SF Site News » Internet http://www.sfsite.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Changes at Strange Horizons http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/03/changes-at-strange-horizons/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/03/changes-at-strange-horizons/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:59 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1860 Following the announcement in December that Karen Meisner was leaving the fiction department at Strange Horizons, fiction editor Susan Marie Groppi, who has held that post for more than a decade, has announced that she will be stepping down, although retaining an advisory role. The magazine is currently looking for a new fiction editor, and will be temporarily closed to submissions.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/06/zahir-closing/feed/ 0 James Gunn’s Ad Astra Launch http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/12/06/james-gunn%e2%80%99s-ad-astra-launch/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/12/06/james-gunn%e2%80%99s-ad-astra-launch/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:04:26 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1767 The Center for the Study of Science Fiction (CSSF), in association with the University of Kansas, will launch James Gunn’s Ad Astra, an online resource for authors, scholars and all those who are interested in speculative fiction in the summer of 2012. The magazine will feature short fiction, poetry, reviews, and scholarly articles.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/12/06/james-gunn%e2%80%99s-ad-astra-launch/feed/ 1 Odyssey On-Line http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/13/odyssey-on-line-2/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/13/odyssey-on-line-2/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:32:32 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1738 The Odyssey Writers Workshop has announced three new on-line writing classes. Admission to the courses is limited and applications are due for each course at various times in December. Founded seventeen years ago, Odyssey added an on-line component, which has proved popular, two years ago.

  • Showing versus Telling in Fantastic Fiction, taught by Jeanne Cavelos (1/4/12-2/1/12)
  • Secrets of Literary Agents, taught by Lindsay Ribar (1/9/12-1/23/12)
  • Narrative Structures in Fantastic Fiction, taught by Bruce Holland Rogers (1/25/12-2/22/12)

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/13/odyssey-on-line-2/feed/ 0 Science Fiction Encyclopedia 3 Goes Live http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:57:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1700 The beta text of the third edition of the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, edited by John Clute and David Langford has gone live. The editors note that additional entries will continue to be added and the current version is not final. The on-line version is sponsored by Gollancz.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/feed/ 0 Science Fiction Awards Watch Seeks New Ownership http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/05/science-fiction-awards-watch-seeks-new-ownership/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/05/science-fiction-awards-watch-seeks-new-ownership/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:42:43 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1686 Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee have announced that they are looking for someone to take over Science Fiction Award Watch, which they founded in an attempt to maintain as complete as possible a listing of science fiction and fantasy award nominees and winners. They currently plan to keep the site up through the end of October and then take it down if new ownership hasn’t been found.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/05/science-fiction-awards-watch-seeks-new-ownership/feed/ 0 Obituary: Michael S. Hart http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/09/obituary-michael-s-hart/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/09/obituary-michael-s-hart/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:56:01 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1650 Michael S. Hart (b.1947) died on September 6. Hart founded Project Gutenberg in 1971 and is credited with being the inventor of the electronic book.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/09/obituary-michael-s-hart/feed/ 0 Parsec Winners http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/06/parsec-winners/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/06/parsec-winners/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:55:01 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1644 The winners of this year’s Parsec Awards, presented for excellence in science fiction podcasting, were announced at Dragon*Con on September 4 in Atlanta.

  • Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): “Saying the Names,” by Maggie Clark
  • Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): Kissyman & the Gentleman, by Scott Sigler
  • Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form): “Owner’s Share,” by Nathan Lowell
  • Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco and Doug Price
  • Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): HG World, by Jay Smith
  • Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast
  • Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Drabblecast
  • Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited
  • Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus
  • Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): WhatTheCast
  • Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Fullcast Podcast
  • Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Planetary Radio
  • Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Technorama
  • Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Renaissance Festival Podcast
  • Best Youth Driven Speculative Fiction Podcast (Trial Category for 2011): Aaron’s World

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/06/parsec-winners/feed/ 0 Lynne Thomas Named Editor at Apex http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/13/lynne-thomas-named-editor-at-apex/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/13/lynne-thomas-named-editor-at-apex/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:55:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1616 Apex Magazine has announced that Lynne M. Thomas, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University, will take over as editor of the magazine from Catherynne Valente.The first issue to feature Thomas’s editorial hand will be the November 2011 issue.

