Last month, we brought you the full shortlist for the Sunburst Awards, one of the premier awards in Canadian Speculative Fiction. Well, the wait is finally over and we can bring you the winners! The Short Story Award went to AC Wise for her work The Sailing of the Henry Charles Morgan in Six Pieces of Scrimshaw... Continue Reading →
Black Wings VI is the latest installment in PS Publishing's gorgeous series of Lovecraftian horror collections. This book contains no fewer than twenty two brand new stories and poems from a selection of authors. You can now preorder the book from their website in two formats. Their standard hardback, or the limited edition, signed, slipcase edition.... Continue Reading →
The Parsec Awards celebrate the best in Science Fiction and Fantasy Podcasting, and they've just announced the finalists for the 2017 awards. There are between three and six nominees selected in each of the categories, and a total of fourteen categories, so there's a long list below! Each of the categories has now been passed... Continue Reading →
Steven Erikson is not a name associated with Science Fiction, but with Fantasy. He's known the world over for his works of epic fantasy in the form of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, but now he is turning his attention to Hard Sci-Fi. Actually, since finishing up the Malazan Book of the Fallen... Continue Reading →
The BBC have announced the return of the cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to Radio 4. To mark the 40th anniversary of Hitchhiker's first being heard over the airwaves, the original cast are reuniting for a series to be known as "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase". Confirmed as returning... Continue Reading →
One of the newer SFF magazines on the scene, Apex magazine has announced that they are launching a print version in the earlier part of next year. Their plans are for the issues to be print on demand only, and will range from $6 - $8 depending on the size of the issue. Subscriptions will... Continue Reading →
The Sputnik Award has announced the winner of the 2015/16 to, well, near-deafening silence. Another reaction to the "infiltration" of the Hugo Awards nomination process, the Sputnik Awards were founded by Jo Lindsay Walton and announced in a guest editorial in Interzone back in July last year. A wide ranging blog post addresses her unhappiness... Continue Reading →
After 8 years of their famous Sci-Fi Weekender, Chic festivals have expanded with the launch of their sister-event, SFW in the City. Launched this past weekend at the O2 arena in Sheffield, Zealot Script was fortunate enough to be in attendance at the event. In traditional style, there was lights, music, dancing, cosplay, merchandise stalls... Continue Reading →
As we at Zealot Script near the inaugural issue of our very own SFF magazine, we have launched our Patreon for our subscribers. Patreon! Subscribers will get copies of each quarterly magazine, directly to their email on the day of release. Currently the Ezine will be distributed exclusively through Patreon, although there are plans to... Continue Reading →
