Monthly Archives: January 2010

George Orwell’s 1984 adapted to the stage in Manchester, UK

British playwright/director/actor Matthew Dunster has adapted and will direct George Owell's 1984 at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre... Read more [...]

Brooklyn again anticipates cherry blossoms and Sakura Matsuri

Sakura Matsuri, the celebration of Japanese culture combined with the Cherry Blossom Festival, is once again coming to Brooklyn's Botanic Garden... Read more [...]

Joe Haldeman’s Starbound

Despite medical problems and major awards, Joe Haldeman's career continues with his newest novel, Starbound... Read more [...]

Haydn’s science fiction Il Mondo della Luna in historic planetarium

The Gotham Chamber Orchestra will be performing Joseph Haydn's 1777 science fiction opera Il Mondo della Luna in a limited engagement in New York's Rose Planetarium... Read more [...]

Change in guidelines for Sybil’s Garage; reading soon

Editor Matthew Kressel is modifying his submission guidelines as he prepares for the next reading period for Sybil's Garage... Read more [...]

Apex Magazine’s January 2010 Issue

The January 2010 issue of Apex Magazine has content by James F. Reilly, Jason Sizemore, Dr. Amy H. Sturgis, and Genevieve Valentine... Read more [...]

2010 People’s Choice Award Winners

Forget wizards, spaceships, or aliens, the People's Choice Awards choices are vampires, vampires, and more vampires... Read more [...]

NYRSF Readings’ Nightmare After Christmas

The new year is a time for dark stories, as Paul Witcover and William Shunn regaled the audience with darkly moving novel excerpts... Read more [...]

Lightspeed Magazine now open for submissions

On-line science fiction magazine Lightspeed, which will debut this June, is now open for submissions, and paying five cents per word... Read more [...]

2010 Producers Guild of America Award Nominees

The Producers Guild of America will soon be handing out its 21st annual awards. A number of genre films are nominees, and two special awards will go to Joss Whedon and John Lasseter... Read more [...]

Comics Creators Alliance unite to end human trafficking

Nearly ninety members of the Comic Creators Alliance have donated the use of one of their characters each to a project to raise awareness of and funds to combat human trafficking... Read more [...]

Gahan Wilson to launch 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons at the Strand

Publisher Fantagraphics Books and New York's The Strand bookstore will host cartoonist Gahan Wilson on 19 January... Read more [...]

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy to discuss all things geeky

John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley host Tor.com's new weekly, non-fiction podcast, The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy... Read more [...]

Realms planning “women in fantasy” issue

Realms of Fantasy is planning a special "women in fantasy" issue for mid-2011... Read more [...]

Fan/bibliographer Mark Owings dies

Mark Owings (1945-2009) was one of the founders of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, and a bibliographer of several authors... Read more [...]

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