Prometheus Hall of Fame: Harlan Ellison
The Libertarian Futurist Society has elected Harlan Ellison’s story “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” to its Hall of Fame.
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Bud Sparhawk: The Never-Ending Nebula Weekend
Soon the tribe of misfits, dreamers, and outcasts will gather in Chicago for the 50th Annual Nebula Awards. Think about that for a moment – Fifty Fucking Years! Lord-a-mercy, could Damon Knight have ever foreseen such an event when he passed the hat to create the Science Fiction Writers of America? Since that time SFWA […]
RJ Blain: Why I joined SFWA – A Self-Published Author’s Perspective
Once upon a time, in an elementary school far, far away, I read a banned book. My teacher was the one who gave it to me, hoping that introducing me to genre fiction would spark something in me. When I was in fourth grade, I was functionally illiterate. When I was forced to read, I […]
Robert Silverberg: The Right Choice?
At the Milford Writers’ Conference in September, 1966 Damon Knight cornered me in his kitchen and said, “I want you to run for President of SFWA when my term is up next year.” I was startled by that. I was 31 years old, and though I had already been an active s-f writer for more […]
USC Engineering School Seeks “The Next MacGyver”
The University of Southern California has launched a global crowdsourcing competition, “The Next MacGyver,” aimed at developing a television show with a female engineer lead who is a role model for girls and young women.
2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press), has won the 2015 Philip K. Dick Award.
James Tiptree Jr. Award Winners Announced
he 2014 Tiptree Award has two winners: Monica Byrne for her novel The Girl in the Road (Crown 2014) and Jo Walton for her novel My Real Children(Tor 2014).
Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt: Recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards
SFWA is pleased to announce Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt as the recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards. These awards are granted in recognition of the positive impact and influence the recipients and their work have had on the science fiction and fantasy genres. The awards will be presented at SFWA’s 50th Annual Nebula […]
Libertarian Futurist Society to Honor F. Paul Wilson
Bestselling author F. Paul Wilson will receive a Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Libertarian Futurist Society.
World Fantasy Awards Judges Seek Art Submissions
The World Fantasy Awards judges are seeking materials to consider in the Artist category.
As always, this seems to be the category with the fewest submissions from either publishers or artists. This category, like the others, is for work published in 2014.
