Sadly, Arthur C. Clarke's final, posthumous, collaboration with Frederik Pohl involves big ideas, but doesn't live up to either's reputation...
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Yearly Archives: 2008
Studies in the Fantastic is a new academic journal studying fantastic literature
S.T. Joshi's Studies in the Fantastic launches. The journal of the supernatural, fantastic, and weird in literature and other arts, has critical commentary and new and classic poetry...
Read more [...] An Open Letter to Fans of Dragon’s Tongue
For those awaiting the sequel to Dragon's Tongue, it may be available if there's sufficient interest...
Read more [...] Hachette creating new division to house sf/f and manga/graphic novels
Hachette is creating a new division, Orbit, to house the sf/f imprint Orbit and the manga/graphic novel imprint Yen Press. Under the direction of Orbit Publisher Tim Holman...
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Get ‘Em While They’re Hot—a review of Pushing Daisies’ “Frescorts”
The show keeps getting better; please let the audiences do the same... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Frost and Moffett in Philadelpahia tonight; Kiernan and Parzybok in NYC in November
The next Philadelphia Fantastic reading is tonight, with Greg Frost and Judith Moffett. On 19 November, Caitlin R. Kiernan and Benjamin Parzybok will read in New York City...
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Students: name NASA’s newest lunar housing facility
NASA is asking students to help name their newest design, an inflatable habitat that may house astronauts on the Moon...
Read more [...] Ugly Duckling—a review of Chuck’s “Chuck vs. The Cougars”
With Chuck growing into both his identities, his relationship with Sarah maturing, and the writers doing wonderful work, Chuck may have legs... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Asian space race heads to the Moon
India just launched its first lunar probe, becoming the third Asian nation and sixth overall to send a robot to the Moon. The $80 million mission is expected to map the surface and look for...
Read more [...] Howard Waldrop health update
Howard Waldrop is improving and getting back to work. More news from Ellen Datlow...
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Stupid Science—a review of Fringe’s “The Cure”
Bad science, bad plotting, bad show, bad review... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Behind the Wainscot #16 is now available
The 16th issue of the irregular slipstream blogzine features four shorter pieces...
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Video essay contest with $2000 first prize; deadline is soon
The Space Frontier Foundation and SpaceContest.org are sponsoring a short video contest with a first prize of $2,000 ($1000 for second, and $500 for third) for the best three-minute "video essay addressing the question 'What should the future of American human spaceflight be?'"
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Bantam’s new short sf contest offers $100 prize
Bantam Spectra is offering a $100 prize and publication in Spectra Pulse for short stories by unpublished writers...
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QueeredFiction to publish GLB sf/f/h; reading for anthology
Start-up smal press QueeredFiction will focus on gay, lesbian, and bisexual science fiction, fantasy, and horror. They're currently reading for Queer Wolf...
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