- Lis Carey Review: Falling in Love With Hominids
Falling in Love with Hominds is a collection of Nalo Hopkinson’s short fiction, and the variety and depth is amazing. Horror, fantasy, magic realism, and science fiction. A story or two that I’m sure mainstream editors might buy without noticing … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 2/14/23 They Will Not Be Filed, Stamped, Indexed, Briefed, Debriefed, Or Numbered But They Will Be Pixelated
(1) CLOSE ENOUGH FOR…WHAT KIND OF WORK? Ted Chiang tells The New Yorker that “ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web”. … This analogy to lossy compression is not just a way to understand ChatGPT’s facility at repackaging information … Continue reading
- 2023 NASFiC Hotel Booking Opens
Pemmi-con, the 15th North American Science Fiction Convention, today announced hotel rates and the opening of room booking. The event takes place July 20-23 at the Delta Hotels Winnipeg and the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. The Delta Hotels Winnipeg is … Continue reading
- Baltimore Science Fiction Society Announces 2023 Compton Crook Finalists
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) has released the names of the six finalists for its 2023 Compton Crook Award for best first novel in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. The finalists are: The award includes a framed … Continue reading
- A Thought For Ukraine At Boskone
By Borys Sydiuk: We are grateful for fellow fans support at this time, as we approach a year since the abhorrent invasion of our beautiful country. Fans have struggled with war and it has been a hardship, we await the … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 2/13/23 Pixelators Are A Set Of Interfering, Meddling People, Who Scroll Down To Some Perfectly Contented Fans And Sow The Seeds Of Discontent Amongst Them. That Is The Reason Why Pixelators Are So Absolutely Necessary
(1) VISIONS AND REVISIONS. At the Australian Book Designers Assn., W. H. Chong tells “How to Deconstruct a Science Fiction Cover” using some historic examples. …Among the golden names I picked: Clarke, Asimov, Dick, Gibson, a pair of books stuck … Continue reading
- A Positive Update on Greg Benford’s Health from Allen Steele
By Allen Steele: I was notified about Greg Benford’s stroke on Dec. 28, a few days after it happened, by Naomi Fisher, his close friend and now caregiver, who was with Greg when the stroke happened. Although most of the … Continue reading
- Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me — Fit the Sixty-Fifth
[Introduction: Melanie Stormm continues her humorous series of posts about the misdirected emails she’s been getting. Stormm is a multiracial writer who writes fiction, poetry, and audio theatre. Her novella, Last Poet of Wyrld’s End is available through Candlemark & … Continue reading
- Gregory Benford Had a Major Stroke on December 22
Gregory Benford, who turned 82 last month, suffered a major stroke on December 22. His twin brother, Jim Benford, told the sff community today: I flew down south immediately and the Doctors told me they didn’t expect him to live. … Continue reading