Mary Robinette Kowal and Robert Shearman to co-host Retro Hugo Awards ceremony
The Retro Hugo Awards, honoring works from 1939, will be presented Thursday night at this year's WorldCon... Read more [...]
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Hugo Finalists To Be Announced Saturday 19 April
This year's Hugo Award final ballot, as well as the ballot for the Retro Hugos for 1939, will be announced Saturday 19 April simultaneously at three conventions and online... Read more [...]
World Premiere of Theatrical Production of Tim Powers novel, The Anubis Gates, at Loncon 3
This summer's World Science Fiction Convention will present the world premiere of a stage adaptation of Tim Powers' The Anubis Gates... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 confirms Beijing and Kansas City as bidders for 2016 Worldcon
Two official bids have been received to host the 2016 World Science Fiction Convention: Beijing, China; and Kansas City, Missouri. Voting will take place at this summer's WorldCon in London... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 rates to rise on 1 March; payment instalment plan closes
This summer's World Science Fiction Convention announces a pending increase in membership costs... Read more [...]
Five thousand people sign up for London Worldcon
This year's World Science Fiction Convention is on pace to be the largest ever held outside the United States... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 Photography Competition Opens
Loncon 3, this year's WorldCon, is running a photography competition seeking photos in three categories: Alien Earth, Future Cities Today, and Junior... Read more [...]
Hugo and Retro-Hugo nominations open
The nomination period for this year's Hugo Awards, as well as Retro-Hugos for 1939, opens at 0800 GMT on 8 January... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 Attending Membership Rates Increase
Attending membership rates for next year's WorldCon will increase nearly ten percent on 1 October 2013, though child and supporting rates will stay where they are... Read more [...]
Pre-bid announcement for Dublin 2019 WorldCon
Starting early, a group of Irish fandom have announced plans to bid for the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention... Read more [...]
2015 WorldCon in Spokane; 2014 NASFiC in Detroit
In a closely contested race, Spokane, Washington, won the right to host the 2015 WorldCon. In another close vote, Detroit, Michigan, was chosen to host the 2014 NASFiC... Read more [...]
LoneStarCon 3 partners with Ustream to broadcast 2013 Hugo Award ceremony
This year's Hugo Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Ustream and blogged live on CoverItLive, on 1 September... Read more [...]
LoneStarCon 3 releases final Progress Report
One week before this year's WorldCon, the final Progress Report has been released, with information on the convention, exhibits, the host city, and more... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 One Year To Go
While this year's WorldCon starts in two weeks, publicity is ramping up for next year's, which starts one year from today... Read more [...]
LoneStarCon 3 to feature author Jay Lake with film premiere and special exhibit
Author Jay Lake will host the debut of Waterloo Productions' documentary about him, Lakeside, at WorldCon, and he also serves as the basis of a special exhibit based on his genome... Read more [...]