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Enter The Next Era Of Captain America With A First Look At Captain America #0!
Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson team up in the opening pages of Captain America #0, on sale April 20, to launch two Captain America ongoing titles. Writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and Marvel Stormbreaker artist Carmen Carnero will tell
Chengdu Worldcon Posts Membership Rates
The 2023 Worldcon committee announced today its official name in English is Chengdu Worldcon, after the city in China where the convention will be held from August 16-20, 2023. The official channel to buy memberships will open in May (right
Pixel Scroll 3/19/22 Marconi Scrolls The Mamba
GRIMM TIMES AHEAD. The Brothers Grimm Society of North America launched this week. “The BGSNA promotes the study of all aspects of the legacy and the spirit of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and their works. Website and membership info
Cosmonaut Solidarity
By James Bacon: Despite some very harsh comments from Dmitry Rogozin, the director general of Roscosmos, threatening that “If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or
Pixel Scroll 3/18/22 When A Pixel’s Not Engaged In Its Enscrollment
BIG GREEN NUMBERS. Brandon Sanderson shares a lot of information about his successful Kickstarter and his progress on other projects in “Some FAQs You Might Enjoy”. Also includes a long analysis of Amazon’s effect on his business. How Are
2022 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists
Which video games will make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this May? Can Minesweeper clear the field? Will Dance Dance Revolution hit the beat? Can Ms. Pac-Man gobble up the competition? Is NBA Jam a slam dunk? Will Assassin’s Creed battle to the end? Or
Australian Shadows Awards 2021 Shortlists
The Australasian Horror Writers Association announced the Australian Shadows Awards 2021 finalists on March 17. The juried award is given in eight categories for the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year. Eligible genres/sub-genres
Pixel Scroll 3/17/22 If You Can’t Handle Me At My Pixel, You Don’t Deserve Me At My Scroll
PLEASE, MAY I HAVE SOME MORE? “Editorial Resignations At Big Houses Spark Reckoning” reports Publishers Lunch. Of the four departed editors, one worked for Tor and two for Orbit. Multiple resignations from the editorial departments at two big houses
Pixel Scroll 3/16/22 I Had It, But I Traded It For These Magic Beans
PLANETARY SOCIETY GRANTS. The first-ever winners of The Planetary Society’s Science and Technology Empowered by the Public (STEP) Grants were announced today. These are planetary science and/or technology grants that fit within one or more of The Planetary Society’s core
HWA Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Horror Writers Association issued a statement “On The Conflict In Ukraine” through the HWA Blog on March 5. The HWA condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand for democracy. We stand for truth. We stand for freedom of
Pixel Scroll 3/15/22 Here’s One Weird Trick To Nominate For The Hugos. SMOFS Hate It. Click Here For More
TIME TO PANIC. Nominations for the 2022 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer close at 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7), today, March 15, 2022. If this was a
1632 Inc. and Ring of Fire Press Stands in Solidarity with Ukraine
Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press and 1632 Inc., the world’s largest multi-author shared universe, with more than 12 million words in electronic media and paper print, today announced their “solidarity with the freedom-loving people of Ukraine”. One percent
Authors Guild’s Statement of Solidarity with Ukraine
How can writers’ organizations respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? The Authors Guild has set this example: “Authors Guild Expresses Solidarity with Ukraine” (March 1) The Authors Guild, the U.S.’s leading and oldest nonprofit advocacy organization for published writers
SFWA Rejects Call to Join Boycott of Russia: A Guest Post by Borys Sydiuk
[Introduction: Boris Sydiuk, an internationally-known Ukranian fan, asked SFWA to join a global boycott of Russian books and publishers from events around the world. (See Publishers Weekly for the text of such a call by members of the Ukrainian Book
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SUPPORT THE CLARION “GHOST CLASS”. The pandemic forced the Clarion Writers’ Workshop to be postponed to 2022 – with the result that the “ghost class” accepted for 2020 has had to wait two years to attend. Clarion has been
Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me — Bonus Fit Number Two
[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 &
Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask: A Column of Unsolicited Opinions #63
My 2022 Hugo Awards Nomination Ballot for the Best Dramatic Presentation Long and Short Form Categories By Chris M. Barkley: This year’s 80th World Science Fiction Convention, Chicon 8, will mark the twentieth presentation of the Best Dramatic Presentation Long
Motion Picture Sound Editors 69th Annual Golden Reel Awards
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2022 were presented in an online ceremony held March 13. The Golden Reels span film, TV, toons, computer entertainment and student productions. The top three film awards went to Dune, Nightmare Alley and
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Producers Guild Awards 2022
The 2022 winners of the Producers Guild Awards were announced on March 19. One finalist of genre interest won. The award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures went to Encanto and its producers Yvett Merino, p.g.a. and Clark Spencer, p.g.a.
Spring Into Crime Fiction Awards News
CRIMEFEST AWARDS The 2022 CrimeFest Awards shortlists were revealed March 15 SPECSAVERS DEBUT CRIME NOVEL AWARD In association with headline sponsor, the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award is for crime novels by previously unpublished authors bring vital fresh blood to
2022 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists
The shortlists for the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards were announced March 15. Finalists in 24 categories were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals from more than 2,300 book submissions. The winners will be revealed in a virtual
2022 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists
The shortlists for the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards were announced March 15. Finalists in 24 categories were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals from more than 2,300 book submissions. The winners will be revealed in a virtual
2021 Australian Romance Readers Awards Shortlist
The finalists for the 2021 Australian Romance Readers Awards were revealed on March 14. ARRA members will now vote for their favorite in each category. The winners will be announced at an online awards ceremony on April 30. Here are the finalists
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
