News about science fiction, fantasy, and other good things.
On 16 November 2025 the SFWA has announced that author N. K. Jemisin has been awarded the 42nd SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master award. The announcement was made during the SFWA’s first ever Quasar conference. The SFWA Damon Knight … Continue reading N. K. Jemisin Named SFWA Grand Master
Acclaimed British SF author Christopher Priest passed away Friday 2 February at aged 80 from cancer. His works include The Prestige (2011), Indoctrinaire (1970), and Inverted World (1974). His work helped to define and drive the New Wave of science … Continue reading British SF Author Christopher Priest Dies Aged 80
On 21 October the Hugo, Astounding, & Lodestar Award Winners were announced at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, China. Best Novel Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK) Best Novella Where the Drowned Girls Go, Seanan … Continue reading 2023 Hugo, Astounding, & Lodestar Award Winners Announced
The much anticipated release of the second part Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune has been delayed from November to some time in 2024 according to The Hollywood Reporter. The delay is due directly to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes … Continue reading Dune Part Two Release Date Delayed Until 2024
These are the works that have taken home the 2023 Aurora Awards: BEST NOVEL BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA BEST SHORT STORY BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL/COMIC BEST POEM/SONG BEST RELATED WORK [TIE] BEST COVER ART/INTERIOR ILLUSTRATION BEST FAN WRITING AND … Continue reading 2023 Aurora Award Winners
Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman is the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke for Science Fiction Book of the Year 2023. Continue reading The 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner Is…
The finalists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards have been announced. Here are the awards and the finalists: The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel Jurors: Elias Eells, Elloise Hopkins, S.D. Howarth, Nadya Mercik, Roseanna Pendlebury The August Derleth Award … Continue reading 2023 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists
The final ballot for the World Fantasy Award and Lifetime Achievement Award was announced yesterday. Here are the 2023 finalists. 2023 Final Ballot and Life Achievement Award Winners LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTPeter CrowtherJohn Douglas NOVELSaint Death’s Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney (Solaris)Spear … Continue reading 2023 World Fantasy Awards Final Ballot
Mike Resnick was known for his ‘Writers Children’ – his aid in helping new writers just beginning their careers. This award was created to continue and highlight that legacy. Continue reading Mike Resnick Memorial Award 2023 Finalists
Winners were announced at the 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards Ceremony on July 15, 2023 at Readercon 32 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Continue reading 2022 Shirley Jackson Award Winners
