- Pixel Scroll 4/22/23 This Pixel Scroll Is Not The Product Of A Boltzmann Brain. OR IS IT?
(1) MEMORIES. “Neil Gaiman at Bard College” in The Millbrook Independent. …Gaiman described how forgetting the name of a close friend became the inspiration for a story he wrote called “The Man who forgot Ray Bradbury.” His friend, who had … Continue reading
- Nicola Griffith Wins Ray Bradbury Prize
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes winners were announced April 21. Spear, Nicola Griffith’s “queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era,” earned The Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction. The other finalists in the category were: … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 4/21/23 Like A Pixel, Scrolled For The Very First Time
(1) BOTS LOVE FILE 770. The Washington Post invited readers to “See the websites that make AI bots like ChatGPT sound so smart”. They analyzed one of the large data sets that may be used in training AI, and also … Continue reading
- Finalists of 14th Annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese Science Fiction
Finalists for the 14th annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction have been announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony to be held in Guanghan, Sichuan, China on May 13. BEST NOVEL … Continue reading
- Even Cyberspace Celebrates National Poetry Month
By Rich Lynch: As I’m sure we’re all well aware, April is National Poetry Month. And in celebration of that, I’m going to treat you to a few pages of verse. No, not mine! I’m a essayist, not a poet, … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 4/20/23 But You Gotta Make Your Own Kind Of Pixel, Scroll Your Own Special Scroll
(1) PRO TIPS. With in-person cons resuming throughout fandom, Cass Morris has advice for “Giving Good Panel” in her latest newsletter. Practice (and tailor) your introduction Introducing yourself at the start of the panel isn’t the time to go into … Continue reading
- Hard to believe he’s no longer with us: Lee Harding (1937-2023)
By Bruce Gillespie. [What Bruce says is an “immediate, non-comprehensive response” – with much more to be considered later for his fanzine SFC.] Lee Harding, Australia’s senior SF writer (although he did not regard himself as a writer of SF … Continue reading
- Inu-Oh an Animated Masterpiece
By Michaele Jordan: Friends, I’m not unaware that some of you don’t share my enthusiasm for anime. So I try – really, I do! – not to burble on at you about any cute show that I happen to stumble … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 4/19/23 Tick, Tock, Said The Pixel, Just Keep Scrolling
(1) F&SF. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction’s May-June 2023 cover art is by Maurizio Manzieri. (2) INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. The International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist of 6 works was released on April 18. The one longlisted item of genre interest has survived to … Continue reading
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