Robert Holdstock in Hospital
Author Robert Holdstock has entered hospital and is in intensive care, described by Ansible as “gravely ill.”
ISFiC Writers Contest Winner
John M. Cowan won the ISFiC Writers Contest for his short story “Oracle,” announced at opening ceremonies at Windycon 36 on November 13. The ISFiC Writers Contest has been running since 1986 and is open to any unpublished author living in Illinois or an ajoining state, or any member of Windycon. This year’s entrants were judged by Roland Green, Betty Ann Hull, and Bill Fawcett. Cowan was previously an attendee at the Windycon Writers Workshop, administered by former ISFiC Writers Contest winner Richard Chwedyk.
Rothfuss Offers Tuckerization
Patrick Rothfuss is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for Heifer International. Making a donation through Rothfuss, either by mail or Paypal, will enter the donor into a raffle to be tuckerized in his next novel, The Wise Man’s Fear. The fundraising drive will run through November 15.
Obituary: Louise Cooper
Author Louise Cooper (b.1952) died on October 20. She published The Book of Paradox,her first novel, in 1973 and became a full-time author in 1977 after the publication of her sixth novel. Cooper supplemented her writing income with copy-editing and proofreading. Over the course of her career, Cooper published more than 80 novels.
Wagner Dinner in Knoxville
A dinner will be held by fans or Karl Edward Wagner at Patrick Sullivan’s Saloon in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, October 17 at 7:00pm. In part to honor Wagner, the group also seeks to begin hosting an annual festival in honor of Wagner beginning in 2010.
Odyssey On-line
The Odyssey Writing Workshop is launching a series of on-line courses to help those who aren’t able to make it to the annual workshop. The first on-line workshop, Showing versus Telling, will be run by Jeanne Cavelos. Sessions will last one hour each week for six weeks, with the entire course costing $295. Odyssey’s Online Classes offer live lectures and
discussions using Web conferencing software.
Online Deitz Exhibit
Worlds Imagined: The Many Realities of Tom Deitz, an exhibit held at the University of Georgia earlier this year, has been posted to the internet. The exhibit was originally held in July and August and looked at all aspects of Deitz’s life and career.
Klass in Hospital
Author Philip Klass, who writes as William Tenn, has been hospitalized with congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and gall bladder difficulties. According to his wife, Klass is recovering and will spend time in rehab following his release from the hospital.
Butler Papers to Huntington
Octavia Butler’s literary papers have been donated to the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The donation consists of more than 39 cartons and eight file cabinet drawers of papers and manuscripts which will be delivered to the library and catalogued for researchers. Butler, who won two Hugos, 2 Nebulas, and a MacArthur “Genius” grant, died in 2006.
Obituary: Jennifer Swift
Author Jennifer Swift died on September 30. Swift attended Clarion in 1979 and several short stories between 1984 and 1999 in Asimov’s, Amazing, Interzone, F&SF, and others.