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Victory Comic by Ukranian Artists
It just happened! Ukrainian publishing house The WILL Production together with the company Art Nation presents the comic Victory, created by Ukrainian artists who worked on it from the first days of the large-scale invasion of the Rashists, channeling their
Pixel Scroll 8/27/22 We Will All Scroll Together When We Scroll, All Suffused With A Pixelicious Glow
HOARDED GOLD. Amazon’s Rings of Power will cost $1B to make? That nice round number is bringing out skeptics. Behind a paywall at Business Insider is an extensive analysis of “What Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Means for
Alexei Panshin (1940-2022)
Pioneering sf critic and Nebula-winning novelist Alexei Panshin died August 21 at the age of 82. His son Tobiah Panshin made the announcement on Facebook. Alexei suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He passed away today, peacefully. He had
Uncanny Magazine Issue 48 Launches 9/6
The 48th issue of Uncanny Magazine, winner of five Hugos and a British Fantasy Award, will be available on September 6 at uncannymagazine.com. Hugo Award-winning Publishers Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas are proud to present the 48th issue of their five-time Hugo Award-winning
Your Guide To This Year’s Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades #1
On September 28, Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades returns on September 28 with a new collection of uplifting and action-packed tales highlighting Latin and Latinx creators and characters. To celebrate Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month, the giant-sized one-shot is the latest installment in
Pixel Scroll 8/26/22 A Pixel So Great, It Can Only Be Scrolled For Good Or Evil
THE REALLY FINAL FRONTIER. This is where the ashes of Nichelle Nichols, Gene Roddenberry, and Douglas Trumbull are going: “Enterprise Flight | Memorial Spaceflights” offered by Celestis. For $12,500 you can send your late loved one along. “Remaining space
They’re Back!
By Michaele Jordan: Who’s back?” you ask. Spear and Fang, of course! But perhaps you have not heard of Genddy Tartakovsky’s Primal? (Apparently, Mr. Tartakovsky has become such a big name since making the first three Hotel Transylvania films that
Pixel Scroll 8/25/22 Eats, Scrolls And Athelas
RHYSLING REVAMP SURVEY REPORT. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) surveyed members about potential changes to their Rhysling Award. See their feedback here: “Rhysling Revamp” at the SPECPO blog. From the introduction: The Rhysling Awards are in
Pixel Scroll 8/24/22 Once the Pixels Go Up, Who Cares Where They Scroll Down?
GUESSING GAME. Camestros Felapton invites you to take his “Hugo Novel Picture Quiz”. This year, as the Hugo Awards come closer, I thought I’d combine my current hobby (throwing weird prompts as Midjourney AI) and a guessing game. I
SFWA Releases Renegades of Tomorrow StoryBundle
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released its newest StoryBundle, Renegades of Tomorrow, for a limited time only, from August 24 to September 14, 2022. This StoryBundle offers a large selection of ebooks from independent and small press fantasy writers, and can
Will E Pluribus Hugo Survive Re-Ratification?
The day of reckoning is here for E Pluribus Hugo. The change in the way Hugo Awards nominations are counted was passed in 2015 and ratified in 2016 to counter how Sad and Rabid Puppies’ slates dictated most of finalists
Space Dogs: Data Visualization Art at Chicon 8
European fan Phoenix (she/her) recently announced her first data visualization art project about the flights and fates of the Soviet space dogs. Inspired by space, science and science fiction, Phoenix also loves animals, especially dogs, and has provided a forever home to several rescue dogs.
Pixel Scroll 8/23/22 Another Hulkling, Another Skrull
GENRE SQUEAKS IN. [Item by Cora Buhlert.] Amazingly, there actually is one genre book on the Deutscher Buch Preis (German Book Prize) longlist, which is quite unusual for this award, which tends to go to family sagas with historical
More Information About the Harris / de Lint Fundraiser
By Julie Bartel: MaryAnn Harris, wife and creative partner of legendary author and musician Charles de Lint (and an artist and musician in her own right) fell ill on September 6, 2021. After many months of suffering from brain stem
Pixel Scroll 8/22/22 This Is The Story Of A Scroll, Who Cried Tsundoku And Filed The Whole World
MUSIC OF THE GEARS. Yoon Ha Lee has composed and released a soundtrack for his Machineries of Empire books. Available on Bandcamp: “Banner the Deuce of Gears”. A “soundtrack” for the Machineries of Empire space opera books! Includes themes
2022 Bulwer-Lytton Contest Winners
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest invites entries for the worst opening line to a novel. The 2022 winners have been announced. The administrators said, “With a larger than usual response to our plea for entries, this year confronted our Panel of Undistinguished Judges
Chicon 8 Announces Full Program Schedule
Chicon 8, the 2022 World Science Fiction Convention has announced its full program and events schedule. This can be found online at https://guide.chicon.org/. The full program includes 1,386 scheduled items and activities, with over 750 individual participants from across the speculative fiction field
Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me — Fit the Forty-Third
[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
AWARDS
2022 Seiun Award Winners
The 2022 Seiun Awards were presented on August 27 at the 59th Japan Science Fiction Convention (F-CON) in Fukushima Prefecture. Thanks to N. for providing the translations, who credits Terrie Hashmoto with tips and some of the translations. All titles are in English, with
2022 Pegasus Award Nominees
The 2022 Pegasus Award finalists were announced on August 26. The Pegasus Award is presented by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF) for excellence in filking. Anyone in the filk community can vote on the winners, and community is broadly defined — check out
Gamescon 2022 Awards Nominees
gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, announced the nominees for the 2022 gamescom Awards on August 15. A committee of game writers and content producers selected the nominees. The winners will be announced this week during the convention
2022 Australian Fairy Tale Society Award Nominees
The 2022 nominees for the Australian Fairy Tale Society Annual Award for Inspiration and Contribution to Australian Fairy Tale Culture” are Sophie Masson, Jo Henwood, and Spike Deane. AFTS members are currently voting on the winner. SOPHIE MASSON Born in Indonesia of French
Prix Utopiales 2022 Shortlists
Finalists have been announced for the Prix Utopiales 2022 that will be presented at Utopiales, the International Science Fiction Festival of Nantes planned for October 29-November 1. PRIX UTOPIALES The Prix Utopiales recognizes a novel, or a collection, published in French
