By Bill Higgins: Stanley C. Skirvin, one-time Cincinnati fan, passed away March 28 in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 86. Returning from Navy service in World War II, he found Cincy fandom. He claimed responsibility for persuading hometown fans to … Continue reading
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
LoneStarCon 3 members have until July 31 to vote in the 2013 Hugo Awards. The full text of the press release follows the jump.
The 2013 Hugo Award base will be designed by Texas-based artist Vincent Villafranca. Vincent is a Chesley Award-winning sculptor who produces futuristic and fantastic bronzes using the traditional lost-wax casting process. In keeping with tradition, the design will not be … Continue reading
Eligible voters have until March 10 to nominate for the 2013 Hugo Awards. Those who had Supporting or Attending memberships in Chicon 7 (the 2012 Worldcon), or joined LoneStarCon 3 or Loncon 3 (the 2014 Worldcon) as a Supporting, Attending, … Continue reading
2013 Hugo Nominator Eligibility Deadline The nomination period for the 2013 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award is now open and will continue until March 10, 2013. Nomination is open to anyone who is an Adult, Young Adult, or … Continue reading
LoneStarCon3 has declared the 2013 Hugo Award nomination period open. But unless you’re in such a hurry that you’ll priority mail a paper ballot, there isn’t anything much you can about the fact until LSC3 issues the necessary PINs, which … Continue reading
The live Hugo Awards broadcast over Ustream was cut off when an automated system detected what it classified as copyright infringement. Although Chicon 7 was authorized to use the material Ustream could not restore its feed before the end of the … Continue reading
Chicon 7 reports that members cast 1,922 valid final ballots for the 2012 Hugo Awards, second only to Renovation’s record-setting tally of 2,100 last year. The Hugo winners will be announced Sunday evening, September 2, at the Worldcon. The ceremony … Continue reading
The 2012 Hugo Voter Packet as of this hour still lacks the samples in four publication categories — Graphic Story, Editor – Short Form, Semiprozine, and Fanzine. The Chicon 7 committee’s May 21 press release publicizing the 2012 Hugo Voter … Continue reading