By Michaele Jordan. In The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Ms. Moreno-Garcia re-examines a story that has been intriguing us for well over a century. The original novel, The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G Wells, was published in 1896. It … Continue reading
The winners of the Prix Actusf de l’Uchronie 2023 were unveiled on November 19. It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field: Uchronia: fictional rewriting of history or a personal history from a point of divergence. … Continue reading
The shortlist for the 2023 Prix Actusf de l’Uchronie was revealed on November 7. It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field: Uchronia: fictional rewriting of history or a personal history from a point of divergence. … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot came out yesterday and collectively the nominees kept up the trend of becoming more organic year by year — books that are widely talked about, and some even up for other awards in the field … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot was published on August 8. Registered voters should expect to receive notice by email. To be eligible for the 2023 Dragon Awards the book, comic, game, movie, must have been released between July 1, 2022 and the … Continue reading
The Chengdu Worldcon committee today posted the finalists for the 2023 Hugo Awards. Astounding Award for Best New Writer * – finalist in their 2nd year of eligibility Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Best Fan Artist Best Fan … Continue reading
“Too many notes” Mozart was told, and there are 2023 Hugo finalists being told something comparable. The version of the 2023 Hugo ballot released yesterday – promptly withdrawn as incorrect by the Hugo Administrator, and explained as a byproduct of … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is holding its third annual online auction to support its advocacy for and professional development of creators working in the speculative fiction genres. This silent auction opened today and … Continue reading
Archaeoentomologist Sam (Samantha) Montgomery, during an interruption in work at a dig site, heads home for the first extended visit to her mother in a while. She’s not taking too seriously her brother’s warning that “Mom seems off,” and isn’t … Continue reading
Doug Piero Carey shares a photo of a lamented friend: Here is Luna Lovegood perched on The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal. Sadly, Luna passed away a few weeks after this pic was taken due to a long bout … Continue reading