The 2015 Sir Julius Vogel Awards shortlist has been released. The awards are given annually by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) to recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents. Professional Award … Continue reading
Jim Freund asks: If March comes in like a lion, does it have to be cowardly? Perhaps so, if our theme is Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond; a new anthology co-edited by Doug Cohen and … Continue reading
(1) THE EDITOR’S LIFE. Penmen Review has a two-part transcript of a panel about “The Role of the Editor in Publishing” with editors Ellen Datlow and Joe Monti, and copyeditor Deanna Hoak. Ellen Datlow: Well, I mean, short fiction is … Continue reading
(1) SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS HOF CLASS OF 2024. Muddy Colors announces the Greg Manchess and Yuko Shimizu are among the “2024 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame” inductees. See examples of all the artists’ work at the link. The Society of … Continue reading
(1) PROBABLY SOMETHING. I would use Patrick Morris Miller’s entire verse as the title if it wouldn’t break Jetpack. Here are the lyrics he posted in comments. Something quite fannish,Something quite slannish,Something for everyone,A pixel scroll tonight! from A Funny Thing … Continue reading
All are welcome to nominate work for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, an annual $25,000 cash prize. The Prize is given to a writer whose book reflects the concepts and ideas that are central to Ursula’s own work, … Continue reading
(1) THE THOUGHT PANZER PROBLEM. [Item by Doctor Science.] “Netflix blockbuster ‘3 Body Problem’ divides opinion and sparks nationalist anger in China” reports CNN. A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China … Continue reading
Report by: Arthur Liu, Sanfeng Zhang and Shaoyan Hu (translator): Recently, the Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) released its annual science fiction & fantasy recommendation list for 2023. The list is divided into 7 categories: Domestic/Translated Novels, Domestic/Translated Stories, Anthologies, … Continue reading
Locus Magazine’s annual fundraiser is live! Help fund a strong 2024 by donating today to Locus Magazine, locusmag.com, and the Locus Awards! In its 56th year of publishing, donor and reader support is a crucial component to continuing everything Locus does into 2024. Locus is more than a … Continue reading
[AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is posted anonymously to protect the author’s identity, as the author is part of the Chinese diaspora who occasionally travels to China.] On the heels of the Chengdu 2023 Worldcon Hugo Controversy (“Science fiction awards held in … Continue reading