Tag Archives: World Science Fiction Convention

WorldCon offers Hugo Voter Packet for Download by Members

For Hugo voters who haven't read all the nominees yet, Aussiecon 4 (in association with the nominees and their publishers) is offering an electronic Voter Packet containing nearly all the nominees or excerpts thereof... Read more [...]

2010 WorldCon Membership Rates Increasing

Attending membership rates for this year's WorldCon will increase on 1 May 2010, and remain at this new rate until the close of pre-con registration, on 31 July... Read more [...]

2011 WorldCon offering discounted YA membership rate

Renovation, the 2011 WorldCon, is offering a discounted young adult membership rate, currently 30% off the regular full membership rate... Read more [...]

Japanese author/translator/fan Takumi Shibano dies

Takumi Shibano (1926-2010) was one of the founders of Japanese fandom, an author, and a translator, who was twice a Guest of Honor at the World Science Fiction Convention... Read more [...]

Renovation on-line registration now available

Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, is now accepting memberships online... Read more [...]

WorldCon 2010 taking applications for art show and dealers’ room

Next year's WorldCon is now taking applications for art show and dealers' room space, but there's a major difference with how this art show will be run... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 20-26 September 2009

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

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 23-29 August 2009

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

Attendance at the World Science Fiction Convention

Attendance at the World Science Fiction Conventions, graphed over time... Read more [...]

Author Gene Van Troyer Dies

Author, poet, and editor Gene Van Troyer (1950-2009) was born in the US, but lived in Japan, and was the driving force behind Speculative Japan... Read more [...]

2011 WorldCon in Reno, Nevada; 2010 NASFiC in Raleigh, North Carolina

Voting at this year's World Science Fiction Convention has confirmed that the 2010 North American Science Fiction Convention will be ReConStruction, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the 2011 WorldCon will be Renovation, in Reno, Nevada... Read more [...]

2009 Prix Aurora Award Winners

The Prix Aurora Awards, honoring the best in Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, have been handed out at WorldCon. The winners are... Read more [...]

Locus founder/editor Charles N. Brown dies

Charles N. Brown (1937-2009) made a name for himself in the sf community as one of the founders, and the long-time editor, of Locus Magazine... Read more [...]

Electronic Hugo Award Ballot Now Available

An electronic version of this year's Hugo Awards ballot is available for electronic voting, giving e-voters one more week to make up their minds... Read more [...]

2009 Prix Aurora Award Final Ballot Announced

The final Aurora ballot is here. Voting will close 15 July, for an awards presentation at this year's WorldCon. The Auroras are formally known as the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards... Read more [...]