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...
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Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Graham Edwards giving away 25-year-old graphic story
UK author Graham Edwards has unearthed a comic strip magazine he published in 1985, and is now giving away a free pdf of one of its stories, "Chronicles of the Vagabond"...
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Vote in Fantasy Magazine’s reader poll, and win an Amazon gift certificate
Fantasy Magazine's annual readers poll will result in a prize for the winning story's author, and an Amazon.com gift certificate for one voter...
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Books Received: December 2009
Books received for review during the month of December 2009. This page is updated throughout the month.
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Rene Daniel sells first novel to Virtual Tales
Rene Daniel sold his first novel, Spear of Seth, to small press publisher Virtual Tales...
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