Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

Hour of the Wolf moving to late night, different day

WBAI FM's weekly sf talk radio program Hour of the Wolf is moving from its 38-year-old Saturday morning slot to late night Wednesdays, redebuting on Thanksgiving Eve with Richard Bowes... Read more [...]

True Review #76 now available

The December issue of Andrew Andrews' review 'zine continues its new life on the web, with feature reviews of seventeen books, this time with an emphasis on short fiction... Read more [...]

Nominations for the 2010 Nebula Awards are now open for SFWA members

Under the new Nebula Award rules (this is their second year in use), members of SFWA may nominate up to five works in each category between now and 15 February... Read more [...]

Sci-Fi Short Story Magazine launches with impressive art and no pay

The first issue of Sci-Fi Short Story Magazine features fiction by John Cosper, Jim Courter, Joseph Farley, Shelly Li, MIchael D. Matula, Ron Savage, T.L. Sherwood, James R. Silvestri... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week in November 2010

As Halloween's horror movies wind down, we gear up for the autumnal sf blockbusters. This week, our genre films have fewer slots on the charts, but we do have the top spot... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 7-13 November 2010

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

Books Received: November 2010

Books received for review during the month of November 2010. This page is updated throughout the month. Read more [...]

1957 WorldCon now online, with LOTS of photos

Rob Hansen's fandom site has now posted an incredibly in-depth write up of the 1957 World Science Fiction Convention, accompanied by lots of wonderful photos... Read more [...]

Apex Magazine’s November 2010 Issue

Apex Magazine's November 2010 issue includes fiction by Saladin Ahmed, Amal El-Mohtar, and Pamela K. Taylor... Read more [...]

SFPA’s 2010 Online Halloween Poetry Reading

The Science Fiction Poetry Association's online Halloween reading features 13 poems by members available as audio files... Read more [...]

The Portal launches, reviewing international short sf

Val Grimm is the editor-in-chief of the newly launched online review site, which will focus on short speculative fiction with an international flavor... Read more [...]

Author Glenn Lewis Gillette Dies

Glenn Lewis Gillette (1946-2010) was a graduate of the Air Force Academy, short story writer, and long-time volunteer for SFWA... Read more [...]

Realms of Fantasy remaining intact

The entire editorial staff of the not-quite-so deceased Realms of Fantasy will be returning for the relaunch of the magazine under new owner Damnation Books... Read more [...]

Mythopoeic Society founder Glen GoodKnight dies

Glen GoodKnight (1941-2010) founded the Mythopoeic Society, to study the literary works of the Inklings, in 1967... Read more [...]

Lori Benton will be Scholastic’s new publisher

Lori Benton, formerly of Harcourt's and Capstone, will take over as Vice President and Publisher of Scholastic's Trade Publishing division in January... Read more [...]