Everyone’s raving about Vincent Villafranca’s winning design for the World Fantasy Award. However, World Fantasy’s statement in the same press release that nominee pins will still feature the supposedly retired Lovecraft image is being widely criticized. This is genuinely lovely. But then Vincent … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has announced the Chesley Awards 2016 nominees. Voting runs through June 26. ASFA members in good standing are eligible to vote. The awards will be given out at MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City. … Continue reading
The convention-running group ALAMO, Inc., the Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization, debuted the Copperhead Award at Smofcon last weekend. Fred Duarte, Jr. (1957–2015) is the first winner of the new award, voted to him posthumously by the ALAMO Board of Directors. … Continue reading
The complete list of 2015 Chesley Award Finalists has been posted by John Picacio. (The official ASFA page requires membership to access.) Best Cover Illustration / Hardcover Julie Dillon, Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology edited by Brandon Sanderson; Dragonsteel … Continue reading
When Ray Bradbury’s 2004 Retro Hugo brought $28,734 in an estate auction last month that made me wonder — What individual Hugo Award is worth the most money? There wasn’t much reason to wonder before. In all the other transactions … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2014 Chesley Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at Loncon 3. Galleries of shortlisted artists and works are available at the Association of Science Fiction Artists (ASFA) website here. Best Cover Illustration: Hardback … Continue reading
Ed Dravecky’s photo of the 2013 Hugo Award base in the LoneStarCon 3 Wikipedia article gives the best view of this finely detailed piece I’ve seen outside of the video broadcast during the Hugo ceremonies. (Is that online? I couldn’t locate it.)
The 2013 Worldcon program is now available through an interactive program guide with details of all 945 program items, or in PDF format from the publications page. LoneStarCon 3 has also announced that the 2013 Hugo Award Ceremony will be … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has posted the finalists for the 34th annual Chesley Awards. The Chesleys, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, started in 1985 as a means for the sff art community … Continue reading