The Bookseller has announced the winners of the 2024 British Book Awards, also known as The Nibbies, including several works of genre interest:
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Literary speculative fiction magazine Apparition Lit will close at the end of 2024.
The magazine was founded in 2017 by Rebecca Bennett, Clark Doty, Amy Robinson, and Tacoma Tomilson, who all served as senior editors.
In a post on Patreon, the editors thanked their staff and contributors, and explained, “It comes down to this: we’re tired and most of all, we miss writing for ourselves.”
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The Free Library of Philadelphia has announced “Pride Month: How Science Fiction Dances to the Music of Time”:
Samuel R. Delany speaks with Music Department library trainee & Hollywood indie film composer Mark Inchoco on the intersections between science fiction & music. Hear how great musicians, librettists, & musical events such as Cab Calloway, Pete Seeger, the Newport Folk Festival, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan, Samuel Barber, Leontyne Price, & Macy ...Read More
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The shortlist for the annual Arthur C. Clarke Award, celebrating the best science fiction novel published in the UK, has been announced:
Shoreline of Infinity has announced a spin-off publication, SF Caledonia, edited by founding publisher and editor Noel Chidwick. SF Caledonia will showcase “the often overlooked contributions by Scottish writers to the popular worlds of science fiction, speculative fiction and fantasy.” The new publica tion will initially re-publish public domain stories, and is also open to “all Scottish writers wishing to submit already published work.” Chidwick says,
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Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright (Giramondo) is the winner of the AUD$50,000 2024 Stella Prize.
Named for Stella Maria Sarah “Miles” Franklin, the prize celebrates literature by Australian women and non-binary writers.
For more information, including the complete shortlist and longlist, see the official Stella Prize site.
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“Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma” by R.S.A. Garcia (Clarkesworld 1/21) won the 2023 Media Award, presented by The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics (MIFRE).
The Award seeks to “identify and illuminate fictional creations that demonstrate societies where humans and conscious machines live, cooperate and thrive together.” Works in any medium from any time are eligible.
For more information, visit the MIFRE website.
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Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li (Farrar, Straus, Giroux) and Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed Park (Random House) were finalists for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction category.
The award is given for “distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.”
For more, see the Pulitzer website.
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Norwescon 46 was held March 28-31, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport in SeaTac WA; the theme was ‘‘Into the Wylde.’’ Guests of honor were Jim Butcher (writer), Charles Vess (artist), Dr. Raychelle Burks (science), and Kate Alice Marshall (special guest of honor). Clarkesworld was the spotlight publisher, represented by Neil Clarke. The weekend included hundreds of hours of programming with dozens of panels and readings, plus ...Read More
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The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2024 Locus Awards. These results are from the February 1 to April 15 voting, done by readers on an open public ballot. Congratulations to all of the finalists!
The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 22, 2024, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile Hall at Preservation Park in ...Read More
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced that writer Sarah Gailey will be toastmaster at the 59th Annual Nebula Awards, to be presented June 8, 2024 in Pasadena CA.
SFWA President Jeffe Kennedy said, “I’m delighted that Sarah will be our Toastmaster this year. With their wit and deep ties to the genre community, Sarah will bring grace and resonance to the ceremony.”
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The Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction has announced a date change for the third annual Sturgeon Symposium, now to be held October 24-25, 2024 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence KS. (The previously announced dates were October 17-18.)
The theme of this year’s symposium is “Stars in Our Pockets: Celebrating Samuel R. Delany.” The Symposium will feature Noël Sturgeon’s presentation of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award ...Read More
Read moreAuthor Travis Heerman, 54, died April 26, 2024 in Colorado. He suffered severe head trauma in a motorcycle accident in December 2023, and finally succumbed to his injuries.
Heerman was born October 22, 1969. He was a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, with more than 30 stories published in magazines and anthologies. He was the author of the Ronin Trilogy: Heart of the Ronin (2009), Sword of the Ronin ...Read More
Read moreFan John Trimble, 87, died April 19, 2024. He was the husband of Bjo Trimble and very active in Los Angeles fandom.
Trimble was born November 17, 1936, and married Bjo in 1960. They had three daughters, Kathryn Arwen, Lora, and Jenn. He was a member and officer of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society and many other fan organizations, and was a founder of the Trans Oceanic Fan Fund. ...Read More
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The six-title shortlist has been announced for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and includes V.V. Ganeshananthan’s Brotherless Night (Random House).
“The Women’s Prize Trust’s mission is to change the world through books by women, opening up pathways into reading and writing for the storytellers and booklovers of tomorrow.”
