Mark Lord announces Fantasy Short Stories

Alt Hist editor Mark Lord is debuting his new e-zine Fantasy Short Stories. Issue one has five pieces... Read more [...]

Chronicle’s film-making challenge

Celebrating the release of Chronicle on DVD, the producers are running a contest challenging aspiring filmmakers to create a short video on the subject of the extraordinary... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Fifth Week in April 2012

The biggest opener this week was a romantic comedy reaching only to #2. Looks like movie goers are holding onto their money, waiting for The Avengers... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 29 April-5 May, and month of April 2012

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

Temeraire’s seventh outing brings him to another continent, and another conflict

Crucible of Gold is the seventh outing for Captain Laurence and his dragon Temeraire. They're still fighting the Napoleonic wars, but this time, they're doing it in a brand new empire, and it's just as absorbing as the previous volumes... Read more [...]

UPennPress announces Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America by John Cheng

John Cheng's Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America looks at the foundations and growth of science fiction through its acceptance of, and promotion by, fan culture... Read more [...]

McGraw-Hill publishing Rob Salkowitz’s non-fiction look at the growth of Comic-Con

Rob Salkowitz's Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World's Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment will appear this June from McGraw-Hill... Read more [...]

Stanley Schmidt Wins 2012 Heinlein Award

Analog Editor Stanley Schmidt is the winner of this year's Robert A. Heinlein Award, which honors published sf works and technical writings that inspire human exploration of space... Read more [...]

The Testament of Jessie Lamb wins Clarke Award

Jane Rogers won this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb... Read more [...]

Mayday! NYRSF Readings Present John Shirley and Michael Cisco

John Shirley and Michael Cisco help NYRSF Readings celebrate May Day with an evening of dark and disturbing fiction... Read more [...]

VIZ Media announces Shonen Jump Alpha trivia sweepstakes

Everyone is invited to enter VIZ Media's Shonen Jump Alpha trivia contest for a chance to win a pair of 4-day passes to 2012 San Diego Comic-Con... Read more [...]

Actress Patricia Medina Dies

British-born actress Patricia Medina (1919-2012) co-starred to launch the Francis the Talking Mule franchise, and appeared in a dozen genre films... Read more [...]

DUFF Nominations Open

Nominations for the 2012 Down Under Fan Fund race are now open, but the nominating/voting schedule this year is short... Read more [...]

Composer Joel Goldsmith Dies

Composer Joel Goldsmith (1957-2012) worked with his father Jerry Goldsmith on some projects, but won three Emmy nominations himself for his work on the Stargate franchises... Read more [...]

Apex Magazine’s May 2012 issue

Apex Magazine's May 2012 issue includes fiction by Rahul Kanakia, Nnedi Okorafor, and Rachel Swirsky... Read more [...]