist was announced by the FIYAHCON 2021 committee on April 22. The awards “seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats … Continue reading
DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, today announced the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. DisCon III received 1249 valid nominating ballots (1246 electronic … Continue reading
The 39th issue of Uncanny Magazine, winner of five Hugos and a British Fantasy Award, will be available on March 2. Hugo Award-winning Publishers Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas are proud to present the 39th issue of their five-time Hugo Award-winning … Continue reading
By James Bacon: John Coxon and Alissa McKersie joined Chris and James on a Journey Planet with a focus on The Mandalorian and Star Wars. Originally John suggested a Star Wars issue focusing on the sequel trilogy to James and … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading
Editor Rich Horton has released the list of stories in The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2020 Edition. The collection will be released by Prime Books in December. “The Savannah Problem” by Adam-Troy Castro (Analog, 1-2/19) “Love in the Time … Continue reading
(1) IN POOH’S OWN PAW. Pooh may have been a bear of very little brain, but he knew etiquette. A 1935 letter signed by “Winnie the Pooh” — actually written by illustrator Ernest Howard Shepard — fetched triple its expected … Continue reading
(1) MOOT COURT. [Item by Martin Morse Wooster.] This is from Robert Barnes’ Washington Post report of a Supreme Court hearing an argument about whether states have the right to punish “faithless electors” who cast a vote in the Electoral … Continue reading