(1) EDELMAN GOH SPEECH AT WFC44. World Fantasy Con GoH Scott Edelman has posted a video of his speech, which is a call for inclusiveness in many dimensions of conrunning and the sff community. Scott hired the ASL interpreter seen … Continue reading
(1) DALEK WITH A COIFFURE. Look familiar? No, it’s not Davy Crockett… There is currently a “Dalek Trump” bring paraded down Whitehall accompanied by “Secret Service agents”… pic.twitter.com/6aoPfJf59b — Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) July 12, 2018 Amidst everything, a Dalek with … Continue reading
David Walton’s The Genius Plague has won this year’s John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel. The honor was presented during the Campbell Conference Award Banquet on June 22. In the words of the awards administrators — … Continue reading
Finalists for this year’s John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel have been selected. Christopher McKitterick, director of the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction and newly named Campbell Award chair announced the list on … Continue reading
Lavie Tidhar’s Central Station is the winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. The selection was announced at the Campbell Conference on June 16. The Campbell Memorial Award was created to honor the late editor of Analog (previously … Continue reading
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award shortlist has been announced. The award is given for the best science fiction novel of the previous year. The winner will be named during the Campbell Conference Award Banquet on Friday, June 16, as … Continue reading
Congratulations to Jim Fiscus, winner of the 2017 Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award for his outstanding work on behalf of the organization. Jim Fiscus’ long service to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America began when he volunteered … Continue reading
(1) YOUNG PEOPLE READ OLD SFF. The panel is getting younger. “This week actual high schooler (for about two more months) Raya joins the crew, says James Davis Nicoll. “Like most of the others, she’s familiar with recent genre but … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Prolific and award-winning anthology editor Jonathan Strahan continues his Infinity Project. Engineering Infinity, Edge of Infinity, Reach for Infinity, and Meeting Infinity were followed by Bridging Infinity this past November. Infinity Wars is due out in September … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Collections featuring women in early science fiction, feminist speculative literature, and speculative art. Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s Editor: Pamela Sargent. Women of Wonder: The Contemporary … Continue reading