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Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

  • “The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas,” by Nathan Lowell
  • “Loyalty,” written by Renee Jordan; edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar
  • “Neighbors,” by Eddy Jones, read by Arioch Morningstar
  • “Saying the Names,” by Maggie Clark
  • “The Taste of Starlight,” by John R. Fultz

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

  • Act of Will, by M. Darusha Wehm
  • FRANK – Vol.01: Boiling Point, by Neil Colquhoun
  • The Hidden Institute, by Brand Gamblin
  • Kissyman & the Gentleman, by Scott Sigler
  • Marco and the Red Granny, by Mur Lafferty

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)

  • Ancestor, by Scott Sigler
  • Owner’s Share, by Nathan Lowell
  • The Prince of Hazel and Oak, by John Lenahan
  • Secret World Chronicle, by Veronica Giguere
  • Valhai, by Gillian Andrews

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

  • BrokenSea Doctor Who, by Paul Mannering, Mark Kalita, and Stevie K. Farnaby
  • The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater, by Pendant Productions
  • “A Place So Foreign,” by Cory Doctorow
  • The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco and Doug Price
  • “This Must Be The Place,” by Elliot Bangs

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

  • The Account, by Cayenne Chris Conroy
  • Decoder Ring Theatre, by Gregg Taylor
  • The GearHeart, by Alex White
  • HG World, by Jay Smith
  • We’re Alive, by KC Wayland & Shane Salk

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

  • Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

  • Dark Fiction Magazine
  • Drabblecast
  • The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
  • Escape Pod
  • Flash Pulp

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

  • The Ballad of Iron Percy
  • Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited
  • The Doctor Who Podcast
  • Redline Theatre
  • Tuesday Terror

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

  • The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
  • Pendant Backstage
  • PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus
  • This Week in Pendant
  • Tuning in to SciFi TV

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

  • Geek Out With Mainframe
  • PodCulture
  • Scifi Diner
  • StarShipSofa
  • WhatTheCast

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

  • Adventures in Scifi Publishing
  • Fullcast Podcast
  • Get Published
  • I Should Be Writing
  • Podcast Teardown

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

  • Astronomy Cast
  • Planetary Radio
  • Skepticality
  • The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
  • Skeptoid

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

  • comedy4cast
  • Dragon*ConTV
  • Geologic Podcast
  • Requiem of the Outcast
  • Technorama

Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast

  • The Funny Music Podcast
  • The GeekSpin
  • Radio Free Hipster
  • Renaissance Festival Podcast

Best Youth Driven Speculative Fiction Podcast (Trial Category for 2011)

  • Aaron’s World
  • Princess Scientist’s Book Club

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  • “Hell Dogs,” by Daphne Buter
  • “Arvies,” by Adam-Troy Castro
  • “The Green Book,” by Amal El-Mohtar
  • “Do You Have a Place for Me,” by Roxane Gay
  • “Here is David, the Greatest of Descendants,” by Spencer Kealamakia
  • “The Incorrupt Body of Carlo Busso,” by Eric Maroney
  • “Cancer Party,” by Nicola Mason
  • “Arthur Arellano,” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • “Elegy for a Young Elk,” by Hannu Rajaniemi
  • “Most of Them Would Follow Wandering Fires,” by Amber Sparks

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/29/eds-martian-book-opens/feed/ 0 Changes at Tangent Online http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/26/changes-at-tangent-online/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/26/changes-at-tangent-online/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:55:59 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1428 Dave Truesdale has announced that both on-line fiction Managing Editor Kevin Tipple and Assistant Managing Editor Steve Fahnestalk have stepped down from their positions at Tangent Online, which reviews short SF/F. Joseph Giddings has been named the new Assistant Managing Editor. Fahnestalk has stepped down to focus on his writing career and Tipple is stepping down for health reasons. Both editors stayed in their positions until Truesdale returned to the on-line world to ensure the smooth continuation of Tangent Online.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/26/changes-at-tangent-online/feed/ 0 SFX Blog Award Winners http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/19/sfx-blog-award-winners/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/19/sfx-blog-award-winners/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:07:14 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1415 SFX has announced the winners for its first SFX Blog Awards, presented to the best fan-driven and developed internet activity. The winners were determined by popular vote of fans on the SFX website.

