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Pixel Scroll 2/12/22 To Scroll The Invisible Pixel
TAKE SANFORD’S SFF MAGAZINE SURVEY. Jason Sanford is running a new survey about how people view SFF genre magazines, described in his twitter thread about the survey. Sanford originally did a survey at the end of 2019 about people’s views
German Publisher Accused of Erasing a Black Writer Will Properly Credit Him in the Future
German publisher Heyne-Verlag, after being accused in social media of having erased the Black co-author of a popular fantasy novel, today announced a new agreement in which both authors’ names will appear on the cover. Die Elfen (The Elves) co-written
Pixel Scroll 2/11/22 They’re Creepy And They’re Scrolly, The Pixel Family
EMPOWERING LIBRARIES. “Texas Book Ban Prompts School Librarians to Launch #FReadom Fighters” reports Publishers Weekly. (The #FReadom website is here.) In response to Texas Rep. Matt Krause’s published list of 850 books on race and sexuality that he targeted
Pixel Scroll 2/10/22 Soft Pixel, Warm Pixel, Little Ball Of Fen, Happy Pixel, Sleepy Pixel, File, File File
ANSWER THAT RING. Vanity Fair has a gallery of “first look” photos accompanying its article: “Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Rises: Inside ‘The Rings of Power’”. Galadriel’s world is a raging sea. Far from the wise, ethereal elven queen that Cate Blanchett
Pixel Scroll 2/9/22 I Have Tasted The Pixels In The Scroll Of The Universe, And I Was Not Offended
RIPLE TIP. What he tells you three times is true: “Hand Holding” by Mark Lawrence. This is a blog-post about hand holding. The previous sentence was hand-holding, since the title and the image below make it obvious what the
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller Liaden Universe® News
What’s happening in the Liaden Universe®? Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have a new update for fans. They have a lot of books and stories on the way. FAIR TRADE. The 24th novel set in the Liaden Universe® is Fair
Pixel Scroll 2/8/22 Something Pixel This Way Scrolls
COMING ATTRACTIONS. Somtow Sucharitkul told Facebook friends his movie The Maestro will play in L.A. in June. (See the story of the film here.) He wants help to make its appearance a hit. To my friends in Los Angeles:
The Next Bradbury Roundup
Is due in five…four…three…. (1) MEET THE MARTIANS. Nicholas Whyte’s quick notes about “The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury” begin “Gosh. I had forgotten quite how good this is.” (2) FREE RANGE MARS STORIES. But wait, there are more! In
Pixel Scroll 2/7/22 Head Like A Scroll, Pixeled Like Your Soul
SFWA VOTING ON NEW MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS. At The World Remains Mysterious, Cat Rambo encourages SFWAns to support these “Possible Upcoming Changes to SFWA Membership”. SFWA members have until February 15 to cast their votes. …An interesting development for SFWA
John Williams 90th Birthday Tribute from the Editors of “Film Music Review”
By Steve Vertlieb: Here is a very special 90th Birthday Tribute to composer John Williams from the editors of “Film Music Review” … Founder, Roger Hall … Writer Steven Kennedy … and myself. “John Williams: A Birthday Tribute”.
Long List Anthology Volume 7 Opens Indiegogo Appeal
David Steffen has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to publish Long List Anthology Volume 7, designed to celebrate more of the fiction loved by the Hugo Award voting audience. The Hugo Awards are one of the most prominent awards in speculative
Emails from Lake Woe-Is-Me — Fit the Twentieth & Twentieth point Five
[Introduction: Melanie Stormm continues her humorous series of posts about the misdirected emails she’s been getting. Stormm is a multiracial writer who writes fiction, poetry, and audio theatre. Her novella, Last Poet of Wyrld’s End is available through Candlemark &
AWARDS
2021 Stabby Awards
Reddit’s r/Fantasy moderators announced the winners of the Best of /r/Fantasy 2021 — the Stabby Awards on February 11. They report there were 1909 votes cast, 1726 valid (after eliminating duplicates and votes cast by persons whose account was too new). This
2022 IAFA Crawford Award
The winner of the 2022 Crawford Award, presented annually by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for a first book of fantasy, is Usman T. Malik for his story collection Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan (Kitab). The awards committee
Motion Picture Sound Editors 69th Annual Golden Reel Awards Nominees
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2022 nominations are filled with genre films as always – Dune, The Matrix Resurrections, Nightmare Alley and A Quiet Place Part II lead the feature competition with three nominations apiece, in the categories of effects/foley, dialogue/ADR
2022 Splatterpunk Award Nominees
Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene have announced the nominees for the 2022 Splatterpunk Awards, honoring superior achievement for works published in 2020 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror. They have also named the recipient of
Audie Awards 2022 Finalists
Finalists in 25 competitive categories for the 2022 Audie Awards, including the Audiobook of the Year, were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on February 3. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment. The winners will
Premio Vegetti 2022 Shortlist
The finalists for the Premio Vegetti for 2022 were announced February 6, chosen by the members of World SF Italia chaired by Donato Altomare. Over fifty members voted, recommending 70 works. World SF Italia, Italy’s professional association for sff writers, is a
2022 Oscar Nominations
The finalists in all 23 categories for the 2022 Academy Awards were revealed on February 8. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune received the second-most nominations, with 10, including Best Picture and Writing (Adapted Screenplay). (The western Power of the Dog leads the
Jack Hawkins Wins 2022 Dell Magazines Award
The winner of the 2022 Dell Magazines Award For Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing was announced on February 6. The award goes to the best unpublished and unsold science fiction or fantasy short story submitted by a
