(1) SUMMER READING. In “Meet the Authors of Summer’s Biggest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Adventures” Goodreads features Q&As with Shelley Parker-Chan, Nghi Vo, Matt Bell, Tasha Suri, Becky Chambers, Cassandra Khaw, T.J. Klune, and Cadwell Turnbull. Cadwell Turnbull, author of No Gods, … Continue reading
The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2021 is another set of honors from a collection of book critics, in this case – Adri, from Nerds of a Feather. Anna, from There’s Always Room for One More. Arina, from The Bookwyrm’s Guide to … Continue reading
The shortlists for the 2020 British Fantasy Awards have been released by Katherine Fowler, BFA Administrator, along with the names of the jurors who will decide the winners. Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) Jury: Martha Bradley, Stewart Hotston, Hazel … Continue reading
British Science Fiction Association members have until January 31 to help choose the BSFA Awards shortlists for works published in 2019. The voting form is available to BSFA members here. In the first round, members nominated a longlist of 46 novels, 43 works … Continue reading
The winners of the 2015 Parsec Awards were announced at Dragon Con on September 6. All of the following information is copied from the Parsec Awards Twitter feed. Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form) “O’Malley’s Media Storm” by … Continue reading
The winners of the 2014 Parsec Awards were announced at Dragon*Con on August 31. The Parsecs recognize the best in speculative fiction podcasting. Shows are nominated by fans, finalists are chosen by a steering committee, and the winners are voted on by … Continue reading
The winners of the 2013 Parsec Awards for Speculative Fiction Podcasting were announced at Dragon*Con on September 1. Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form) Now Cydonia by Rick Kennett (from Cast of Wonders) Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Novella … Continue reading
Finalists have been announced for the Parsec Awards which celebrate Speculative Fiction Podcasting. Shows are nominated by fans, finalists are chosen by a steering committee, and the winners are voted on by an independent panel of judges. Best Speculative Fiction … Continue reading
(1) WHOSE TABLE DO YOU WANT TO SIT AT? [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Writing for SYFY Wire, Brian Silliman runs down a dozen genre families (loosely defined) you might like to visit at Thanksgiving. The surviving members of LotR’s Fellowship … Continue reading
(1) HELP IS ON THE WAY. Jimmy Kimmel Live plugs the “Game of Thrones Hotline for Confused Fans.” There is a lot going on in “Game of Thrones,” and it can be difficult to keep track of what’s what and … Continue reading