- Cheryl Morgan, Dave McCarty Resign from WSFS’ Hugo Award Marketing Committee
WSFS’ Hugo Awards Marketing Committee (“HAMC”) members Cheryl Morgan and chair Dave McCarty have resigned. New chair Linda Deneroff says, “We are currently in a holding pattern. I have taken over leading the HAMC, but I still need to contact … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 2/17/24 BOOM Goes The Corbomite
(0) My brother, his wife, and I unexpectedly spent the day binge-watching The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, so I am staying over another night. Therefore this will be a short-short Scroll assembled on his Mac tablet. Looks like I have … Continue reading
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- Chengdu Worldcon Won’t Account for Sponsorships
By Rcade: At the 2021 Worldcon in Washington D.C., a sponsorship by Raytheon caused such a furious backlash that convention chair Mary Robinette Kowal apologized and announced that the con was donating an equal amount to an organization devoted to … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 2/16/24 The Worm Pixelscrollus
(0) Short scroll today because I need to hit the road. Am driving up to my brother’s for a birthday party – mine! Toot your party horn, or leave your own news links in comments…. (1) LACEY LEAVES CANSMOFS. Diane … Continue reading
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- 2024 Splatterpunk Award Nominees
Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene have announced the nominees for the 2024 Splatterpunk Awards, honoring superior achievement for works published in 2023 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror. The winners will be announced at KillerCon … Continue reading
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- 2023 Cybils Awards Winners
The 2023 Cybils Awards winners (Children’s and Young Adults Bloggers’ Literary Awards) were announced on February 14. The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. If … Continue reading
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- 2024 D.I.C.E. Awards
At last night’s Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony Spider-Man 2 won six awards while Baldur’s Gate 3 was acclaimed Game of the Year and won in four other categories. Here is the complete list of … Continue reading
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- Emma Kerkman Wins 2024 Dell Magazines Award
The winner of the 2024 Dell Magazines Award For Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing was announced on February 15. The award goes to the best unpublished and unsold science fiction or fantasy short story submitted by a full-time undergraduate … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 2/15/24 I Think There Is A World Market For About Five Pixel Scrolls
(1) INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO HUGO AWARDS CENSORSHIP REPORT. Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford’s report “The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” (also available at Genre Grapevine and as an e-book epub file and as a PDF) has sparked the attention … Continue reading
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