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Pixel Scroll 4/1/23 Shhh. Be Vewy Quiet, I’m A Pixel and I’m Hunting Filers

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(1) VOTING OPENS IN SFWA ELECTION AND REFERENDUMS. Full SFWA members have until April 11 to vote in this year’s SFWA Board of Directors election and respond to two referendums on whether English-language translations and speculative poetry should be allowed to … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 3/17/23 Superscroll’s Fortress Of Pixeltude

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(1) BARD’S TOWER CLOSES. Bard’s Tower tweeted an announcement today that they have ceased operation. Bard’s Tower was Alexi Vandenberg’s book sales business noted for running autograph sessions at conventions to “provide celebrity experiences with the authors of SciFi and … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 2/13/23 Pixelators Are A Set Of Interfering, Meddling People, Who Scroll Down To Some Perfectly Contented Fans And Sow The Seeds Of Discontent Amongst Them. That Is The Reason Why Pixelators Are So Absolutely Necessary

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(1) VISIONS AND REVISIONS. At the Australian Book Designers Assn., W. H. Chong tells “How to Deconstruct a Science Fiction Cover” using some historic examples. …Among the golden names I picked: Clarke, Asimov, Dick, Gibson, a pair of books stuck … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 12/10/22 Pixel Was A Scrollin’ Stone

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(1) LEARNEDLEAGUE. [Item by David Goldfarb.] After a long drought, we get our second and third in the space of two days! LL95 match day 22 Q3: What 1898 novel, famous in its own right, is also famous for its presentation in … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 11/23/22 I’ve Read Through The Pixel On A Scroll With No Name

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(1) ARISIA CHAIR TURNOVER. The acting Arisia 2023 convention chairs Alan and Michelle Wexelblat have resigned. Melissa Kaplan has stepped up as acting con chair in their place. The Arisia board says “details of the handoff and relevant ongoing efforts … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 11/4/22 All Hearts Is Turned To Gizzards

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(1) ABOUT THE BIRD. Neil Clarke, Editor of Clarkesworld, tweeted a series of thoughtful insights in reply to the current anxiety about Twitter’s future as a vehicle for marketing short fiction magazines. Thread starts here. Excerpts follow. (2) EATING THE … Continue reading →

Pixel Scroll 10/9/22 In A Scroll In The File, There Ticked A Pixel

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(1) CASE DISMISSED. Nerd & Tie’s Trae Dorn finally came out on top: “Ryan Kopf’s Second Lawsuit Against Us Has Been Finally Dismissed”. (See more details in 2016 post “Ryan Kopf Sues Blogger Trae Dorn”.) Since 2016 Nerd & Tie, … Continue reading →