(1) CAPTAIN SPOILED. At The Mary Sue “Comics Fans Respond to Captain America’s ‘Big Secret’”. Um … whut? **SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #1** If you read the new Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 that came out today, you … Continue reading
The selections for the 2016 Reading List, an annual list for adult readers of the best in eight different fiction genres, were announced January 9 at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The eight genres covered by the list are adrenaline, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, … Continue reading
Comic-Con International: San Diego has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2024 chosen by a panel of judges. The nominees in 32 categories reflect the wide range of material being published in the U.S. today in comics and … Continue reading
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the shortlist for the 2024 CWA Dagger Awards on May 10. The winners will be presented on July 4. GOLD DAGGER This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any … Continue reading
(1) MICHELE LUNDGREN RUNNING FOR MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE. Detroit resident Michele Lundgren, wife of Carl Lundgren, co-founder of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) and creator of hundreds of sff book covers, was charged last July as a Michigan fake … Continue reading
THE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the 2024 shortlist for their annual Awards of Excellence. Winners will be announced on the Crime Writers of Canada website on May 29. The Peter Robinson Award for … Continue reading
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the longlists for the 2024 Dagger Awards on April 20. The Daggers were first given in 1955, however, for the first five years CWA called its top honor the Crossed Red Herring Award. The … Continue reading
The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon committee today announced the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards. 1720 valid nominating ballots were received and counted from the members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2024 Hugo Awards. Voting … Continue reading
The Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild has released the 2023 shortlists for the Aurealis Awards. The winners will be celebrated at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in May – more information to follow soon. BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY … Continue reading
The 2024 Audie Awards winners were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on March 4. The complete list of winners is here. Categories and other winners of genre interest include: AUDIO DRAMA AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FANTASY HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS SCIENCE FICTION YOUNG … Continue reading