Fans trying to make reservations for the 2016 Worldcon today reported it was not possible to book a room for MidAmeriCon in any of their hotels. The committee posted this explanation on the MAC II webpage. Due to unprecedented demand for … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, will open online hotel booking at 12:00pm CST, January 25, 2016. For more information, see http://midamericon2.org/hotels/.
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, is now accepting bid submissions for the site of the 2018 Worldcon and the 2017 NASFiC. Bids must file the required documentation by February 7, 2016 to get on the mail ballot. Otherwise they will have to … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon to be held in Kansas City, anticipates convention hotel booking will open “around January 25”. The committee expects to announce the exact date within the next few days. The con hotels are the Kansas City … Continue reading
“Tomorrow is Now” will be the theme of the 2016 Worldcon’s academic programming track. The theme… based on the 1939 World’s Fair, both explores what tomorrow might be like as well as celebrates how far we have come. See the … 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) ANGRY ROBOT BRINGS ON ECLIPSE OF STORYWISE. [Item by Anne Marble.] Angry Robot Books announced a one-week open submissions period that begins April 22, and several posts down in their thread they also said they would be using a … Continue reading
(1) HUGO NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN ONE WEEK. Nicholas Whyte, Glasgow 2024 Hugo Administrator and WSFS Division Head reminds members that they have until March 9 to submit nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards. Full information at “Hugo Awards – Nomination … Continue reading
(0) SCROLL LITE. I’m not feeling well today, so let’s make this a do-it-yourself Scroll. Add links in the comments to things we should be covering. (1) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS. [Compiled by Cat Eldridge.] [Thanks to Andrew Porter, John King Tarpinian, … Continue reading
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC EPISODE 200! To celebrate reaching this milestone Scott Edelman invites listeners to join J. Michael Straczynski for breakfast on Episode 200 of the Eating the Fantastic podcast. Wait, what? It’s Episode 200 of Eating the Fantastic? … Continue reading