SF Site News http://www.sfsite.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gerhartsreiter Found Guilty http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/10/gerhartsreiter-found-guilty/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/10/gerhartsreiter-found-guilty/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:59:45 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2512 Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 52, has been found guilty of first degree murder of John Sohus in 1985. Sohus and his wife Linda were active in LASFS until their disappearance. Gerhartsreiter, who has used the aliases Christopher Chichester and Clark Rockefeller, is believed to have murdered both of the Sohuses, although Linda’s body has never been found. Gerhartsreiter originally claimed the couple had left on vacation, but John’s remains were discovered by a construction crew in 1994.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/obituary-donna-stump/feed/ 0 Obituary: Richard Brooker http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/obituary-richard-brooker/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/obituary-richard-brooker/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:36:40 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2509 Actor Richard Brooker (b.1954) died on April 8. Brooker portrayed Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part III, Oghris in Deathstalker, and Leon in Deep Sea Conspiracy. Brooker also served as a stunt coordinator and appearing in many documentaries about the Friday the 13th films.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/obituary-richard-brooker/feed/ 0 Silverberg Named TM for Nebulas http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/silverberg-named-tm-for-nebulas/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/silverberg-named-tm-for-nebulas/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:29:09 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2508 Robert Silverberg has been named the Toastmaster for this year’s Nebula Awards Weekend, scheduled to take place in San Jose, CA the weekend of May 17-19. Named an SFWA Grand Master in 2004, Silverberg is the author of Lord Valentine’s Castle, Dying Inside, and numerous other works of science fiction and fantasy.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/09/silverberg-named-tm-for-nebulas/feed/ 0 Obituary: Annette Funicello http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/08/obituary-annette-funicello/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/08/obituary-annette-funicello/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:05:06 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2507 Actress Annette Funicello (b.1942) died on April 8. Funicello was one of the original members of The Mickey Mouse Club and went on to a successful career in film, including making many “Beach Blanket” films with Frankie Avalon. She made her big screen debut in The Shaggy Dog and also appeared in Babes in Toyland, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/08/obituary-annette-funicello/feed/ 0 Lifeboat to the Stars Short List http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/05/lifeboat-to-the-stars-short-list/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/05/lifeboat-to-the-stars-short-list/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:42:53 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2505 Robert J. Sawyer has announced the short list for the first Lifeboat to the Stars Award. The award is being presented to the best work of science fiction of any length published in 2011 or 2012 contributing to an understanding of the benefits, means, and difficulties of interstellar travel. The first winner will be announced at 2013 Campbell Conference in Lawrence, KS the weekend of June 13-16 and includes a $1,000 prize.

  • Tau Ceti, by Kevin J. Anderson and Steve Savile
  • Bowl of Heaven, by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven
  • “Twenty Lights to `The Land of Snow’,” by MIchael Bishop
  • “A Country for Old Men,” by Ben Bova
  • “Lucy,” by Jack McDevitt
  • Blue Remembered Earth, by Reynolds, Alastair
  • “The First Day of Eternity,” by Domingo Santos (translated by Stanley Schmidt)

