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 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
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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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F.J. BERGMANN has been named Grand Master by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. The award is given to “an individual living at the time of selection whose body of work reflects the highest artistic goals of the SFPA, who has been actively publishing within the target genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a period of no fewer than 20 years, and whose poetry has been noted ...Read More
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Forbes contributors have released their list of the 30 greatest book series of all time, including the Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown (Del Rey), the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (Penguin Random House), the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey (Orbit), The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin (Simon & Schuster), the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson (Tor), and the Witcher Saga by Andrzej Sapkowski (Hachette).
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The American Library Association (ALA) has released their Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023, including some works and authors of genre interest:
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Venerable book distributor Small Press Distribution has abruptly closed after 55 years in business, leaving scores of independent publishers without distribution — and without expected payments. The company posted an announcement about the closure on March 28, 2024:
It is with great sadness and a profound gratitude for the amazing literary community we have served that we must today announce that Small Press Distribution (SPD) is closing its doors effective ...Read More
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The Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction has announced the third annual Sturgeon Symposium, to be held October 17-18, 2024 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence KS.
The Symposium is celebrating Samuel R. Delany, who “has redefined the boundaries of SFF as well as literary criticism through his explorations of language, society, sexuality, and narrative form. This year’s symposium acknowledges his lasting impact on science fiction, speculative ...Read More
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Locus magazine has a long history in our field; from a one-page zine founded to support a Worldcon bid, it has grown to become the premier industry magazine for science fiction and fantasy publishing. For decades, they’ve covered the news from authors signing with agents to sales of books to ...Read More
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Kat Clay and Ian Nichols of Australia are the candidates for the 2024 Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF), which will send fans from Oceania to Europe to attend Glasgow 2024: A Worldcon for our Futures, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, to be held August 8-12, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Voting is open until April 22, 2024. For more information, see the GUFF website.
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced their Summer Scares Reading list for 2024.
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DAVID-CHRISTOPHER GALHEA is now represented via Ginger Clark Literary.
DANI RAANAN is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency.
J. FEDERLE is now a client of Ginger Clark Literary.
SUSAN COOPER is the 40th recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, presented via the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. She will be honored June 6-9, 2024, at the 59th Nebula Awards Ceremony in ...Read More
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Lavie Tidhar has written a seven-part animated series, Mars Machines, “an absurdist buddy comedy set in a kitchen on Mars, where every appliance hides a dark secret,” animated and scored by Nir Yaniv and produced by Yaniv’s company Postironish. The first four episodes are up now, with more released weekly.
For more, see the Positronish website.
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The Otherwise Award, “an award encouraging the exploration and expansion of gender,” is going on hiatus. In a blog post on the Otherwise Award website, chair Sumana Harihareswara wrote:
Our Motherboard met recently to discuss how to move forward. We remain dedicated to our mission: to celebrate science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative narrative that expand and explore our understanding of gender. But we’re discussing how, as an ...Read More
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The five judges for the Philip K. Dick Award for works of science fiction published as paperback originals in the US during the year 2024 have been announced:
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has opened applications their 2024 career mentoring program, seeking both mentors and mentees. The program is “is an all-volunteer service provided free of charge… with the objective of providing community, sharing knowledge, and offering networking opportunities.”
Applications are open from February 13 to February 27, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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LESLYE PENELOPE is now represented by Arley Sorg of kt literary.
MEG ELISON is now represented by Arley Sorg of kt literary.
R.L. STINE and KATHERINE HALL PAGE have been named the 2024 Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters. MICHAELA HAMILTON of Kensington Publishing will receive the Ellery Queen Award. The recipients will be honored at the annual Edgar Awards ceremony on May 1, 2024 in New York ...Read More
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Simon & Schuster has compiled a list of the 100 most influential titles published during the company’s history, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. Several works of genre interest were listed, including:
Another spin around the ole ball of fire and we’re back to our annual Recommended Reading List for 2023! Published in Locus magazine’s February 2024 issue, the list is put together by Locus editors, columnists, outside reviewers, and other professionals and well-known critics of genre fiction and non-fiction. We looked at 1,012 titles from 2023 in short fiction and long fiction. The ...Read More
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Nominations are now open for the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, to be presented at Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon for Our Futures, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, to be held August 8-12, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. The convention says,
The first stage, nomination, is open to anyone who has a WSFS Membership in the previous or ...Read More
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Author David Baldacci has been named the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion to recognize “a lifetime of devoted literary advocacy and a commitment to inspiring new generations of readers and writers.”
PEN/Faulkner executive director Gwydion Suilebhan said,
David Baldacci, whose novels have captivated millions of readers worldwide, has been a paragon of service to the literary community… PEN/Faulkner is dedicated to the idea that fiction creates empathy within and among communities ...Read More
Read moreThe Jinan Times reports that the AI-generated novel Land of Memories by Shen Yang was a winner of the Jiangsu Youth Popular Science Science Fiction Competition, held by the Jiangsu Science Writers Association. The competition rules did not ban the use of artificial intelligence, and the novel was awarded second place.
The text of the novel was written entirely by AI, with some editing by Yang. Competition judges reported mixed ...Read More
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The New York Public Library (NYPL), the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Public Library have each released lists of their most-borrowed books of 2023.
The most borrowed book for Queens Public Library was Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled); and Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (William Morrow) was one of the top checkouts at NYPL. Featured books across all three systems included Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin ...Read More
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Kate Mosse, author of the Languedoc Trilogy (Berkley), Crucifix Lane (Hodder & Stoughton), and The Winter Ghosts (Orion), has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for “services to literature, to women, and to charity.” Mosse co-founded the Women’s Prize For Fiction, the UK’s highest award for writing by women.
The title was conferred as part of the 2024 New Year’s Honours List. Other honorees included filmmaker Ridley ...Read More
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Ellen Datlow is accepting submissions for her 17th Best Horror of the Year anthology, to be published by Night Shade Books and covering material appearing in 2024.
I am looking for stories and poetry from all branches of horror: supernatural, uncanny, sf horror, psychological, dark crime, terror tales, or anything else that might qualify. This is an all reprint anthology, so I’ll only consider material published in 2024. Deadline is ...Read More
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JESMYN WARD’s Let Us Descend (Scribner) has been chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the next title for her Book Club. Winfrey said, “I have read all of Jesmyn Ward’s books and have been a fan of her writing for years. Let Us Descend is a vital work for our culture and I’m so excited to have her newest offering as part of our Book Club.”
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Author Diana L. Paxson, 80, and her son Ian Grey were attacked at home in Berkeley CA on December 8, 2023, sustaining minor injuries. Diana and her son were hospitalized following the assault, but were released on Sunday and are now recovering.
The assailant was arrested on December 12 by the Oakland Police Department and is being held without bail.
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Premee Mohamed has been named a 2024 Writer-In-Residence at Edmonton Public Library (EPL) in Edmonton, Canada, and will mentor local writers and facilitate community programs.
Mohamed said, “I am honoured to be chosen as the EPL’s next Writer in Residence, particularly because I would never be where I am today without a lifetime of accessing Edmonton’s amazing library resources…. I am excited to support creators working in all formats and ...Read More
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OD Ekpeki Presents has announced a submissions call for Indopantheology: Stories from the Spiritual Margins, a new anthology co-edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Rimi B. Chatterjee & Mary Anne Mohanraj. Submissions are open until March 31, 2024.
Indopantheology maps the realm of the spiritual imagination, comprising all soul-matters from the most worldly of dreams to the most numinous of visions. If that is what you wish to explore, then ...Read More
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The Washington Post has released its list of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2023, as chosen by Charlie Jane Anders.
