(1) LITERARY DIVE. Juliette Wade and her Dive Into Worldbuilding team interview “Caroline Ratajski”. There’s a detailed synopsis you can read at the link, and a video recording you can see on YouTube. …We asked how writing a chapter every … Continue reading
(1) WORLD FANTASY CON. After Silvia Moreno-Garcia criticized WFC 2019 for announcing an all-white guest slate, the concom’s answer did not allay complaints. And the World Fantasy Convention Board’s answer to a letter she sent them has only fanned the … Continue reading
Joye Murchison Kelly and Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk have been selected to receive the 2018 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The selection was made by a committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, Charles Kochman (executive editor at … Continue reading
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Famed comics writer Marv Wolfman joins Scott Edelman for gelato in Episode 54 of the Eating the Fantastic podcast. As I prepared to lunch with this episode’s guest, I was startled to realize I’d last interviewed … Continue reading
(1) NYT NOTABLES. Here are some of the New York Times’ picks for the “100 Notable Books of 2017”. THE BOOK OF JOAN. By Lidia Yuknavitch. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) In this brilliant novel, Earth, circa 2049, has been devastated by global … Continue reading
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers has announced the Scribe Award Nominees for 2017 on May 7. The IAMTW’s Scribe Awards honor licensed works that tie in with other media such as television, movies, gaming, or comic books. The … Continue reading
(1) CLARA COMING BACK? In a spoiler-filled post, “This ‘Doctor Who’ Companion Could Be About to Return for the Christmas Special “, Lewis Jeffries speculates about the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special. On Twitter, it has been stated that Eddie’s … Continue reading
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers shortlist for the 2016 Scribe Awards has been online for some time. The award is presented for excellence in media tie-in writing. The winners will be announced in July at the San Diego Comic-Con. Acknowledging excellence … Continue reading
Elliot S! Maggin and the late Richard E. Hughes have been selected to receive the 2016 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The award is given under the auspices of San Diego Comic-Con International. Each year the … Continue reading
The POMONA READS! Book Festival takes place October 3 from 11a.m to 4 p.m. Hosted by the Pomona Public Library and community partners, the one-day celebration of reading takes place on the Civic Center Plaza in Pomona, CA with activities … Continue reading