Genre News Network Daily News March 24, 2026

Historical Happenings

• Births:
  • Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980), author of the apocalyptic SF novel Central Passage. Source: ISFDB.org
  • Joseph Slate (1928–2019), speculative fiction author known for The Star-Spangled Banner. Source: ISFDB.org
• Deaths:
  • Andre Norton (Alice Mary Norton) (1912–2005), SFWA Grand Master and first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master Award. Source: ISFDB.org
  • G.C. Edmondson (1922–1995), author of The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream. Source: ISFDB.org
• Milestones:
  • Robert A. Heinlein’s “The Man Who Sold the Moon” was first published on this day in 1950. Source: ISFDB.org

Call for Submissions

• Flash Fiction Online – Theme: “Tiny Gods” – Source: Submittable
• The Ilanot Review – Theme: “Collaborations” – Source: Ilanot Review
• Split Lip Magazine – Free Flash Fiction Window – Source: Submittable
• Orion’s Belt – Speculative Fiction & Poetry – Source: Orion’s Belt
• Heroic Fantasy Quarterly – Sword and Sorcery – Source: HFQ
• Clarkesworld Magazine – SF/Fantasy Short Stories – Source: Clarkesworld

SF Literature

• Awards: SFWA has announced the 2026 Nebula Award Finalists. Source: SFWA
• Hugo Awards: Nominations for the 2026 Hugo Awards close this Saturday, March 28th. Source: TheHugoAwards.org
• New Release: Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2) by Miles Cameron. Source: Andrew Liptak
• Historical Recovery: MIT Press releases Beatrice the Sixteenth by Irene Clyde. Source: MIT Press
• New Release: No Man’s Land by Richard K. Morgan. Source: PRH

Fantasy Literature

• New Release: Starside by Alex Aster – Adult romantasy debut. Source: Ink and Imaginings
• New Release: Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence – Dark paranormal academia. Source: Mark Lawrence
• New Release: Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui – Moroccan-inspired epic fantasy. Source: Orbit

[Free Fiction] The Factory by Lucy Egan – Source: Amazing Stories

Science & Spaceflight

• NASA hosts public briefing on the 2028 Lunar Return and Nuclear Propulsion. Source: NASA.gov
• Webb Telescope identifies atmosphere on ancient super-Earth TOI-561 b. Source: ScienceDaily

Film/TV/Streaming

• Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premieres today on Disney+. Source: Disney+
• The Wild Robot begins streaming today on Peacock. Source: NBCUniversal

Upcoming Events

• April 24-26: RavenCon 2026 (SF100) – Glen Allen, VA – GoH: David Brin. Source: RavenCon.com
• August 27-31: Worldcon (L.A.con V) – GoH: Barbara Hambly, Michael Whelan. Source: laconv.org

RESOURCES
ISFDB | Galactic Central | Fanac | File 770 | Fancyclopedia | SF Encyclopedia | Fandom Directory | SFWA | WSFS | Hugo Awards

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Steve Davidson

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Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.