  • Best SF Podcast: Doctor Who Podshock
  • Best Fan Community: Whedonesque
  • Best SF News Blog: The Doctor Who News Page
  • Best Literary Blog: SF Signal
  • Best Franchise Specific Site: Supernatural Wiki
  • Best Celebrity Blog: John Scalzi

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/23/google-books-settlement-rejected/feed/ 0 SFX Blog Award Finalists http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/17/sfx-blog-award-finalists/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/17/sfx-blog-award-finalists/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:05:47 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1371 SFX has announced the finalists for its first SFX Blog Awards, presented to the best fan-driven and developed internet activity. The nominations were taken from SFX Form, team members, and bloggers. Anyone can vote at their website.

Best SF Podcast

  • The Geek Syndicate
  • Small Press Big Mouth
  • Escape Pod
  • Doctor Who Podshock

Best Fan Community

  • Gallifrey Base
  • The Trek BBS
  • Whedonesque
  • GateWorld

Best SF News Blog

  • Bid Dumb Object
  • Down the Tubes
  • The Doctor Who News Page
  • SFcrowsnest

Best Literary Blog

  • The Wertzone
  • Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
  • Ansible
  • SF Signal

Best Franchise Specific Site

  • Supernatural Wiki
  • ChuckTV
  • The One Ring
  • The Leaky Cauldron
  • Life, Doctor Who and Combom
  • Who Fix

Best Celebrity Blog

  • Paul Cornell
  • James Moran
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Wil Wheaton
  • Jane Espenson
  • Warren Ellis
  • John Scalzi
  • Kate Griffin

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/03/macmillan-surprises-authors/feed/ 0 ChiZine Press Review Contest http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/03/chizine-press-review-contest/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/03/chizine-press-review-contest/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:47:59 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1289 ChiZine Press has announced a review contest. To enter, review of ChiZine Press book and post a review on either Amazon or GoodReads. Send a copy of the review to ChiZine Press using the form on their webpage. Each review sent will enter the writer in a contest to win a free e-book.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/01/19/taff-podcast/feed/ 0 Wizard’s Tower Adds New Publisher http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/12/17/wizardstower-adds-new-publisher/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/12/17/wizardstower-adds-new-publisher/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:01:49 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1226 E-book vendor Wizard’s Tower, which was set up as a general e-book vendor, has added its first additional publisher, Lethe Press. Set up earlier this year, Wizard’s Tower has so far sold their own works and e-zines Dark Spires and Salon Futura, but with the plan to offer books by various other publishers. With the addition of four books by Lethe Press, a small press specializing in books written by members of the LGBT community, Wizard’s Tower begins its product expansion. Clarkesworld Magazine is also available through Wizard’s Tower.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/12/14/infinity-plus-e-books/feed/ 0 Bears Battle Gutenberg Over Anderson http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/12/03/bears-battle-gutenberg-over-anderson/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/12/03/bears-battle-gutenberg-over-anderson/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:35:38 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1197 Greg and Astrid Bear and Karen Anderson have accused Project Gutenberg of posting stories written by Poul Anderson in violation of copyright. Project Gutenberg claims the stories, originally published in the 1940s and 1950s, are in public domain. The Bears and Anderson state that the copyrights are current and belong to their family. Karen Anderson is Poul Anderson’s widow, Astrid and Greg Bear are Anderson’s daughter and son-in-law.

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Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

  • Clarkesworld Magazine – “The Things,” by Peter Watts
  • Podcastle – “Restless in my Hand,” by Tim Pratt
  • Tales of the Children – “Swimming Lessons,” by Gabrielle Harbowy
  • “The Tank,” by Scott Sigler
  • The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine – “A Princess Of Earth,” by Mike Resnick

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

  • “Tattoo,” by Paul Elard Cooley
  • “7th Son: 7 Days,” by J.C. Hutchins
  • “Heaven – Season Five: War,” by Mur Lafferty
  • “Personal Effects: Sword of Blood,” by J.C. Hutchins
  • “Title Fight,” by Scott Sigler & Matt Wallace

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)

  • 7th Son: Descent, by J.C. Hutchins
  • Captain’s Share, by Nathan Lowell
  • Infected, by Scott Sigler
  • Underwood and Flinch, by Mike Bennett
  • Secret World Chronicle, by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey, and Cody Martin, with the reading done by Veronica Giguere

