(1) SFWA IN TIMES TO COME. Cat Rambo’s yearly recap of all her activities includes a look ahead for SFWA — SFWA’s excellent Executive Director Kate Baker said a few years back, “I want to make the Nebula weekend -the- … Continue reading
(1) PRO TIP FROM SFWA. SFWA Director Kate Baker issued this word to the wise — https://twitter.com/Kate_Baker/status/930115278863785984 (2) WINDYCON APOLOGY. At Windycon.org, the Windycon 44 statement regarding the Tutti Frutti Literature panel title and description from convention chair Daniel Gunderson. … Continue reading
(1) CLARA COMING BACK? In a spoiler-filled post, “This ‘Doctor Who’ Companion Could Be About to Return for the Christmas Special “, Lewis Jeffries speculates about the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special. On Twitter, it has been stated that Eddie’s … Continue reading
Cat Rambo officially announced today that she’s running for another term as President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The full statement is at her blog: “Let the Wild Rumpus Continue: Running for SFWA President Again” I realized during … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: 2016 was a good year. 225 interviews, features, profiles, reviews, essays, editorials, and news tips in three major fanzines, File 770, SF Signal, and Amazing Stories. This includes the first English interview with Liu Cixin (Liu Cixin, … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Clarkesworld has survived and thrived in an ezine landscape strewn with casualties. Editor Neil Clarke’s magazine has been a finalist for or winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, Chesley, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Locus, and Parsec … Continue reading
(1) EYEING EARTHSEA. Ursula K. Le Guin talks about working with Charles Vess, illustrator of The Big Book of Earthsea, in a post for Book View Café. …So, this is how it’s been going: Charles begins the conversation, emailing me … Continue reading
(1) NEXT STEP. Sigrid Ellis responds to the Orlando attack with a series of autobiographical notes in “The road to murder is paved with microaggressions”. I was horrified to hear the news out of Orlando. But I wasn’t surprised. I … Continue reading
(1) ATTACKING CREATORS. Devin Faraci at Birth. Movies. Death. lit up the internet with the claim “Fandom Is Broken”. … Last week the AV Club ran an excellent piece about the nature of modern fan entitlement, and I think it’s fairly … Continue reading
(1) DATA AND YAR AT TANAGRA. Seattle’s EMP Museum is opening Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds to the public on May 21. Tickets required. Plus, be among the first to visit Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds and get an up-close look at more … Continue reading