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/05/eclipse-online-closes/feed/ 0 Obituary: Carmine Infantino http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-carmine-infantino/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-carmine-infantino/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:52:03 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2503 Comic artist Carmine Infantino (b.1925) died on April 4. Infantino helped create many of the Silver Age heroes for DC, including the Barry Allen Flash and Black Canary. He also worked on the classic “Flash of Two Worlds” storyline. He took on editorial tasks at DC as well. Later, he developed the Star Wars comic.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-carmine-infantino/feed/ 0 Obituary: Roger Ebert http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-roger-ebert/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-roger-ebert/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2501 Fan and movie critic Roger Ebert (b.1942) died on April 4. Ebert, who is best known for his television shows with Gene Siskel reviewing films and the creation of the thumbs up/thumbs down movie review system, got his start as a fanzine writer while in high school, publishing the zine Stymie and having his writing appear in Xero, Yandro, and other zines. Although he did spend some time distancing himself from his fannish roots, he returned to write the introduction to The Best of Xero. In college, he was a member of the Champaign-Urbana Science Fiction Association.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-roger-ebert/feed/ 0 Obituary: Basil Copper http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-basil-copper/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-basil-copper/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:14:13 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2500 British author Basil Copper (b.1924) died on April 3. Copper’s first story, “The Spider,” appeared in 1964 in the Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories. Beginning in the 1970s, many of his works were published by August Derleth and Arkham House. Following Derleth’s death, Copper edited Derleth’s Solar Pons stories into a two volume omnibus. In 1975, his collection, From Evil’s Pillow, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. He also wrote non-fiction works on vampires and werewolves.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/obituary-basil-copper/feed/ 1 Changes at Night Shade http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/changes-at-night-shade/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/changes-at-night-shade/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:11:02 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2499 Publishers Weekly has announced that Night Shade Books is in sale negotiations with Skyhorse Publishing and Start Publishing to sell its assets, including titles under contract. The press has had financial difficulties for several years, and recently let editor Ross Lockhart go. Several of their authors have also left the company. At the same time, SFWA, which has been working with Night Shade Books for several years, including a probationary period, has announced the press will be delisted as a qualifying market.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/changes-at-night-shade/feed/ 0 Mslexia Women’s Writer’s Contest http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/mslexia-womens-writers-contest/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/mslexia-womens-writers-contest/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:56:02 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2498 Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition is open to unpublished women novelists writing in any genre. To enter the competition, entrants should send up to 5,000 words – which must be the first, 5,000 words of the novel. The winner will receive a prize of £5,000 and the top twelve entrants will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London. All entries, along with a £25 entry fee, must be received by September 23. This year’s judges include Kirsty Lang, Val McDermid, and Charlotte Robertson.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/finder-memorial-planned/feed/ 0 Clarke Award Nominees http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/clarke-award-nominees/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/clarke-award-nominees/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:09:38 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2496 The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award has been released. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony held in partnership SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival on May 1. This year’s prize is a commemorative book end and £2013. This year’s jury includes Juliet E McKenna, Ruth O’Reilly, Nickianne Moody, Liz Williams, and Robert Grant.

  • Nod, by Adrian Barnes
  • Dark Eden, by Chris Beckett
  • Angelmaker, by Nick Harkaway
  • The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller
  • Intrusion, by Ken MacLeod
  • 2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/04/clarke-award-nominees/feed/ 0 Larry Tucker Hospitalized http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/larry-tucker-hospitalized/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/larry-tucker-hospitalized/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:14:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2489 Fan Larry Tucker, who has been in a nursing home since his stroke two years ago, was admitted to the hospital on March 31. Tucker created the fannish film FAANS and has chaired, toastmastered, and guested at Confusion.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/larry-tucker-hospitalized/feed/ 0 Obituary: Milo O’Shea http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-milo-oshea/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-milo-oshea/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:07:51 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2488 Actor Milo O’Shea (b.1926) died on April 2. O’Shea’s best known genre appearance was in the film Barbarella, in which he portrayed Durand Durand. O’Shea also appeared in the films Theatre of Blood and The Purple Rose of Cairo and episodes of Journey to the Unknown, Out of the Unknown, and Out of This World. Outside of genre films, he may have been best known for portraying Leopold Bloom in Ulysses.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-milo-oshea/feed/ 0 Iain M. Banks Diagnosed with Cancer http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/iain-m-banks-diagnosed-with-cancer/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/iain-m-banks-diagnosed-with-cancer/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:35:33 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2487 Iain M. Banks has announced that he has been diagnosed with late-stage gall bladder cancer and states that he is unlikely to live for more than a year. Originally diagnosed with jaundice, later tests revealed the extent of his illness. Banks has married his long-time companion Adele and has announced the cancellation of all future engagements. The author of The Wasp Factory, Feersum Endjinn, and the Culture series, Banks has been announced as the Guest of Honor for the 2014 Worldcon in London. Banks and Loncon have stated that his attendance is unlikely at the convention.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/iain-m-banks-diagnosed-with-cancer/feed/ 0 Obituary: Mark Evans http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-mark-evans/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-mark-evans/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:29:36 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2486 Fan Mark Evans (b.1951) died on April 2. Evans was active in Columbus fandom for several years, active in the early MARCONS, co-chairing the convention from 1978-1983. He was also involved in the Worldcon bid for Cincinnati in 1988 and one of the Columbus Worldcon bids. In more recent years, he was involved with running Context.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/03/obituary-mark-evans/feed/ 1 Obituary: Jane Henson http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jane-henson/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jane-henson/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:58:53 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2485 Jane Henson (b.1934, Jane Nebel) died on April 2 of cancer. Henson met Jim Henson in college and the two married in 1959. She helped him create the Muppets and collaborated with him on shows, traveling exhibits, and finding talent. She and Henson separated in 1986, but she continued to support his work and in 1992, she founded the Jim Henson Legacy to preserve his artistic contributions.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jane-henson/feed/ 0 Doc Weir Award http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/doc-weir-award/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/doc-weir-award/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:32:18 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2484 Jan van’t Ent received the Doc Weir Award at Eastercon the weekend of March 29-31. The Doc Weir Award is voted on by the convention’s attending membership. The award is given to someone who has made some form of contribution to fandom that deserves a little public recognition. The winner receives a certificate and a silver cup, although the winner must return it at the end of the year with his/her name engraved on it.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/doc-weir-award/feed/ 0 Due Renewed for Cosby Chair http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/due-renewed-for-cosby-chair/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/due-renewed-for-cosby-chair/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:13:18 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2483 Author Tananarive Due’s appointment as Cosby Chair for the Humanities at Spelman College has been renewed for the 2013-14 academic year. Due was initially appointed to the chair for a one year appointment in 2012. The Cosby Chair was endowed by Drs. William and Camille Cosby in 1987 and supports professorships in the fine arts, humanities, and the social sciences at the historically African-American college. Candidates are expected to have achieved the pinnacle of success in their careers.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/due-renewed-for-cosby-chair/feed/ 0 Obituary: Jesús Franco http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jesus-franco/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jesus-franco/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:11:07 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2482 Spanish director Jesús Franco (b.1930) died on April 2, a week after suffering a stroke. Franco began composing music as a six year old and in the 1950s turned his attention to film. Franco was a prolific director of horror films, including Succubus, Le lac des morts vivants, and Drácula contra Frankenstein. In many of the more than 180 films he directed he also worked as composer, writer, cinematographer, and editor. Early in his career, Franco wrote some fiction under the name David Khume.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/04/02/obituary-jesus-franco/feed/ 0 BSFA Winners http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/31/bsfa-winners-4/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/31/bsfa-winners-4/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:41:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2481 The winners of the 2013 BSFA Awards were announced at Eastercon on March 31.

