Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

Analog’s January/February 2012 Issue

The January/February 2012 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact will feature fiction by Stephen Baxter, Michael F. Flynn, Jack McDevitt, Sean McMullen, Mark Niemann-Ross, Robert J. Sawyer, Catherine Shaffer, Rajnar Vajra... Read more [...]

Octopus stories sought for anthology

David Joseph Clarke's Obsolescent.info is seeking stories for Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week in November 2011

A new genre flick tops the charts, but other than that bright spot, it's a very dark week for sf/f/h at the box office... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 13-19 November 2011

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

2011 Prix Aurora Award (English) Winners

The winner of this year's Prix Aurora Awards (English) for Canadian sf are... Read more [...]

On the road again

This weekend, we're off to the 75th anniversary Philcon for a weekend that promises great sf-nal times... Read more [...]

Spencer Hill Press to re-open to submissions on 1 December

Small publisher Spencer Hill Press is about to re-open to unsolicited, unagented submissions. They publish sf and fantasy... Read more [...]

The Journal of Unlikely Entomology’s sophomore issue now available

The Journal of Unlikely Entomology's second issue is now available online, with stories by Forrest Aguirre, Samantha Henderson... Read more [...]

Appearances: January-March 2012

Author and artist readings and signings for the first quarter of 2012. This list is updated as we get more information, until the end of March 2012. Read more [...]

Books Received: November 2011

Books received for review during the month of November 2011. This page is updated throughout the month. Read more [...]

Chris Claremont donates his papers to Columbia University

Comics icon Chris Claremont, who is tied most closely to the X-Men, is donating his papers to Columbia University, where they will serve as the nucleus of a collection investigating the creation of comics... Read more [...]

AMNH’s Beyond Planet Earth opens 19 November

The American Museum of Natural History's new exhibit, Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration, opens 19 November for a 9-month run... Read more [...]

Cherie Priest wins Endeavour Award

This year's Endeavour Award, for an sf novel by a Pacific Northwest writer, goes to Dreadnought by Cherie Priest... Read more [...]

Director David Yates working with BBC to develop Doctor Who movie

Director David Yates and BBC Worldwide Productions are looking for writers to bring Doctor Who from the small screen to the big one... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in November 2011

Suddenly, there are no genre films in the mid-range. Guess sf/f/h fans are waiting for the holiday season... Read more [...]