News and Announcements
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Launch of Zanzalá: Estudos de Ficção Científica
We are delighted to announce the launch of Zanzalá, a Brazilian on-line academic journal dedicated to science-fiction studies. Zanzalá can be accessed at http://www.ufjf.br/lefcav/revista-zanzala/. Zanzalá: Estudos de Ficção Científica (ISSN 2236-8191) is the first peer-reviewed Brazilian academic journal dedicated to[...]
read moreCongratulations Mythopoeic Award Winners
The winners of this year’s Mythopoeic Award winners were announced at Mythcon 42 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 17, 2011. Award winners are said to best exemplify “the spirit of the Inklings”. Winners: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature:[...]
read moreCYA Division Head Announcement
We pleased to announced Alaine Martaus as the new division head for the CYA group. We thank Amie for her years of service and are excited to have Alaine on board. Alaine is a doctoral student in Library and Information[...]
read moreThe Binding Strength of Irish Studies
Congratulations to Donald Morse and his wife for their new book, The Binding Strength of Irish Studies. It’s a real work of love and we’re delighted about this accomplishment! The Binding Strength of Irish Studies: Festschrift in Honour of Csilla[...]
read more2011 Locus Award Finalists have been announced!
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2011 Locus Awards. Winners will be announced during the Science Fiction Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 24-26, 2011. Good luck everyone![...]
read moreIn Memoriam: Joanna Russ (1937-2011)
We are so sad to hear of Joanna Russ’s passing after a series of strokes. Thank you Locus for this obituary. Joanna Russ was a prolific fiction and non-fiction writer and is best known for her novel, The Female Man,[...]
read more2011 Hugo and Campbell Award nominees announced
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/04/2011-hugo-and-campbell-awards-nominees/ Nominees for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer have been announced by Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in Reno, Nevada, August 17-21, 2011. The Hugo Awards[...]
read moreSeminar on Appalachian folk and fairy tales at WVU
An exciting opportunity will be taking place at West Virginia University this coming June. Folklorist and literary scholar Carl Lindahl will be leading the WVU English Department’s annual Summer Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies from June 9-12, 2011 on[...]
read more5 minutes of your time to help IAFA
Hey folks! The ICFA-32 Survey is live! Send us your feedback, both the good and the bad! We want to hear it all! 5-10 minutes of your time will help us continue to improve the conference![...]
read moreDiana Wynne Jones 1934-2011
We are deeply saddened to lose respected author and friend Diana Wynne Jones to cancer.[...]
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