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The past several days have been tough for fans of science fiction media. First, Leonard Nimoy – best known, of course, for his portrayal of Spock on the original Star Trek – passed away on February 27th. Then, Harve Bennett, producer for several of the Star Trek movies as well as several 1970s series such as The Six Million Dollar Man and The Invisible Man, died on March 4th. Then, the next day, Harrison Ford (yes, Han Solo, Indiana Jones, ...
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Episode #276 of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is now available, featuring an interview with award winning author Will McIntosh. You can find and watch the complete interview on the Fast Forward YouTube channel, or on the Fast Forward website. The interview was recorded on 10/10/2014, at the Capclave science fiction convention, before a live audience.
Also in this episode:
Colleen Cahill reviews the novel Foxglove Summer, by Ben ...
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To all our friends attending the “Snowcone,” er, Boskone science fiction convention in Boston this weekend – stay warm and dry! Think of this as an opportunity to read some of those books you just bought…
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Hey, here’s some interesting news! The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced changes in its requirements for Active and Associate memberships.
From the SFWA website:
Read More →In a referendum with a third of voting members participating and over 6 to 1 in favor, the membership of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has approved bylaw changes that enable SFWA to accept self-publication and small-press credits for Active and Associate memberships in the organization. We are using ...
A reminder to all fans of speculative fiction that March 31st, 2015 is the deadline for nominations for the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award.
The award is for original short fiction works (17,500 words or fewer) of imaginative literature (e.g., science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction or like literature) published by a small press. Works published for the first time in the ...
Author Jack McDevitt has been given the Robert A. Heinlein Award for 2015.
The award is administered by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society and is given “for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings ...