World Fantasy Award winner John Crowley has had to cancel his appearance as Author Guest of Honor at Mythcon 50 for personal reasons. We hope it is nothing too serious! However Tim Powers, who himself is twice a World Fantasy Award winner, has stepped into the gap as a replacement Author Guest of Honor. Tim has already been... Continue Reading →
The Mythopoeic society have announced the shortlists for their annual awards. The society delivers awards in four categories, for Adult Literature, Children's Literature, Inklings Studies, and Myth and Fantasy Studies. The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature is given to the fantasy novel, multi-volume, or single-author story collection for adults published during 2017 or 2018 that... Continue Reading →
19th June 2019 - Dustborn - T.W. Piperbrook Danger comes in many forms... Tired, dirty, and sick, the Red Rock survivors eke out an existence on the Watchers' cliffs, hoping to avoid the monster. But life up high is almost as bad as life on the ground.Water is scarce, and no meal is guaranteed. And deep inside the... Continue Reading →
We are already aware of the new film version of Dune being created by Denis Villeneuve in the bustling city of Budapest (As Arrakeen) and in the sands of Jordan. (As everywhere else on Arrakis!) Villeneuve has not only recently announced that the film will be split into at least two different releases so that... Continue Reading →
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of their awards for work published in 2018. There were four categories up for grabs, Best Novel, Best Shorter Fiction, Best Non-Fiction and Best Artwork. The winners in each catergory are listed below: Best Novel Embers of War by Gareth L Powell (Titan Books) Best Shorter Fiction... Continue Reading →
On June 4th, the winners of the latest installment of the Neukom Literary Arts Award were revealed. The award, which was established by the Computational Science Department at Dartmouth College, was founded in 2018 and features three categories. The Neukom Institute seeks to bestow honours upon any work of Speculative Fiction in its Open Category.... Continue Reading →
The Arthur C Clarke Awards have announced their short list for this year’s awards. “As always, the jury have given us a snapshot of the best sf: cyberpunk, military space opera, first contact, dystopian America, fantastical Britain and war-torn Iraq. The judges have really done us proud, but I can see it’s going to be... Continue Reading →
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America have announced the 2018 winners of the world famous Nebula Awards. The full list of winners with the nominated works for each category can be seen on the Nebulas website. You can see the winners of each category below: Best Novel Winner: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal, published... Continue Reading →
Alison Lyke's latest release Forever People is due for release on the 28th of March, with the digital release following shortly after on the 4th of April. Published by Black Rose Writing, Forever People is a cyberpunk novel and follows Lyke's focus on women in genres where female characters are underrepresented. After observing the rise of social... Continue Reading →
