(1) LEARNING SPACE. Steve Davidson has a fine interview with Jim C. Hines about the Launch Pad Academy Workshop. Steve Davidson for Amazing Stories Magazine: How did you hear about the Launch Pad Workshop? Jim C. Hines: I heard about … Continue reading
aka Fetch-22 In the roundup today: Francis Turner, Greg Ketter, Kristel Autencio, Lyle Hopwood, Abigail Nussbaum, Ridley, Cheryl Morgan, Rachel Neumeier, Brandon Kempner, Kevin Standlee, Lis Carey, Spacefaring Kitten, JT Richardson, Laura “Tevan” Gjovaag, Rebekah Golden, Tim Matheson, Damien G. … Continue reading
A little over 48 hours remain before the Hugo voting deadline. The little silver rocket is about to launch and there are still blank spots on your ballot. Aiyee! Forget about the novel category. That’s barely enough time to read one … Continue reading
The 2015 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award contest is open for submissions. All entries must be received by midnight April 1. Each entry is limited to a short story of no more than 8,000 words, and there is one entry per author. The … Continue reading
John C. Wright’s roller coaster ride began May 7 when his essay “Heinlein, Hugos and Hogwash” was posted by Intercollegiate Review. There followed an immediate plunge to the depths. [See Update below.] – of which this comment from John Scalzi is … Continue reading
Well, that was a disappointment. John C. Wright’s “Heinlein, Hugos and Hogwash” begins — Robert Heinlein could not win a Hugo Award today. If you are a fan of science fiction, you know how shocking that statement is. With a … Continue reading
Baen Books, in association with gaming convention Gen Con, has launched the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award. The award will go to the adventure fantasy short story selected as the winner of its new annual contest. The contest opens for submissions on May 1, … Continue reading
My 11-year-old daughter Sierra, a voracious reader, is enthralled by Menolly the harper and Pern. She jumped at the chance to hear Todd McCaffrey speak at the Burbank public library’s Buena Vista branch last night (August 7) where she also got Todd to … Continue reading
LoneStarCon 3 will offer a discount on all Adult Attending membership purchases made over the Memorial Day weekend. From Friday, May 24, through Monday, May 27, Adult Attending membership rates will be $200, a $20 saving. Anyone joining or upgrading their membership online will automatically … Continue reading
More than 100 writers will speak at the 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival being held September 21-22 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Featured names from the sf/fantasy genre are Margaret Atwood, although she may contest … Continue reading