  • Novel: Jack Glass, by Adam Roberts
  • Short Fiction: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains,” by Ian Sales
  • Artwork: Cover of Adam Roberts’s Jack Glass, by Blacksheep
  • Non-Fiction: The World SF Blog, by Lavie Tidhar

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/31/bsfa-winners-4/feed/ 1 Hugo Nominations http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/30/hugo-nominations/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/30/hugo-nominations/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:36:25 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2480 This year’s Hugo nominees were announced by LoneStarCon 3 at four different conventions on March 30. All members of LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, are eligible to vote for this year’s winners, which will be announced at the Worldcon.

Best Novel

  • 2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Blackout, by Mira Grant
  • Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
  • Throne of the Crescent Moon, by Saladin Ahmed

Best Novella

  • After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, by Nancy Kress
  • The Emperor’s Soul, by Brandon Sanderson
  • On a Red Station, Drifting, by Aliette de Bodard
  • San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats, by Mira Grant
  • “The Stars Do Not Lie,” by Jay Lake

Best Novelette

  • “The Boy Who Cast No Shadow,” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
  • “Fade To White,” by Catherynne M. Valente
  • “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi,” by Pat Cadigan
  • “In Sea-Salt Tears,” by Seanan McGuire
  • “Rat-Catcher,” by Seanan McGuire

Best Short Story
This category has 3 nominees due to a 5% requirement under Section 3.8.5 of the WSFS constitution.

  • “Immersion,” by Aliette de Bodard
  • “Mantis Wives,” by Kij Johnson
  • “Mono no Aware,” by Ken Liu

Best Related Work

  • The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
  • Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Sigrid Ellis
  • Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who, edited by Deborah Stanish and L.M. Myles
  • I Have an Idea for a Book… The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg, compiled by Martin H. Greenberg, edited by John Helfers
  • Writing Excuses Season Seven, by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson

Best Graphic Story

  • Grandville Bête Noire, written and illustrated by Bryan Talbot
  • Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks, written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Saga, Volume One, written by Brian K. Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples
  • Schlock Mercenary: Random Access Memorabilia, by Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton
  • Saucer Country, Volume 1: Run, written by Paul Cornell, illustrated by Ryan Kelly, Jimmy Broxton, and Goran Sudžuka

