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| Snag in the attempt to sell Castle Dracula | |||
| News > Other Stuff | October 5, 2007 | ||
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Minority parties in the Romanian parliament are trying to nullify the deal that returned Bran Castle to the Habsburg family...
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| NASA is looking for a few more good people | |||
| News > Other Stuff | September 19, 2007 | ||
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NASA is currently acceptingi applications for its Astronaut Candidate Class of 2009. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and three years experience, as well as...
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| Release party for Mark Waid's Potter's Field | |||
| News > Other Stuff | September 13, 2007 | ||
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Mark Waid's Potter's Field, a new dark series from BOOM! Studios, is being released with a party at Meltdown on 14 September...
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| Jane Yolen is Honorary Ambassador for K is for Kids Exhibition | |||
| News > Other Stuff | August 28, 2007 | ||
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Jane Yolen is the Honorary Ambassador for K is for Kids, an exhibition on early methods of teaching the ABCs, which will be at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate in...
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| de Lint, Crowley, and Kessel to teach and read in Seattle | |||
| News > Education | August 24, 2007 | ||
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NW Media Arts and Seattle's Richard Hugo House present three Sundays of fantastic fiction writing workshops—followed by three Mondays of author readings and signings—this Autumn...
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| Science Fiction Awards Watch is another new web site | |||
| News > Awards | August 22, 2007 | ||
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Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee have teamed up to launch Science Fiction Awards Watch, which they hope will be the source for information about and discussion/debate of, well...
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| Book release party, with music and food, for Spaceman Blues | |||
| News > Other Stuff | August 9, 2007 | ||
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Author Brian Francis Slattery and his band, Mud Brothers, will be performing at a book release party for his debut novel Friday 10 August...
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| Dress Like a Dalek; a Record Attempt | |||
| News > Exhibits | August 9, 2007 | ||
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The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England, is sponsoring a world-record breaking attempt to gather the most people dressed as Daleks, and is looking for participants...
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| Gislason Literary Agency Closed | |||
| News > Other Stuff | August 2, 2007 | ||
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Barbara J. Gislason of the The Gislason Literary Agency tells SFScope that the agency has closed its doors.
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| Call for Thoughts of WisCon 31 | |||
| News > Organizations | July 30, 2007 | ||
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Aqueduct Press will be publishing The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 2, expanding on some of the discussions at the convention. Editors L. Timmel Duchamp and Eileen Gunn are looking for...
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| Heinlein Archives Now Available Online | |||
| News > Other Stuff | July 25, 2007 | ||
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All of Robert A. Heinlein's papers (including manuscripts, correspondence, and much more) will soon be available in the Heinlein Archives...
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| Harry Potter Place opens with festivities and fun | |||
| News > Books | July 20, 2007 | ||
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Harry Potter Place is now open in New York City, on Mercer Street between Prince and Spring Streets. The festivities there will run through tonight's midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...
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| Harry Potter sales: they're not just for books and movies | |||
| News > Books | July 11, 2007 | ||
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The Nielsen Company has compiled a large report on the Harry Potter series's impact on the entertainment industry, breaking it down by category and country. We've excerpted the 11-page report here, and provide a link to the complete document...
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| Dracula's Castle for Sale | |||
| News > Other Stuff | July 2, 2007 | ||
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Romania's Bran Castle is up for sale. The castle was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, and is expected to go for up to $135 million...
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| Harlan Ellison and Fantagraphics Books Settle Lawsuit | |||
| News > Publishers | July 2, 2007 | ||
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Harlan Ellison's lawsuit against Fantagraphics for defamation has apparently been settled, but neither party is at liberty to discuss the details...
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| Author Karl Schroeder Seeking "Virga" RPGers | |||
| News > Fandom | June 29, 2007 | ||
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Author Karl Schroeder is looking for role-playing gamers who are creating scenarios based on his world "Virga." Not to stop them, but because he wants to play...
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| Universal Studios Parks to welcome Freddy, Jason, and Leatherface for Halloween | |||
| News > Other Stuff | June 28, 2007 | ||
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Universal Studios Theme Parks will have, in the flesh, horror movie dark stars Freddy Krueger, Jason, and Leatherface, at their Halloween Horror Nights. They'll be using the characters and their fillms as the themes for events on about 30 nights during October.
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| Dinner with Joss Whedon available in charity auction | |||
| News > Contests | June 28, 2007 | ||
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Dinner with Joss Whedon during the San Diego Comic Con is the prize for five deep-pocketed donors who win the auction on Ebay. There are also items up for auction for fans who can't be in San Diego...
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| Monthly Mini Convention/Concert Planned at Safari Sam's | |||
| News > Performances & Podcasts | June 25, 2007 | ||
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Starting 12 July, Safari Sam's in Hollywood, California, will host a monthly mini-convention with bands, fans, vendors, and more...
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| Biographer Looking for Kurt Vonnegut Encounters | |||
| News > Activities | June 14, 2007 | ||
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Biographer Charles J. Shields continues work on And So It Goes, the biography of Kurt Vonnegut he was writing at the time of Vonnegut's death. He is looking for people who had memorable encounter with Vonnegut...
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| J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour to Bring Harry Potter Author to US | |||
| News > Activities | June 14, 2007 | ||
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J.K. Rowling will visit three US cities in October, doing three reading/talk events for schoolchildren, and a fourth for any Harry Potter fan who wins a sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic...
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| Maine Festival of the Book to Feature Fantasy and More | |||
| News > Performances & Podcasts | June 8, 2007 | ||
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The Maine Festival of the Book, a "celebration of reading and writing" in Portland, Maine, will feature a panel on fantasy writing, another on...
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| Harry Potter: The Theme Park. Coming in 2009. | |||
| News > Other Stuff | May 31, 2007 | ||
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Author J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Universal Orlando Resort have jointly announced that they'll be opening "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" in...
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| Rangel Proclamation Honoring Tom Doherty | |||
| News > Publishers | May 22, 2007 | ||
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The text of Congressman Charles B. Rangel's proclamation honoring Tor Books Publisher Tom Doherty, as presented the this year's Nebula Awards Banquet...
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| Congressional Letter of Congratulations to James Gunn | |||
| News > Awards | May 19, 2007 | ||
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In the presentation of James Gunn's Grant Master Award at SFWA's Nebula Banquet, former student Thomas Seay read this letter of congratulations from Representatives Nancy Boyda and Dennis Moore...
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