The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) has selected the late author Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) as this year’s recipient of the Forry Award for lifetime achievement in the SF field. Butler was a major figure in the field who won three Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, and a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, among many other honors.

The award, named for Forrest J Ackerman and given annually since 1966, was presented ...Read More

The 2021 Ladies of Horror Readers’ Choice results have been announced. The top ten winners are:

• “Become a Flute, Become a Spy Glass, Become a Knife”, Elou Carroll (Grimm & Dread: a Crow’s Twist on Classic Tales)
• Earthly Bodies, Susan Earlam (Speleorex)
• Till We Become Monsters, Amanda Headlee (Woodhall)
• The Night Library of Sternendach, Jessica Lévai (Lanternfish)
• Bad Witch Burning, Jessica Lewis (Delacorte)
• The

The An Post Irish Book Awards have announced their 2021 shortlist, featuring writing across 20 categories. The awards “celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year it brings together a vast community passionate about books – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise the very best of Irish writing talent.”

Titles and authors of genre interest follow.

Eason Novel of the Year ...Read More

HarperCollins has announced reorganization plans for the recently acquired Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. They will have four imprints, which will see ‘‘see increased focus and investment, with the majority of acquiring editors remaining in place.’’ Mariner will publish most of the adult books, and will absorb Custom House. The Clarion and Versify imprints will retain their names as part of the new Clarion Group. Graphic novels from the Etch imprint will ...Read More