The 79th World Science Fiction Convention: My DisCon III Reporter’s Notebook and Observations By Chris M. Barkley: Right now, a week and a few days after DisCon III began, seems like a distant dream. My partner Juli and I actually … Continue reading
Here is the key information that came out of DisCon III’s publicity webinar today. DUARTE HONORED. The legacy of the late Fred Duarte, a LoneStarCon 2 (1997) Vice-Chair, has been remembered with a grant to DisCon III’s Capitalize! Fan Fund, … Continue reading
The Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest combined the awards ceremony for their 36th and 37th competitions into one event held October 22 after a year’s postponement due to the pandemic. 36TH GRAND PRIZE GOLDEN BRUSH AWARD Anh Le, … Continue reading
The National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards for 2021, known as the Neffys, have been announced. The 2021 winners are: BEST NOVEL (tie) Hussar by Declan Finn Machine by Elizabeth Bear YOUNGER READERS (tie) The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering … Continue reading
The new DisCon III chair is Mary Robinette Kowal. The announcement came the day after Kowal completed her term as President of SFWA, which ended June 30. DisCon III started out with two co-chairs, however, Colette Fozard resigned in January … Continue reading
(1) DAYTIME EMMYS. The Daytime Emmy winners announced June 25 included this item of genre interest: Outstanding Daytime Promotional AnnouncementJurassic World Camp Cretaceous / Launch Campaign (Netflix) Subsequently, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revealed the nominations … Continue reading
Bill Lawhorn, who resigned today as chair of DisCon III, sent a message about his decision to the convention staff and has given permission to quote it here. From: Bill Lawhorn Subject: [allstaff] Convention Update To: AllStaff To run a … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2021 Neffys, the National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards, were revealed in TNFF v. 80 n. 5. BEST NOVEL Storm Between the Stars by Karl Gallagher Unmasked by Kai Wai ‘Benjamin’ Cheah Hussar by Declan … Continue reading
Baen Books publisher Toni Weisskopf turned the Baen’s Bar forum back on today, ending the hiatus that came in the aftermath of Jason Sanford’s February 15 article “Baen Books Forum Being Used to Advocate for Political Violence”, a public post on Patreon. … Continue reading
(1) BUTLER HONORED. GeekWire, a site with roots in Seattle, took a strong interest in today’s news of a “Mars rover landing site named after Octavia E. Butler” because Butler spent her last years living in the Seattle area. Alan … Continue reading