World Fantasy Awards Judging Panel Names
The judges for the 2008 World Fantasy Awards (for works published in 2007) have been empanelled, and are receiving material for consideration for the awards...
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Tag Archives: Australia
VIZ Media signs Madman Entertainment to distribute in Australia and New Zealand
VIZ Media has signed Australia's Madman Entertainment to distribute many of their titles in Australia and New Zealand, starting with...
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DUFF deadline approaching
The candidates for this year's Down Under Fan Fund are Steve & Sue Francis, and Murray Moore. Deadline is 31 January 2008...
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Orbit Books to Sponsor Aurealis Awards
Little, Brown's sf imprint Orbit is sponsoring the Australian Aurealis Awards, supporting the local speculative fiction...
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Susan Chandler Dies
Susan Chandler, the widow of A. Bertram Chandler, passed away in October in Australia...
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Costume Designer Marit Allen Dies
Marit Allen (1941-2007) was working on Justice League of America when she died of a brain aneurysm...
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Writers/Illustrators of the Future Q3 2007 Winners
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests have announced the winners of the third quarter of 2007. They are...
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Actress Lois Maxwell Dies
Lois Maxwell (1927-2007), best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies, also had other genre roles, including a regular part in Stingray...
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Potter Profits Do Magical Things for Scholastic
Sales of the Harry Potter series, specifically the last book, Deathly Hallows, resulted in a magical quarter for publisher Scholastic...
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Malcolm-Clarke, Tobler sell to Fantasy Magazine
Sean Wallace, co-editor of Fantasy Magazine reports the purchase of two short stories: "His One True Bride" by Darja Malcolm-Clarke and "The Lodger at Wintertide" by Elise Tobler...
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Australia’s Angus & Robertson Makes a Mistake, and Backpedals
Australia's Angus & Robertson, one of Australia's largest and oldest booksellers, has decided they don't need to do business with smaller publishers, and tried to strongarm them with a spectacularly stupid letter...
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