Classics of Science Fiction at the 2025 Worldcon By John Hertz: This year’s World Science Fiction Convention World Science Fiction Convention (the 83rd Worldcon, gosh) will be held August 13-17 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel […]
Classics of Science Fiction at the 2025 Worldcon By John Hertz: This year’s World Science Fiction Convention World Science Fiction Convention (the 83rd Worldcon, gosh) will be held August 13-17 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel […]
2025 Colorado Book Awards The winners of the 2025 Colorado Book Awards were announced on July 26. Awards are presented in 16 categories by Colorado Humanities to celebrate the accomplishments of Colorado’s outstanding authors, editors, illustrators, and […]
The Guardian published a very nice gallery of some of the costume on display – You’ll find the rest here Steve DavidsonSteve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories. Steve has been a passionate fan […]
The First Fandom Foundation, the successor organization to First Fandom (established following the passing of the last remaining member of First Fandom – the Fans who could trace their fannishness back to the beginnings of […]
Via Rich Horton “The Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award for 2025 is awarded to Kris Neville. Kris Ottman Neville (1925-1980) began publishing SF in 1949, and gained attention with several early stories, in particular “Bettyann” (1951), […]
2024 Shirley Jackson Awards The 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented at Readercon 34 on July 19. The juried award is given for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. The […]
David Agranoff’s latest 25th Century Five and Dime post did a fine job of looking into the late Barry Malzberg’s career and contributions (I’ll never forgive him for being right about the space program and […]
Pixel Scroll 7/12/25 You Are In A File, Scrolling Some Pixels. A Bearded Kzhin Approaches You. What Do You Do? (1) ABOUT WORLDCONS. Abigail Nussbaum has a long thread on Bluesky about Worldcon running which […]
2025 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalists Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Silver Falchion award given by the Killer Nashville Writers Conference in Franklin, Tennessee. The Silver Falchion award categories cover the spectrum of popular […]
When I discovered that science fiction had a “history” (which was about a year or so after I attended the 2nd NY Star Trek Convention) it was at the feet of a legendary science fiction […]
2025 Manly Wade Wellman Award Shortlist The shortlist for the 2025 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy revealed June 27 by the North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation. The 12 titles are: The winner(s) will be […]
2025 Locus Awards Winners The 2025 Locus Awards were announced June 21 in a ceremony during Locus Awards Weekend in Oakland, CA. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL FANTASY NOVEL HORROR NOVEL YOUNG ADULT NOVEL FIRST NOVEL NOVELLA […]
Two astronauts leap across the low-gravity environment of Earth’s moon. We can see that they are astronauts in that their spacesuits, although crude and antiquated, are still broadly recognisable in concept. In detail, though, the […]
Crime Fiction Awards News for Father’s Day 2025 The latest info on the CWA Awards of Excellence, the Shamus Awards, and Sisters in Crime Australia’s Davitt Awards. THE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE The […]
Marvel United: A Pride Special #1 Is Coming Next Week Marvel Comics’ annual Pride Month comic book one-shot is back in Marvel United: A Pride Special #1 hits stands on June 11 and will feature […]
Reproduced from Facebook: All About the Fanzine Lounge: Suzanne Tompkins and I (Jerry Kaufman) are the hosts of the Fanzine Lounge at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention in Seattle in August. We’ll have tables […]
Top 10 Stories for May 2025 Seattle Worldcon 2025’s use of ChatGPT as part of the screening process for program participants was publicly acknowledged by Chair Kathy Bond at the end of April. Bond initially […]
Mark Lawrence Announces Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Champions’ League Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off sponsor Mark Lawrence, immediately after announcing the winner of SPFBO 10, turned right around and declared that all ten winners will compete against each […]
The Launch of Fan SF/F Awards By Dave Doering: While reviewing old fanzines of our early convention era, I note some curious parallels between the launch of the British “International Fantasy Award” (IFA) and the […]
Attention Faneds! Classic Fanzine Art Available By Dave Rowe: Bill Mallardi has released 78 illos and cartoons that would have appeared in Double:Bill (and maybe some of them did), which makes them over 55 years old […]
Pixel Scroll 5/3/25 Glorious Pixelcolor, Breathtaking Cinema Scroll, And Godstalkophonic Sound (0) Scroll lite today because I will be attending a dinner to celebrate my daughter’s graduation with a Master’s in Social Work. Congratulations Sierra! […]
Jennifer Stevenson Review: One Level Down By Jennifer Stevenson: This I also swallowed at a sitting. It’s about women, it ends well, and it is science fiction, I guess, if stories about multiverses created by […]
Dan MonroeMOVIES, MUSIC & MONSTERS!! Dan Monroe is an entertainer, documentary filmmaker and music instructor. He teaches voice, guitar and piano while also producing both commercial and entertainment related content in New York, USA.
Pixel Scroll 4/19/25 Pixel Your Shelves With Your Books On A Flivver With Tatooine Seas And Frazetta Skies (1) CLUTCH HITS. To mark the weekend, Guardian critics present their favorite cinematic Easter eggs – “Pink […]
Come visit with us at our booth at this year’s Ravencon with guests – Alix E. Harrow Alix E. Harrow is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, […]
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 […]
Dan MonroeMOVIES, MUSIC & MONSTERS!! Dan Monroe is an entertainer, documentary filmmaker and music instructor. He teaches voice, guitar and piano while also producing both commercial and entertainment related content in New York, USA.
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 […]
Recent Comments