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2009 Hugo Winners Announced

What better way to cap off another great Worldcon than with the Hugo Awards. For those that don’t already know, the Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction [...]

The Turkey City Lexicon (Part 1 – Words and Sentences)

In anticipation for Anticipation (WorldCon ‘09) in Montreal, I decided to take it upon myself to sign up for a writing workshop to get some insightful criticism on my latest novel, “The Seducer’s Handbook” before I go about editing the second draft. The five-person writing workshop set to take place at this year’s Worldcon involves [...]

2009 Chesley Award Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 2009 Chesley Award were recently announced and the list is impressive. For those unaware of this award, the Chelseys are given for excellence in science fiction and fantasy art or illustration. The award began in 1985 and is run by the Association for Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA). The award [...]

2009 Locus Awards Announced

Cover of Saturn’s Children

For me Locus is the premiere trade magazine for the science fiction and fantasy publishing industry. So when they post their annual nominees for their Locus Award I tend to take notice and pay attention for what’s hot and any approaching trends. Here is the short list from all categories. Enjoy!

Science Fiction [...]

Is Twilight Tainting Good Fantasy Literature?

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I should probably get my personal biases towards the Twilight series out of the way first before I go any further. I read the first of the series more than a year ago [...]