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

  • The Metamor City Podcast – “Whispers in the Wood,” by Chris Lester
  • In The Gloaming, by Nathaniel Tapley
  • Batman: The Ace of Detectives, by Pendant Productions
  • Sea of Stars: A Voyage of the Space Cruiser Argo, by Devin Cox
  • The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

  • Star Trek: Outpost, by Daniel McIntosh & Tony Raymond
  • Twilight Theatre – “Sides,” by Mike Murphy
  • We’re Alive, by KC Wayland, Shane Salk, & Greyson Stone
  • The Byron Chronicles, by Eric Busby
  • Decoder Ring Theatre, by Gregg Taylor

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

  • Calls for Cthulhu, by Brand Gamblin
  • GOLD: Season 1, by David Nett & Andrew Deutsch
  • Grant’s Advent Calendar, by Grant Baciocco
  • The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

  • The Drabblecast, edited by Norm Sherman
  • Erotica à la Carte, edited by P. J. Ballantine
  • The Crypt, edited by Scott Sigler
  • Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty
  • Variant Frequencies, edited by Rick Stringer

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

  • Brass Needles, hosted by Miss Kalendar
  • The Dreamer’s Thread, by Starla Huchton
  • The Gearheart, by Alexander White
  • In The Gloaming, by Nathaniel Tapley
  • ShadowCast Audio Anthology, by Jason Warden

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

  • The ScapeCast, featuring Brent Barrett, Chris Polansky, Hank Shiffman, Kevin Bachelder, Kimberly Thompson, Lindy Rae, Michael Falkner, Sammy Mohr, & Wendy Hembrock
  • The Signal, featuring Kari Haley, Kevin Bachelder, Kara Helgren, Les Howard, Jutta Jordans, Dave Tomasic, Andy King, Nick Edwards, Miranda Thomas, Helen Eaton, Anna Snyder, James Parkinson, & Jill Arroway
  • The Babylon Podcast, featuring Tim Callender, Summer Brooks, & Jeffrey Willerth
  • The ForceCast, featuring Jason Swank & Jimmy “Mac” McInerney
  • The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, featuring Chris Lackey & Chad Fifer

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

  • Television Zombies, featuring Tina, Chris, Jeff, & Chuck
  • PodCulture, featuring Brad, Glenn, Christina, & Adam
  • Galactic Watercooler, featuring Audra, Chuck, & Sean
  • Geek Radio Daily, featuring Billy Flynn, The Flynstress, & The Bruce
  • WhatTheCast, featuring Brian, Stephen, Crispy, & Patrick

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

  • The Dead Robots’ Society, featuring Justin Macumber, Ryan Stevenson, Terry Mixon, & P.G. Holyfield
  • Writing Excuses, featuring Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, & Stacy Whitman
  • The Henson.com Podcast
  • I Should Be Writing, featuring Mur Lafferty
  • Unleashed featuring, James Melzer

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

  • The 365 Days of Astronomy, featuring the Astrosphere New Media Association
  • The Command Line Podcast, featuring Thomas Gideon
  • Skepticality, featuring Derek Colanduno & Robynn “Swoopy” McCarthy
  • The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, featuring Steven Novella, Robert Novella, Rebecca Watson, Evan Bernstein, Jay Novella, & Perry DeAngelis
  • Skeptoid, featuring Brian Dunning

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

  • Dragon*ConTV, featuring Brian Richardson & crew
  • Bell’s In The Batfry, featuring John Bell
  • Teknikal Diffikulties, featuring Cayenne Chris Conroy
  • Comedy4Cast, featuring Clinton Alvord
  • Frequency of Fear, featuring Zombie Astronaut

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Best Writer of a Novel, Short Story, or Comic Book

  • Lili St. Crow, Strange Angels
  • Gregg Taylor, The Crime Cabal and The Mind Master
  • George Pelecanos, The Way Home
  • Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

Best Editor of a Magazine, Anthology, or Comic Book

  • Tom Pomplun, Science Fiction Classics (Graphic Classics series)
  • Aaron Sparrow, BOOM! Kids

Best Artist of a Comic Book

  • Sam Hart & Artur Fujita, Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood
  • Peter Krause, Irredeemable