The winner will be announced on June 13, 2024, and will receive £30,000 and a bronze “Bessie” trophy. The 2024 judges
Brother Alive by Zain Khalid (Grove Atlantic) and We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White (Astra House) are among the honorees of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35, “a selection of five fiction writers under the age of 35 whose debut work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.”
Each winner will receive $1,000 and will be honored at a ceremony. Selectors for this year were ...Read More
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The New York Times reports that Meta (the parent company for Facebook, Instagram, and Meta AI, among other concerns) considered purchasing Simon & Schuster last year in order to train their Large Language Model on the company’s books:
Lawyers and engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works, according to recordings of internal meetings obtained by The Times. They also conferred on gathering ...Read More
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The 45th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) took place March 13-16, 2024 at the Marriott Orlando Airport Hotel Lakeside, with a theme of “Whimsy.” Academics, writers, publishers, editors, artists, students, independent scholars, and more participated, with 327 people attending (comparable to last year’s count, though still down significantly from 2019’s pre-COVID levels) with 239 presenters on the academic track and 89 invited creative guests. Guests of ...Read More
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The 78th Annual Edgar Awards were presented May 1, 2024, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The Awards are given by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), “honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television.” Winners of genre interest follow.
Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) won in the Best Novel category, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by ...Read More
Read moreAuthor Paul Auster, 77, died April 30, 2024 of lung cancer at home in Brooklyn NY. Auster wrote more than 30 books, inluding literary novels and non-fiction, and occasionally incorporated surreal and genre elements in his fiction.
Paul Benjamin Auster was born February 3, 1947 in Newark NJ. He attended Columbia University, graduating with bachelor’s and master’s degrees before moving to Paris in 1970, where he worked as a translator. ...Read More
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Kat Clay has won the 2024 Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF), intended to send one fan from Australasia to Glasgow 2024, the 82nd Worldcon. Ian Nichols was the other nominee. There were 81 votes counted.
The fund is currently administered in Europe by Alison Scott and in Australasia by Simon Litten.
For more information, see the GUFF website.
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Submissions for the Speculative Literature Foundation’s (SLF) Older Writers Grant are open through May 31, 2024.
The $1,000 grant is awarded to a writer who is 50 years of age or older and “just starting to work at a professional level.” The award is “to be used as each writer determines will best assist their work.” The recipient will be selected by SLF members and announced on July 15, 2024. ...Read More
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The Omega Sci-Fi Awards has announced the finalists for its Tomorrow Prize short story competition:
Honorable mentions were given to the following stories:
The Tomorrow Prize is
Yanekon, the 62nd Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the finalists for the 2024 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.
Best Translated Novel
The 40th Writers of the Future Awards and 35th Illustrators of the Future Awards gala event took place on April 25, 2024 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles CA.
The Writers of the Future Golden Pen Award went to Jack Nash for the story “Son, Spirit, Snake”, and the Illustrators of the Future Golden Brush Award went to Tyler Vail for the illustration of “Squiddy”. Each Golden Award winner ...Read More
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The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards (previously known as the Australia Shadows Awards) shortlist has been announced. The award is given by the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) for “the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year.”
Novel
Japanese science fiction website VirtualGorillaPlus (VG+) has announced the winners of its 2021 Kaguya Sci-Fi Contest, judged by Kanata Inoue, Tatsuya Isogami, Hakka Kishitani, and Mahiro Saeki.
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The 2024 Aurora Awards ballot for works by Canadians has been announced. The Aurora Awards are nominated by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. The top five nominated works were selected, with additional works included when there was a tie for fifth place.
Best Novel
Recipients were announced for the 2024 Windham-Campbell Prizes, including authors of genre interest. Christopher Chen was honored for drama and Kathryn Scanlan was honored for fiction.
The Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prize was established in 2013 “to call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.” The prize is administered by Yale University, with a new nominating committee ...Read More
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The Society of Illustrators has announced the 2024 inductees into its Hall of Fame. Honorees “are chosen based on their body of work and the impact it has made on the field of illustration.”
2024 Hall of Fame Laureates
The artists will be honored at the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, to be held September 26, ...Read More
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Storytelling organization Climate Spring has announced the new Climate Fiction Prize, to “showcase novels of powerful literary merit and to solidify, grow and expand fiction that engages with the climate crisis.” The prize will be launched at this year’s Hay Festival, to be held May 23 – June 2, 2024.
The award is supported by Climate Spring, and the winner will receive £10,000. The judges for the inaugural year are ...Read More
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The winners of the O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction have been announced, honoring contemporary short stories.
Winners of genre interest include:
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