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)

  • The Avengers, screenplay and directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios, Disney,
  • The Cabin in the Woods, screenplay by Drew Goddard & Joss Whedon; directed by Drew Goddard
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, directed by Peter Jackson
  • The Hunger Games, screenplay by Gary Ross & Suzanne Collins, directed by Gary Ross
  • Looper, screenplay and directed by Rian Johnson

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)

  • Doctor Who: “The Angels Take Manhattan,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Nick Hurran
  • Doctor Who: “Asylum of the Daleks,” written by Steven Moffat; directed by Nick Hurran
  • Doctor Who: “The Snowmen,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Saul Metzstein
  • Fringe: “Letters of Transit,” written by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Akiva Goldsman, J.H.Wyman, Jeff Pinkner. directed by Joe Chappelle
  • Game of Thrones: “Blackwater,” written by George R.R. Martin, directed by Neil Marshall. created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

Best Editor – Short Form

  • John Joseph Adams
  • Neil Clarke
  • Stanley Schmidt
  • Jonathan Strahan
  • Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form

  • Lou Anders
  • Sheila Gilbert
  • Liz Gorinsky
  • Patrick Nielsen Hayden
  • Toni Weisskopf

Best Professional Artist

  • Vincent Chong
  • Julie Dillon
  • Dan Dos Santos
  • Chris McGrath
  • John Picacio

Best Semiprozine

  • Apex Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas
  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies, edited by Scott H. Andrews
  • Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, and Kate Baker
  • Lightspeed, edited by John Joseph Adams and Stefan Rudnicki
  • Strange Horizons, edited by Niall Harrison, Jed Hartman, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Abigail Nussbaum, Sonya Taaffe, Dave Nagdeman, and Rebecca Cross

Best Fanzine

  • Banana Wings, edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
  • The Drink Tank, edited by Chris Garcia and James Bacon
  • Elitist Book Reviews, edited by Steven Diamond
  • Journey Planet, edited by James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Emma J. King, Helen J. Montgomery, and Pete Young
  • SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester

Best Fancast

  • The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
  • Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters), and Andrew Finch (Producer)
  • SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester, John DeNardo, and JP Frantz
  • SF Squeecast, Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters), and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer)
  • StarShipSofa, Tony C. Smith

Best Fan Writer

  • James Bacon
  • Christopher J Garcia
  • Mark Oshiro
  • Tansy Rayner Roberts
  • Steven H Silver

Best Fan Artist

  • Galen Dara
  • Brad W. Foster
  • Spring Schoenhuth
  • Maurine Starkey
  • Steve Stiles

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2011 or 2012, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award).

  • Zen Cho
  • Max Gladstone
  • Mur Lafferty
  • Stina Leicht
  • Chuck Wendig

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  • Winner: Lost Everything, by Brian Francis Slattery
  • Special Citation: Lovestar, by Andri Snær Magnason

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/29/obituary-richard-griffiths/feed/ 0 Compton Crook Nominees http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/compton-crook-nominees-3/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/compton-crook-nominees-3/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:11:51 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2477 The Baltimore Science Fiction Society has announced the finalists for the 2013 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award. The award i presented for the best debut SF/Fantasy/Horror novel of the year and will be presented at Balticon 47 on the weekend of May 24-27, 2013. The winner is selected by a vote of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society membership.

  • Glitch, by Heather Anastasiu
  • Shadow Ops: Control Point, by Myke Cole
  • Stormdancer, by Jay Kristoff
  • Fair Coin, by E. C. Myers
  • Scourge of the Betrayer, by Jeff Salyards

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Fantasy Novel

  • Bitter Greens, by Kate Forsyth
  • Stormdancer, by Jay Kristoff
  • Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
  • Flame of Sevenwaters, by Juliet Marillier
  • Winter Be My Shield, by Jo Spurrier

Fantasy Short Story

  • “Sanaa’s Army,” by Joanne Anderton
  • “The Stone Witch,” by Isobelle Carmody
  • “First They Came,” by Deborah Kalin
  • “Bajazzle,” by Margo Lanagan
  • “The Isles of the Sun,” by Margo Lanagan

Science Fiction Novel

  • Suited, by Jo Anderton
  • The Last City, by Nina D’Aleo
  • And All The Stars, by Andrea K Host
  • The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, by Ambelin Kwaymullina
  • Confusion of Princes, by Garth Nix
  • The Rook, by Daniel O’Malley

