Dragon Awards Opens Voting
The Second Annual Dragon Awards are now open for public nominations. With the ceremony to be held at Dragon Con 2017 you have until the 24th July to get your nominations in.
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SFW9 announces Kevin J Anderson
The annual Sci-Fi Weekender has begun drip-feeding their 2018 line-up into the web and we’re excited to announce that this includes legendary Sci-Fi author Kevin J Anderson. As previous years, the weekend takes place in Pwllheli in Wales and next year will be on the weekend of 22nd-25th March. The event encapsulates all aspects of Science Fiction, with a heavy
Read moreFeatured Friday! Immanion Press
Today’s Featured Friday is something a bit different. We’ve spent the past year (and a bit) interviewing Independently- or Self-Published authors about them, their books and their lives. It’s time to shine the spotlight in the other direction. I got the chance to talk to Storm Constantine, the Founder, Managing Director and Commissioning Editor of Immanion Press. Apart from deciding
Read moreArthur C Clarke Award Shortlist
The highly prestigious Arthur C. Clarke award has just announced the shortlist for the 2017 award. Founded in 1987, for the quality of previous winners there is no need to look further than the inaugural winner. Back in 1987, Margaret Attwood scooped the very first award with subsequent winners including China Miéville (three times), Pat Cadigan, and Geoff Ryman (twice). Zealot
Read moreGeorge RR Martin launches Scholarship
Everyone’s favourite character-killing fantasy author has made an exciting new announcement on his blog. George has announced that he will be personally funding a scholarship for a student to attend the prestigious Odyssey Writing Workshop based at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Read moreAurealis Awards Call for Judges
This is one for our Australian readers. The Aurealis Awards, the premier Science Fiction and Fantasy awards in Australia, have put out an open call for new judges for 2017! Aurealis judges are all volunteers and (from their webiste) the only qualification you need to be a judge is “a demonstrated knowledge of and interest in their chosen category”.
Read moreLuna Press – Call for Papers 2017
Luna Press’ Academic Branch, Academia Lunare, has opened its doors to submissions for 2017 and the topic this year is THE EVOLUTION OF AFRICAN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Luna Press is a relatively new addition to the UK publishing scene, having been founded in 2015 by Francesca T. Barbini.
Read moreThe Protagonist Problem
The protagonist is a key to any successful story, whether book, film or TV show. What type of protagonist are we going to have? The young hero, slowly realising his powers? The grizzled veteran on one last mission? The outsider discovering a new land? The choice of protagonist is crucial to a story’s success as it is their journey that
Read moreFeatured Friday! Peter Mowbray
My name is Peter Mowbray, I am a “young at heart” 56 year old, married to Sally and have 2 grown up sons Oli and Ross, we live just outside the regatta town of Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire. I work as an office administrator for a conference and event production company. I’ve always had a passion for history, even
Read moreFeatured Friday! Shelby Londyn-Heath
Shelby Londyn-Heath has been a world-traveler, crossing the Sahara Desert on the back of a salt truck, working on banana plantations in Spain, an oil company in New York, and on coffee farms in Hawaii. She has jumped freight trains across the United States, and she was the proud owner of a beachfront bamboo hut on the Canary Islands. She
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