34th annual Saturn Film/Television/DVD Award Winners
The Saturn Awards, for sf/f/h film and television, were just handed out. Big winners were 300 and Lost...
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Yearly Archives: 2008
Contents of Best American Fantasy 2008
Prime Books's second annual Best American Fantasy anthology is set for publication this autumn. Contents include...
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Nick Mamatas moving to VIZ Media; Clarkesworld temporarily closing to submissions
Clarkesworld senior editor and co-founder Nick Mamatas has accepted a full-time editing job with VIZ Media. His departure means the magazine will temporarily close to new submissions...
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Producer Gene Persson Dies
Producer Gene Persson (1934-2008) will be remembered for the racial drama Dutchman and for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown...
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French Director Jean Delannoy Dies
French film director Jean Delannoy (1908-2008) directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Anthony Quinn...
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Jim Fiscus to be new SFWA WRD
When Russell Davis leaves his post as Western Regional Director to become President of SFWA, Jim Fiscus will fill out the remainder of his term...
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Dexter Palmer sells steampunk novel to St. Martin’s
Dexter Palmer's steampunk novel The Dream of Perpetual Motion sold to Michael Homler at St. Martin's Press via agent Susan Golomb at the Susan Golomb Agency...
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Costume Designer Kermit Love Dies
Kermit Love (1916-2008) worked with ballet's greats, but he'll be remembered for Sesame Street...
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Dan Simmons sells Hyperion saga to Audible
Dan Simmons sold North American audio rights to his four-volume Hyperion science fiction saga to Audible...
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Postscripts #15 to be huge special WorldCon issue
Issue #15 of PS Publishing's Postscripts magazine will be their biggest yet, a special science fiction/Paul McAuley/WorldCon edition, featuring the works of Brian Aldiss, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others...
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Paizo publishing Gary Gygax’s “lost” last novel, Infernal Sorceress
Paizo Publishing is releasing Infernal Sorceress, Gary Gygax's "lost" last novel, in July...
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Zoran Zivkovic sells Escher’s Loops to PS Publishing
Serbian author Zoran Zivkovic sold world English language limited-edition rights to his new full-length novel Escher's Loops to Peter Crowther at PS Publishing via agent John Jarrold. They expect to publish the book in 2009.
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Actress Dody Goodman Dies
Dody Goodman (1914-2008) was known for her dancer's abilities and her comic acting. She appeared on Broadway and in several genre films...
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Subterranean publishing massive Jack McDevitt collection
Subterranean Press will be publishing the 592-page, 200,000-word Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt...
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Mythic Delirium #18 now available
The sf poetry magazine's 18th issue marks nine full years of publication. Contributors include Sonya Taaffe, Gene van Troyer...
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