Science Fiction Short Story

  • “Visitors,” by James Bradley
  • “Significant Dust,” by Margo Lanagan
  • “Beyond Winter’s Shadow,” by Greg Mellor
  • “The Trouble with Memes,” by Greg Mellor
  • “The Lighthouse Keepers’ Club,” by Kaaron Warren

Horror Novel

  • Bloody Waters, by Jason Franks
  • Perfections, by Kirstyn McDermott
  • Blood and Dust, by Jason Nahrung
  • Salvage, by Jason Nahrung

Horror Short Story

  • “Sanaa’s Army,” by Joanne Anderton
  • “Elyora,” by Jodi Cleghorn
  • “To Wish Upon a Clockwork Heart,” by Felicity Dowker
  • “Escena de un Asesinato,” by Robert Hood
  • “Sky,” by Kaaron Warren

Young Adult Novel

  • Dead, Actually, by Kaz Delaney
  • And All The Stars, by Andrea K. Host
  • The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, by Ambelin Kwaymullina
  • Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
  • Into That Forest, by Louis Nowra

Young Adult Short Story

  • “Stilled Lifes x 11,” by Justin D’Ath
  • “The Wisdom of the Ants,” by Thoraiya Dyer
  • “Rats,” by Jack Heath
  • “The Statues of Melbourne,” by Jack Nicholls
  • “The Worry Man,” by Adrienne Tam

Children’s Fiction (told primarily through words)

  • Brotherband: The Hunters, by John Flanagan
  • Princess Betony and the Unicorn, by Pamela Freeman
  • The Silver Door, by Emily Rodda
  • Irina the Wolf Queen, by Leah Swann

Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures)

  • Little Elephants, by Graeme Base (author and illustrator)
  • The Boy Who Grew Into a Tree, by Gary Crew (author) and Ross Watkins (illustrator)
  • In the Beech Forest, by Gary Crew (author) and Den Scheer (illustrator)
  • Inside the World of Tom Roberts, by Mark Wilson (author and illustrator)

Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel

  • Blue, by Pat Grant (author and illustrator)
  • It Shines and Shakes and Laughs, by Tim Molloy (author and illustrator)
  • Changing Ways #2, by Justin Randall (author and illustrator)

Anthology

  • Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011, edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene
  • Bloodstones, edited by Amanda Pillar
  • The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 6, edited by Jonathan Strahan
  • Under My Hat, edited by Jonathan Strahan
  • Edge of Infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan

Collection

  • That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote, by K. J. Bishop
  • Metro Winds, by Isobelle Carmody
  • Midnight and Moonshine, by Lisa L. Hannett & Angela Slatter
  • Living with the Dead, by Martin Livings
  • Through Splintered Walls, by Kaaron Warren

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/other-change-of-hobbit-moves/feed/ 0 Obituary: Paul S. Williams http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/obituary-paul-s-williams/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/obituary-paul-s-williams/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:22:13 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2474 Author and editor Paul S. Williams (b.1948) died on March 27. Williams founded the music magazine Crawdaddy in 1966 and continued to edit it through 1968. He also edited it from 1993-2003. He became friends with Philip K. Dick and served as Dick’s literary executor for the first decade after Dick’s death. From 1983 to 1992 Williams ran the Philip K. Dick Society with Keith Bowden. Williams also edited the massive republication of all Theodore Sturgeon’s short fiction by North Atlantic Press. Williams was injured in a 1995 bicycle accident and eventually began to suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/28/obituary-mitchell-hooks/feed/ 0 Obituary: David B. Silva http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/22/obituary-david-b-silva/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/22/obituary-david-b-silva/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:17:51 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2468 Horror author David B. Silva (b.1950) died on March 13. Silva edited the magazine The Horror Show from 1983 through 1990 and began publishing short fiction in 1983 with the story “Beth” in Eldritch Tales. His short story “The Calling” won the Bram Stoker Award and his collection Through Shattered Glass won the International Horror Guild Award. Silva’s novels included The Disappeared and Child of Darkness. With Paul F. Olson, he edited two horror anthologies.

