Phyllis Gottlieb receives SF Canada’s first Lifetime Achievement Award
The Canadian professional sf writers' association awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Phyllis Gottlieb...
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Tag Archives: Canada
Sunburst Award Nominees
The shortlists for this year's Sunburst Awards for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic have been announced. This is the first year there will be a Young Adult award. The winners will be named this Autumn. The nominees are...
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The Return of Free Comic Book Day
On 3 May, independent comic shops across the US and Canada will be giving away free comic books. In addition, stores in the more than 30 states will be hosting...
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Toronto Public Library presents “Speculative Fiction in Canada” discussion series
The Toronto Public Library is presenting a month-long discussion of speculative fiction in Canada, featuring more than two dozen authors participating in a score of discussions and...
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Nominees for Constellation Awards for Canadian SF Film and Television
The awards recognize Canadian excellence in science fiction film and television, and voting is open to all Canadians...
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Robert J. Sawyer’s Wake to be serialized in Analog
The first volume of Robert J. Sawyer's new WWW trilogy, Wake, will be serialized in Analog starting in November. Hardcover publication will follow in the Spring...
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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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Electric Velocipede increasing costs
Due to rising printing and postage costs, the single-copy and subscription rates for Electric Velocipede will increase on 1 March...
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Raincoast closing publishing business
Canadian publisher and distributor Raincoast Books, which worked on the Harry Potter series, is shuttering its publishing operations...
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Anticipation announces child, family membership rates
The 2009 World Science Fiction Convention is accepting registrations now, and has announced rates for children, as well as a special "family" package...
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Actress/comedian Brett Somers Dies
Actress/comedian Brett Somers (1924-2007) is perhaps best known for her appearances on The Match Game, but she did have an appearance on...
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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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Robert J. Sawyer wins China’s Galaxy Award for Most Popular Foreign Author
Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer won China's Galaxy Award, voted by Chinese readers, for Most Popular Foreign Author of the Year...
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Doug Wright Award winners and nominees
The winners (and nominees) of the 2007 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning were recently named. They are...
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Fantasia Film Festival 2007 Awards
North America's Premier Genre Film Festival awarded prizes in about twenty categories, for genre films from around the world...
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