Night Shade briefly reading unagented zombie novels
Jeremy Lassen reports that he is, for a scant two months, reading unagented zombie novel submissions for Night Shade Books...
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Yearly Archives: 2008
Lee & Miller’s 2008 Yule chapbook announced
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's 14th Yule chapbook will contain two original Liaden Universe stories, and is now available for pre-order...
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Ray Bradbury receives his SFPA Grand Master award
Previously announced Science Fiction Poetry Association Grand Master honoree Ray Bradbury received his award in a special presentation at...
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Virgin Comics shutting down
Publishers Weekly is reporting the closure of Virgin Comics' New York City office, and the possible shuttering of the entire two-year-old corporate venture...
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New York Anime Festival tickets available now
Tickets for next month's New York Anime Festival are now on sale, with discounts for group orders...
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Anticipation announces special Hugo category for Graphic Story
Anticipation, the 2009 WorldCon, has announced that they'll be adding a special Hugo Award category, for Best Graphic Story...
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Michael Whelan/Scott Fischer joint exhibition
Multiple award-winning sf artist Michael Whelan and new sf artist Scott Fischer are sharing an exhibit at The iO Gallery in northwest Connecticut...
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2008 Seiun Award Winners
The 2008 Seiun Awards, voted by Japanese fandom, were recently awarded. The winners are...
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Herb Kauderer and Isabelle Fournier wed
SF poet and talk-show host Herb Kauderer married professor and translator Isabelle Fournier in a small ceremony near their home on 19 July 2008...
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Jonathan Strahan sells anthology Life on Mars to Viking Penguin
Jonathan Strahan's new anthology, Life on Mars, will be a sequel to his The Starry Rift: a YA sf anthology...
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M.J. Engh named SFWA Author Emerita
In keeping with their recent traditions of naming an author emeritus, to recognize an author who is less active, and of making their announcements earlier, SFWA has named M.J. Engh Author Emerita for 2009...
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New podcast from a pissed off god
Guy Hasson is now providing a daily comedy podcast called "The Voice of God," as by a drunk, bitter, angry supreme being...
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Jeffrey A. Carver giving away volumes 1-3 of “The Chaos Chronicles” to prepare for number 4
Presaging the publication of Sunborn, the fourth in Jeffrey A. Carver's "The Chaos Chronicles," he's offering the first three volumes as free ebook downloads...
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Lawrence M. Schoen's first novel, featuring his popular characters the Amazing Conroy and Reggie, will also be Hadley Rille's first novel...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of August
After four weeks, The Dark Knight is no longer #1, and we're down to only four genre films in the top 10. But in the top 25, there are both monkeys and houseflies in space, even as three sf flicks leave the charts...
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