Category Archives: Industry News

Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman at the University of Glasgow

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Skye Cervone

Fantasy at Glasgow is proud to welcome ELLEN KUSHNER AND DELIA SHERMAN to the University of Glasgow this November. Ellen is the author of Swordspoint. She won the World Fantasy and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards for her novel Thomas the Rhymer, … Continue reading →

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2016 James Tiptree, Jr. Symposium: A Celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Skye Cervone

2016 James Tiptree, Jr. Symposium: A Celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin Symposium on feminist SF to highlight Oregon’s own Grand Master Welcoming scholars, luminaries, and fans of speculative fiction to Eugene, the University of Oregon will host a two-day … Continue reading →

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The 4th Volume of Alambique

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Skye Cervone

The 4th Volume of Alambique is now available. Alambique (ISSN 2167-6577) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to scholarly research and criticism in the fields of science fiction and fantasy originally composed in Spanish or Portuguese. Please visit http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/alambique/ to … Continue reading →

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SFWA to Admit Game Writers

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Skye Cervone

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) will admit game writers as of August 1, 2016. “Games in any medium may be used for qualification so long as the game has a narrative element, is in English, and in … Continue reading →

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David G. Hartwell: 1941-2016

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Stacie Hanes

David G. Hartwell, who would have turned 75 this summer, attended his first ICFA in Boca Raton in 1984—only the fifth conference—and immediately earned his place in conference folklore when he and Justin Leiber (Fritz’s son; they were both guests … Continue reading →

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Brian Aldiss: pioneer of British sci-fi

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Stacie Hanes

Brian Aldiss: pioneer of British sci-fi By Jake Kerridge 7 AUGUST 2015 • 1:56PM Brian Aldiss, one of the pioneers of British science fiction, has written or edited more than 100 books. He has met Dylan Thomas, John Masefield and … Continue reading →

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New Book: The Angel of Losses

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Stacie Hanes

The Angel of Losses The Tiger’s Wife meets A History of Love in this inventive, lushly imagined debut novel that explores the intersections of family secrets, Jewish myths, the legacy of war and history, and the bonds between sisters.  A Barnes & Noble … Continue reading →

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Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature (Sept. 2014)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Stacie Hanes

About the Book About the Book This book makes connections between mythopoeic fantasy—works that engage the numinous—and the critical apparatuses of ecocriticism and posthumanism. Drawing from the ideas of Rudolf Otto in The Idea of the Holy, mythopoeic fantasy is a means of … Continue reading →

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Winners of the 2014 Ditmar Awards

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Stacie Hanes

At Continuum X, 6-9 June 2014, the following were the winners and runners-up of the annual Australian SF Awards (Ditmars). Winners in each category are in bold. Best Novel Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing) Fragments of a … Continue reading →

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Winners of the Sixth Annual R.D. Mullen Research Fellowships

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Stacie Hanes

I would like to announce the winners of the sixth annual R.D. Mullen Research Fellowships, which are funded by the journal Science Fiction Studies in the name of our late founding editor to support archival research in the Eaton Collection at … Continue reading →

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