Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

HM’s Best American anthologies’ guest editors for 2010

The guest editors for Houghton Mifflin's 2010 Best American anthologies include Neil Gaiman and Freeman Dyson... Read more [...]

David Goyer and Michael Cassutt sell trilogy to Ace

Film/television/print authors David Goyer and Michael Cassutt sold a sf adventure trilogy to Ginjer Buchanan at Ace Books... Read more [...]

Simon R. Green’s Blood and Honor to be audiobook through Graphic Audio

Cutting Corp./Graphic Audio bought audio rights to Blood and Honor, the second in Simon R. Green's "Forest Kingdom" series... Read more [...]

Huff and Malan turn in newest installments in their series

Tanya Huff turned in the fifth "Confederation" novel, while Violette Malan turned in the fourth "Dhulyn & Parno" book, both to Sheila Gilbert at DAW... Read more [...]

2010 Audie Awards nominees

The Audio Publishers Association's 15th annual Audie Awards will be given out in May. The nominees in 30 categories include several of interest... Read more [...]

Cat Rambo now represented by Ginger Clark

Cat Rambo reports that she is now represented by Ginger Clark of Curtis Brown Ltd. In addition to writing (her speculative fiction has appeared mostly in anthologies), Rambo is the managing editor of Fantasy Magazine. Read more [...]

James Cameron wants to write Avatar prequel novel

Word comes that James Cameron is planning to write a prequel novel to his current megahit film Avatar... Read more [...]

William Rotsler Christmas cards available on-line

Andrew Porter and Robert Lichtman have scanned and posted several classic Christmas cards created by Hugo Award-winner William Rotsler... Read more [...]

Pinchbottom to present “Naked Girls Reading Science Fiction”

New York City's Pinchbottom Burlesque is presenting an evening of Naked Girls Reading Science Fiction... Read more [...]

Curtis Jobling to write new Wereworld series for Puffin

Bob the Builder designer Curtis Jobling will write a YA fantasy werewolf series called Wereworld for Puffin Books... Read more [...]

William King to write Tyrion and Teclis trilogy for Black Library

Fantasy author William King has signed to write an "origin story" trilogy for Black Library... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week in February 2010

Probably not a surprise, but finally, after seven weeks at #1, James Cameron's Avatar is knocked off the top of the charts. Other than that, it's a fairly unremarkable week for sf/f/h films... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 7-13 February 2010

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

Nominations open for 2010 WSFA Small Press Award

The Washington Science Fiction Association is now accepting nominations for its fourth annual Small Press Award... Read more [...]

Deadline for SFWA candidates is today

This year's SFWA Board of Directors election has only a few contested offices. There are only one candidate declared for both the Presidency and Vice Presidency... Read more [...]