All Entries Tagged With: "Worldcon"

Best Graphic Story Category Added to Hugo Awards Ballot

It seems the motion to remove the Best Semiprozine category from the Hugo Awards Ballot (which was not ratified and therefore still remains a viable category) wasn’t the only matter discussed at this year’s annual Business Meeting at Worldcon. It has also been brought to my attention that the Best Graphic Story will also be [...]

WorldCon 2011 (most likely) to be Held in Reno

It’s very likely that the 2011 WorldCon will be held in Reno, Nevada two years from now after the second most promising contender (Seattle, Washington) apparently withdrew its bid citing difficulties in securing preferred venues for the event.

“We had initial options on facilities, but when it came time to reduce them to formal writing, we [...]

What can we expect from Tor Books this season?

While at Worldcon in Montreal I had the opportunity to go to the publisher’s presentation for Tor Books with all of their editors (including Patrick Nielsen Hayden, David G. Hartwell, and Tom Doherty) present and I can honestly say that if Tor delivers on the goods this year in terms of their books we can [...]

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 Prix Aurora Awards Winners Announced

I was fortunate enough to attend the Aurora Awards Banquet at Worldcon in Montreal that was presided alongside a fabulous dinner. Now normally the awards are presented at Keycon, Canada’s national science fiction convention, every year, however, with the international stage coming to Montreal it seemed only prudent that they should be held during the [...]

2009 WorldCon Awards (Sidewise Award, Campbell Award, Prometheus Award)

This year’s 2009 Worldcon in Montreal featured a slew of awards. In addition to the Chesley Award for art and the international Hugo Awards there were several award presentations on hand during the duration of the convention. Three of the more important awards are the Sidewise Award for alternate history, the John W. Campbell Memorial [...]

2009 Chesley Award Winners Announced

The winners for the 2009 Chesley Award were announced on Friday, August 7th in room 516AB of the Palais de Congres at this year’s WorldCon. The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially [...]

What Does WorldCon means to me?

I write this from my room in the Delta Hotel just a few blocks from the Palais de Congres where the 2009 WorldCon (better known as AnticipationSF) is currently being held. Now in the real world I’m an assistant editor for two automotive trade magazines in Toronto, so when I discovered that the Worldcon would [...]

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 WorldCon Program Released

When you hear the name WorldCon one usually gets a idea in their head of the enormity of such an event, they create a picture of the event in their minds in anticipation (as this year’s WorldCon is aptly named ‘AnticipationSF’) of what they can expect come the convention in August. However, looking at the [...]