Worldcon 2023 – Chengdu (trilingual post)

Este es el último post que he preparado sobre al  Worldcon en Chengdu.  Más que mi opinión, me interesaba la opinión de otros participantes. Puesto que se trata de participantes de diversas nacionalidades, está en […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: December 3, 2023

2023 Hugo Finalist Voting Statistics Posted The 2023 Hugo Awards were presented October 21 during a ceremony at the Chengdu Worldcon. Today the committee released the voting statistics for the finalists, which show how the […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 19, 2023

Remembering Fans Who Were Activists in Real World Politics and the Counter Culture Stirred to action by a particularly stupid and dismissive media generalization about science fiction fans, Rob Hansen has prepared this collection of […]

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AMAZING NEWS: 10/12/23

Nominations for 2023 Chesley Awards Close Today (Vote here) Latest FANAC Zoom:  APAs Everywhere Scheduled for 12/9 Steven Barnes shares an unusual book layout Advice for graduates:  How to spot an idiot. Are “Nasty Superheroes” […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 12, 2023

National Toy Hall of Fame Inductees for 2023 The National Toy Hall of Fame revealed four inductees for 2023 on November 9 — baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids, Fisher Price Corn-Popper, and NERF. The Fisher-Price Corn Popper is […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: October 29, 2023

2023 Pegasus Awards The 2023 Pegasus Awards for excellence in filking were announced on October 28 at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF). BEST FILK SONG BEST CLASSIC FILK SONG BEST PERFORMER BEST WRITER/COMPOSER BEST ADAPTED SONG [Tie] […]

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AMAZING NEWS: 10/29/23

Chengdu con reports and pictures from various sources; Eggleton shares Freas proofs; Sirois features Phyllis Wheatley; Swanwick to be WFC Toastmaster; Gahan Wilson’s Tales of Horror; Taral Wayne fan art; Mike Glyer celebrates LASFS Clubhouse anniversary; Edelman eats with Michael Marano; Sussmann reviews Zelazny and more

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On the News Stand Variant: Pulp Rivalry

Amazing Stories started this whole thing in 1926.  (I’m ignoring Weird Tales and The Thrill Book because neither was a “science fiction” magazine.)  In 1929 Gernsback lost his publishing empire to bankruptcy and later that […]

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