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Congratulations to Guillermo del Toro and the entire cast and crew of the fantasy film “The Shape of Water” for winning four Academy Awards last night, including Best Picture!
And a special thank you to Mr. del Toro for using his moment in the spotlight to promote fantasy as a film genre!
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The interview from episode #294 of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is now available online at the Fast Forward YouTube Channel!
In this interview, award winning author Tim Powers talks about his approach to research and storyline for his novels of secret histories and the supernatural, and reveals the inspiration for some of the elements in his book, Medusa’s Web.
He also discusses his early childhood in Buffalo, NY, the creation of the character William Ashbless, and his long friendship ...
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The list of finalists for the Nebula Awards has been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The award winners will be announced at a ceremony during the 2018 SFWA Nebula Conference, to be held May 17 – 20, 2018. For the complete list of finalists, go to the Nebula Awards web page and select 2017 Nominees – nebulas.sfwa.org/2017-nebula-award-finalists-announced
Congratulations to all of the finalists!
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The Museum of Science Fiction, a non-profit organization working to open a museum space (dedicated to science fiction) in the Washington, DC region, has announced its 2018 DC Lecture Series:
Join us for a quarterly lecture series beginning on February 22. The Museum of Science Fiction, K&L Gates, and the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation will present a four-part lecture series in Washington, DC focusing on present day and near future developments. The 2018 quarterly series will present four areas ...
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Fast Forward likes to spread the word about some of the special activities of our local science fiction club, the Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) – and here’s a notice of that will be of interest to many genre writers, editors and publishers.
The WSFA Small Press Award is currently accepting nominations for the 2018 competition. The award is given to original ...
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The Fast Forward team is tremendously sad to hear that writer Ursula K. Le Guin passed away on January 22nd at her home in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Le Guin was a giant in the field, and her loss creates a terrible hole we can never fill.
RIP, Ms. Le Guin.
Click on SFWA Obituary to read the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin.
Click on NY Times to read the NY Times ...
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