The Horror Writers Association (HWA) today announced the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot. This is not the list of finalists, nor are they called nominees: it is the list which HWA members will choose from when they vote to determine … Continue reading
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2023 nominations are filled with genre films as always. Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with three Golden Reel nominations, including outstanding achievement in sound editing – feature dialogue / ADR and outstanding achievement … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2023 VES Awards on January 17. The awards recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials and video games, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who … Continue reading
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites listeners to take a seat at the table in Little Italy with Al Milgrom in Episode 188 of his Eating the Fantastic podcast. Al Milgrom was the artist for my ’70s run on Captain … Continue reading
(1) PULLING RANK. Amanda S. Green puts a blip on indie author’s radar screens. There’s been a change in what rankings Amazon displays to readers: “And so it goes” at Mad Genius Club. …And Amazon has changed the rules without … Continue reading
(1) EU TURN. BBC Future explores the meaning of “Eucatastrophe: Tolkien’s word for the ‘anti-doomsday’”. …In particular, Tolkien wrote about what makes a happy ending so powerful in stories. And to do so, he came up with an intriguing coinage: … Continue reading
(1) CLARION WEST AUCTION AND GALA. The Clarion West After Dark 2022 Auction is open until October 21 at 9:00 PM Pacific Time. You must register for the event to begin bidding on auction items. Clarion West After Dark is a … Continue reading
(1) YOU’RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE EXCEPT YOURSELF. Cat Rambo tells SFWA Blog readers to “Stop Multitasking”. I am here to say: Stop multitasking. Yes, I understand its appeal. Like many writers, I love the idea of multitasking, the notion that one can … Continue reading
(1) WONDERS NEVER CEASE. The 1982 Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund delegate Kevin Smith has finished his trip report: “I finally got a round tuit”. You can read it online here: “TAFF Trip”. 40 years ago, in September 1982, I went to … Continue reading
BOUCHERCON GIVES ANTHONY AWARD PERMANENT DESIGN The Anthony Award trophy has been redesigned. Art Taylor posted a picture: “Anthony Award Design Reveal”. On Saturday, July 9, Bouchercon hosted the reveal of the new design for the Anthony Award—a design which will be … Continue reading