2025 Sir Julius Vogel Finalists The 2025 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalists were announced March 16. The awards recognize excellence in science fiction, fantasy, or horror works created by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents. The Sir […]
Pixel Scroll 4/5/25 Oh, Scroll Us The Way To The Next Pixel Bar, Oh Don’t Ask Why (1) PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS. The 2025 Hugo finalists won’t be publicly announced until tomorrow at Noon, but […]
First off, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to download and read Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale, whether or not you entered the Challenge. If you have not already done so, I’d […]
Paul Weimer Review: The River Has Roots By Paul Weimer: Two sisters, Esther and Ysabel, the Hawthorns, devoted toward each other, living on the borderland of faerie. A love story, not so much as between […]
Find the Robert Heinlein Easter Eggs and other references in – Anthrophobia by Matt Truxaw and win free books. There are several references within the book to my favorite author, Robert Anson Heinlein, many consciously […]
Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) Recommended List 2024 Reported by Arthur Liu & Feng Zhang: The Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB)’s 2024 Recommended List has been announced. The list is divided into 7 categories: Domestic/Translated […]
Over the past couple of years there has been something of a renaissance in Fan History projects. Two upstarts have chosen to mine the past in order to bring early science fiction fan history into […]
The Fantastic Four Travel Back to the Birth of the Universe in Upcoming One World Under Doom Tie-Ins Learn what lies ahead in One World Under Doom with the reveal of June’s tie-in issues, including […]
If you are an eligible Hugo Award voter, it’s time to knuckle down and get your ballot in; nominations close tomorrow, March 14th.
AI Tag Team: Dune vs. Popular Music ChatGPT does a deep dive on musical tributes to Frank Herbert’s classic (with some help). [Reprinted from Freakflag with permission.] By Rob Thornton. INTRODUCTION: We have seen a […]
AudioFile Magazine’s New Favorite SF and Fantasy Audiobooks of 2025 Audiofile Magazine highlights their favorite new sff audiobooks so far in 2025. DEATH OF THE AUTHOR REVIEW: Liz Femi is the primary narrator of this meta-narrative […]
Alex Ross Continues His Popular Timeless Variant Cover Program Alex Ross continues to bring Marvel’s greatest characters to life in a new batch of Timeless Variant Covers. Hitting shelves in May, the new covers feature […]
Pixel Scroll 2/15/25 When The Scroll Is Pixelled Up Yonder, I’ll Be There (1) THRILLERS OF GENRE INTEREST. CrimeReads shows an interesting group of cross-genre thrillers will arrive in bookstores this year: “Speculative Murder Mysteries […]
Hugo nominations are open! February 10, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025 Seattle Worldcon 2025 is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for […]
Producers Guild Awards 2025 The Producers Guild of America announced the 2025 Producers Guild Awards winners on February 8. The complete list of winners is at the link. Works of genre interest receiving awards were: Award for […]
In Memoriam 2024 JANUARY Game designer James Brennan (b.1940) died on January 1. Brennan created the RPGs Man, Myth & Magic and Timeship. He also wrote the eight volume Grailquest gaming books. As Herbie Brennan, […]
Tähtivaeltaja Award 2025 Shortlist The 2025 Tähtivaeltaja (“Star Rover”) Award finalists have been posted. The award, sponsored by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society, goes to the best science fiction book published in Finland in the previous year. […]
Chris Barkley, winner of a Best Fan Writer Hugo Award and a regular feature at many Fan-Related events and projects, has launched a GoFundMe Campaign for something he is being deliberately vague about and is […]
Pixel Scroll 1/25/25 ‘Twas Pixel, And The Scrolly Toves (1) DISCOVER TANITH LEE. Astra Publishing House begins its recommendation “Where to start reading the works of Tanith Lee” with a fascinating reminiscence. DAW Publisher Betsy […]
Cat Eldridge Review: Folkmanis Puppet: The Fiddler By Cat Eldridge: You know already that I collect very cool things and the Fiddler puppet from Folkmanis that’s looking down upon me from a bookshelf is no […]
Fourth Quarter 2023 Reader’s Choice Awards Announced!
A few weeks back as I was working on my collection of SF pulp magazines (I’m on a quest to collect the first issues of SF & F print magazines) I was once again prompted […]
Pixel Scroll 12/28/24 A Credential, A Houyhnhnm, And A Gor Priest-King Walk Into Barsoom (1) ’69 IS DIVINE. Galactic Journey delivers kudos to the finest sff of 55 years ago: “[December 26, 1969] A Wreath […]
“I think that science fiction, even the corniest of it, even the most outlandish of it, no matter how badly it’s written, has a distinct therapeutic value because all of it has as its primary […]
Pixel Scroll 12/21/24 A Short Scroll For The Shortest Day (0) I’m visiting my brother to help celebrate his birthday. That’s my real excuse! (1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites listeners to settle in […]
2024 Horror Writers Association Scholarship Winners Announced The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced this year’s scholarship and grant recipients for the Dark Poetry, Mary Shelley, and HWA Scholarships, and the Diversity Grants. THE HORROR […]
Today, Amazing Stories announced that it intends to help support the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) by offering the following donations: For every Convention Wear shirt sold through its ETSY store from now until the selection […]
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