(1) GO BACK AND TRI AGAIN. “HG Wells fans spot numerous errors on Royal Mint’s new £2 coin” — Adam Roberts and Stephen Baxter explained the gaffes to Guardian readers. Observant fans of HG Wells have questioned how a new coin from … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long form (novel-length) works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of these works, unless they are labeled “nonfiction”, are eligible in the Best Novel … Continue reading
(1) FOR CONRUNNERS. On Sunday, November 15, Virtual Convention Convention will be held — an event devoted to (guess who) convention runners of virtual conventions. Register at the link. Steve Davidson sent the link and says, “I’ll be presenting on … Continue reading
(1) CAREER PATH. At Lit Reactor, Nick Mamatas hits close to home — “Ask Nick: Publishing 201 — Do I Need to Attend Conventions or Conferences?” …A relative handful of science fiction/fantasy/horror conventions are considered “professional” and it is expected … Continue reading
(1) CHIZINE STORY CONTINUES TO UNFOLD. Three more writers announced they have asked ChiZine Publications to revert their rights: David Nickle I have spent the past week reading and processing the ongoing revelations and allegations about my publisher ChiZine. I … Continue reading
(1) SEND YOUR NAME TO MARS. NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover is heading to the red planet. Submit your name by September 30, 2019, and fly along! Full details on the NASA website. Over five million names have been sent in … Continue reading
(1) MICHELLE YEOH TREK SPINOFF. The Hollywood Reporter brings us additional details on one of the several Star Trek spinoffs (the existence of which leaked as far back as November) in the works (“‘Star Trek’: Michelle Yeoh-Led ‘Discovery’ Spinoff Details Revealed”). Riding the high of … Continue reading
(1) NOIR WITH EXTRA MUSTARD. Here’s the first trailer for POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, coming to theaters May 10. The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of works published for the first time in 2018. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, as well as other sources on the … Continue reading