Nina Allan has announced a “shadow” jury will critique the Clarke Award this year, composed of Megan AM (“The AM stands for Anti-Matter”), Vajra Chandrasekera, David Hebblethwaite, Victoria Hoyle, Nick Hubble, Paul Kincaid, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and Jonathan McCalmont. Allan … Continue reading
By Nicholas Whyte and Colette Fozard: Over the last two weeks of October 2016, Worldcon 75 organised the 1980 Timewarp Project to test the new systems we have been developing for the new Hugo rules.We asked people to revisit of the sf … Continue reading
Publisher, author and scholar Michael Burgess, who used the professional name Robert Reginald, died November 20. He founded the Borgo Press in the 1970s, initially publishing 35 chapbooks about sf authors in The Milford Series: Popular Writers of Today — the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Jo Walton on her Hugo-winning novel Among Others, one of 16 nominees collecting rockets during tonight’s ceremonies at Chicon 7. Best Novel Among Others by Jo Walton Best Novella The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson … Continue reading
The 2012 Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Award nominees have been announced. The Chicon 7 committee reports 1101 valid nominating ballots were received and counted. Best Novel (932 ballots) Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor) A Dance With Dragons … Continue reading
Here are 11 developments of interest to fans: (1) I think the headline should have been Project Runeway — see what the designers have done with dwarvish fashions for The Hobbit. I applaud the complaint “Quilty” left in comments: These guys … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
(1) SOME PEOPLE SHINE. Let Looper introduce you to “Stephen King’s Harry Potter: The Fan-Made Concept That’s Too Weird To Be Real”. This is quite something. When it comes to accomplished fiction writers, you don’t get much more prodigious than … Continue reading
Finalists in 26 competitive categories for the 2023 Audie Awards were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on February 23. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment. The winners will be revealed on March 28. The … Continue reading
(1) PRIORITIZING THE CREW. Claudia Black weighs in on the death of Halyna Hutchins and set safety. Thread starts here. Some excerpts: (2) LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE. Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Business Musings asks why publishers aren’t pivoting the way … Continue reading