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2015 Worldcon:

2014 NASFIC:

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  • Elizabeth Bear
  • Siobhan Carroll
  • Michael Kandel
  • Jamil Nasir
  • Tim Sullivan

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Transgender Fiction

  • Being Emily, by Rachel Gold
  • The Collection: Short Fiction From The Transgender Vanguard, Edited by Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod
  • Dialectic of the Flesh, by Roz Kaveney
  • First Spring Grass Fire, by Rae Spoon
  • Offspring, by Michael Quadland

LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror

  • Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction, by Brit Mandelo
  • Chocolatiers of the High Winds: A Gay Steampunk Romance, by H.B. Kurtzwilde
  • Green Thumb, by Tom Cardamone
  • Heiresses of Russ 2012: the Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction, by Connie Wilkins and Steve Berman
  • In the Now, by Kelly Sinclair
  • Night Shadows: Queer Horror, edited by Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann
  • The Survivors, by Sean Eads

LGBT Anthology

  • For Colored Boys, by Keith Boykin
  • Here Come the Brides!: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage, Edited by Audrey Bilger & Michele Kort
  • No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, Edited by Justin Hall
  • Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform, Edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

LGBT Children’s/Young Adult

  • Adaptation, by Malinda Lo
  • The Adventure of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy, by S. Bear Bergman and Suzy Malik
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  • Ask the Passengers, by A.S. King
  • Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
  • Every Day, by David Levithan
  • Kiss the Morning Star, by Elissa Janine Hoole
  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by emily M. danforth
  • Personal Effects, by E.M. Kokie
  • Silhouette of a Sparrow, by Molly Beth Griffin
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    ]]>     http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/07/obituary-toren-smith/feed/ 0     Tiptree Award Winners http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/06/tiptree-award-winners-2/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/03/06/tiptree-award-winners-2/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:08:48 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=2452 The James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council has announced the winners of the 2012 Tiptree Award. The Award is presented for works of speculative fiction that address gender issues. The winners will be honored at Wiscon the weekend of May 25-27 and will receive $1,000, a piece of artwork, and chocolate. The judges for the 2012 award were Joan Gordon, Andrea Hairston, Lesley Hall, Karen Lord, and Gary K. Wolfe. The judges for 2013 have been announced as Ellen Klages, Christopher Barzak, Jayna Brown, Nene Ormes, and Gretchen Treu.

    • The Drowning Girl, by Caitlín R. Kiernan
    • Ancient, Ancient, by Kiini Ibura Salaam

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    Advertising:

    • Craig Elliott: Forest Awakening
    • Michael C. Hayes: Procession
    • Android Jones: Ganeshatron
    • Greg Ruth: Three Outlaw Samurai
    • Dan Dos Santos: Dragon Empress

    Book:

    • Brom: Wipi
    • William O’Connor: Wargriffin
    • David Palumbo: Fed
    • Shaun Tan: Never Leave a Red Sock on the Clothesline
    • Charles Vess: Tanglewood: I Didn’t Know She Was a Bottle Witch

    Comics:

    • Jennifer L. Meyer: Aesop’s Ark, Ch. 2, P2
    • David Petersen: Mouse Guard Black Axe #4, Page 19
    • Paolo Rivera: Daredevil #10
    • Paolo Rivera: Captain America #1
    • João Ruas: Fables #121

    Concept Art:

    • Daniel Dociu: Guild Wars 2, Norn Lodge
    • Theo Prins: Southsun Cove
    • Paul Sullivan: Franken-animal
    • Justin Sweet: Marauders 2
    • Allen Willams: Tree of Tales

    Dimensional:

    • Dan Chudzinski: Turbulence
    • David Meng: Sashimi
    • Virginie Ropars: Mothra
    • Virginie Ropars: Acanthopis III
    • Katya Tal: Blanket Fairy

    Editorial:

    • Sam Bosma: Stability
    • Chris Buzelli: Book Monster
    • Sean Andrew Murray: He’s Gone Full-Bird
    • Victo Ngai: Best of the Best
    • Sam Weber: Cancer Monster

    Institutional:

    • Ed Binkley: A Cob of Chiseldon-Brimble
    • Lucas Graciano: Dragon Swarm
    • Tyler Jacobson: Ruric Thar, The Unbowed
    • Kekai Kotaki: Stampede
    • David Palumbo: Taken

    Unpublished:

    • Cory Godbey: The Fish Master
    • Lucas Graciano: Guardianship
    • Kekai Kotaki: Ride
    • Andrew Mar: Tell-Tale Heart
    • Tohru Patrick Awa: Sudden Shower

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