Best Cover Artist of a Book, Magazine, or Comic Book

  • Frank Cho, Jennifer’s Body
  • John Picacio, various works

Best Novel

  • Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
  • The Magicians, Lev Grossman
  • The Mind Master, Gregg Taylor
  • Flesh and Fire, Laura Anne Gilman

Best Nonfiction Book

  • Stitches: A Memoir, by David Small
  • Baseball Prospectus 2009

Best Comic Book

  • Doctor Horrible’s Sing-A-Long-Blog, by Zack Whedon
  • Tyranny, by Lesley Fairfield
  • The Muppet Show, by Roger Langridge

Best Web Comic

  • Sheldon
  • Freefall
  • XKCD

Best Nonfiction Magazine

  • Smithsonian
  • SFX

Best TV Episode

  • Mad Men, “The Grown Ups”
  • Torchwood: Children of Earth, “Day Three”
  • Fringe, “Grey Matters”
  • Leverage, “The First David Job”
  • Leverage, “The Second David Job”

Best Movie

  • Gamorrah
  • Up
  • G-Force
  • The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Best Special Effects in a Movie or TV Series

  • G-Force
  • Star Trek
  • Avatar

Best Podcast

  • Better in the Dark
  • H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
  • Decoder Ring Theater
  • The Scapecast

Best Website

  • Dragonsfoot.org
  • The Institute of Official Cheer (http://www.lileks.com/institute/index.html)
  • epguides.com
  • ComicMix.com

Best Director of a TV Show or Movie

  • Michael Weiner for Mad Men
  • Graeme Harper for Doctor Who
  • JJ Abrams for Star Trek
  • Guy Ritchie for Sherlock Holmes

Best Performer in a TV Show or Movie

  • Michael C. Hall on Dexter
  • Bernard Cribbins on Doctor Who
  • John Noble on Fringe

Best Writer of a TV Show or Movie

  • Russell T. Davies for Doctor Who/Torchwood
  • Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz for Fringe
  • John Rogers & Chris Downey for Leverage

Best Animation

  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Coraline
  • Up
  • The Venture Bros.

Best Character

  • Dexter on Dexter
  • Wilf on Doctor Who
  • Dr. Walter Bishop on Fringe
  • Dogberry on HG World
  • Dr. Helena Magnus on Sanctuary

Best Thing of 2009

  • Season 3 of The Guild
  • Torchwood: Children of Earth
  • V returns to TV!

Hall of Fame

  • Douglas Adams
  • William Hartnell
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Ursula K. Le Guin

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discussions using Web conferencing software.

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The winners of the 2009 Chronic Rift Roundtable Awards were announced on the April 7 podcast of The Chronic Rift.

Best Writer of a Novel, Short Story, or Comic Book: Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
Best Editor of a Magazine, Anthology, or Comic Book: Stanley Schmidt for Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Best Artist of a Comic Book: Alex Ross – Avengers/Invaders Sketchbook, Project Superpowers
Best Cover Artist of a Book, Magazine, or Comic Book: Alex Ross for Kurt Busiek’s Astro City: Beautie, Justice Society of America, Avengers/Invaders, Superman, Batman, Captain America, Project Superpowers, Red Sonja, Black Adam: The Dark Age
Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
Best Short Story: “Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen” by Terri Osborne in Doctor Who: Short Trips 24: The Quality of Leadership
Best Anthology of Short Stories: I Remember the Future: The Award-Nominated Stories of Michael A. Burstein
Best Nonfiction Book: Up Til Now: The Autobiography, by William Shatner
Best Comic Book: All Star Superman
Best Manga: StarCraft: Frontline Volume 1
Best Web Comic: Sheldon
Best Fiction Magazine: Analog
Best Nonfiction Magazine: New Scientist
Best Fanzine: Argentus
Best TV Episode: “Forest of the Dead,” Doctor Who
Best Movie: Iron Man
Best Special Effects in a Movie or TV Series: Iron Man
Best Podcast: Doctor Who: Podshock
Best Website: SF Scope
Best Director of a TV Show or Movie: Jon Favreau for Iron Man
Best Performer in a TV Show or Movie: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Writer of a TV Show or Movie: Steven Moffatt for Doctor Who
Best Animation: Wall-E
Best Character: The Joker (Heath Ledger) in The Dark Knight
Best Thing of 2008: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Hall of Fame: Arthur C. Clarke

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