Monthly Archives: December 2009

Irish actor Richard Todd dies

Irish-born actor Richard Todd (1919-2009) was nominated for an Academy Award in 1949, participated in the D-day invasion and then acted in its film version, The Longest Day, and appeared in Doctor Who... Read more [...]

ASIFA’s 2009 Annie Nominees

The international animated film society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominees for its 37th annual Annie Awards. Coraline dominates the field, with ten nominations... Read more [...]

National Board of Review recognizes some genre films this year

The National Board of Review announced its 2009 awards, which included a fair leavening of science fiction and fantasy films... Read more [...]

A free evening with Mad’s Al Jaffee

Comics expert Danny Fingeroth will interview Mad Magazine legend Al Jaffee in a free evening event at New York's Columbia University on 9 December... Read more [...]

New Toronto convention launching in November 2010

SFContario aims to fill the gap between the summer and spring conventions in Toronto, Ontario. The first iteration of the new con will welcome Guests of Honor Michael Swanwick and Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden... Read more [...]

Rob Hansen’s new, improved “Fan Stuff” web site

Rob Hansen has launched his "new, bigger' improved Fan Stuff" web site, talking about many things fannish from a British point of view... Read more [...]

Agent Don Congdon Dies

Literary agent Don Congdon (1918-2009) will be remembered for his long association with Ray Bradbury... Read more [...]

Flash Fiction Online’s December 2009 issue

The newest issue of the free online 'zine, which focuses on the shortest of stories, includes work by Gwendolyn Clare, Rick Novy, Bruce Holland Rogers, Ray Vukcevich... Read more [...]

ChiZine Publications now distributed by Diamond Book Distributors

ChiZine Publications announces another distribution deal, this time offering its books through Diamond Book Distributors... Read more [...]

DayBreak Magazine’s first competition

DayBreak Magazine's first competition is now running: figure out the next line of sixteen story fragments, along with the authors' names, and win some remarkable prizes... Read more [...]

Steampunk Tales issue #4

The fourth issue of Steampunk Tales has fiction by Arkwright, Natania Barron, Alison Boyd, SatyrPhil Brucato, Clark Sumner Edwards, G.D. Falksen, C.B. Harvey, Rajan Khanna, Andrew Singleton, David Soyka... Read more [...]

Jim Baen’s Universe’s Decmber 2009 Issue

The December 2009 issue of Jim Baen's Universe has fiction by John Barnes, David Gerrold, Rudyard Kipling, Mary E. Lowd, R.J. Ortega, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Abra Staffin-Wiebe... Read more [...]

Clarkesworld Magazine’s December 2009 issue

The newest issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Richard Parks and Marissa Lingen, nonfiction by Jeremy L.C. Jones and Nick Mamatas... Read more [...]

Circlet’s Erotic Sci-Fi Advent Calendar

For the second year, Circlet Press will be offering free erotic stories, one per day, from the beginning of December until Christmas... Read more [...]

Susan Hawk joins the Bent Agency as an agent

Susan Hawk moves from marketing books at Henry Holt to agenting them at the Bent Agency. She's looking to represent many genres, including science fiction and fantasy... Read more [...]

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