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BSFA London Meeting – January 25th: LIZ WILLIAMS interviewed by Ian Whates
On Wednesday 22nd February 2012* from around 7pm: Liz Williams (author of The Ghost Sister, Empire of Bones, The Poison Master, Nine Layers of Sky, Banner of Souls, the Inspector Chen series (Snake Agent, The Demon and the City, Precious Dragon, The Shadow Pavilion, The Iron Khan, Morningstar), Darkland, Bloodmind, and Winterstrike, among others) http://mevennen.livejournal.com/ will be interviewed by Ian Whates (BSFA Chair) Location: Cellar Bar, The Melton Mowbray Public House 18 Holborn, London EC1N 2LE View Larger Map (Note that this is...
read moreJohn Christopher, 1922-2012
Sam Youd, better known to the science fiction community as John Christopher, died on 3 February, a couple of months short of his ninetieth birthday. He is best known for his classic post-war apocalyptic novel The Death of Grass (1956) and his children’s series The Tripods (original trilogy 1967-1968, with a prequel published in 1988). Paul Kincaid writes: The only time I ever actually met John Christopher was at an event in London a few years ago. I remember he looked old, though nowhere near as old as he actually must have been....
read moreKitschies Announced
The winners of the 2011 Kitschies were announced on 3rd February at the SFX Weekender convention in Prestatyn, North Wales. The winners were: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd (Red Tentacle) God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Golden Tentacle) The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan, designed by Peter Mendelsund (Inky Tentacle) SelfMadeHero (Black Tentacle) The Kitschies “celebrate the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works – the books that do the science fiction and fantasy community...
read moreProfessor Farah Mendlesohn
The BSFA wishes to offer its congratulations to Farah Mendlesohn, who has just been appointed as Professor and Head of Department at the Department of English, Communication, Film and Media at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Farah is well-known in the sf field. Many have benefited from her organizational energy and contributions to more conventions and conferences than can be listed here (most recently Head of Exhibits for the London in 2014 Worldcon bid), to the Science Fiction Foundation (for whom she served as Chair and editor of...
read moreBSFA Awards Shortlist Announced
The British Science Fiction Association is delighted to announce the shortlists for the 2011 BSFA Awards. The 2011 awards will be held at Olympus 2012, The 2012 Eastercon, which takes place from 6th – 9th April 2012 at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, London, and will be presented by acclaimed author, John Meaney. The winner in each of the categories will be presented with a specially commissioned artwork created by Northampton Skulls and Robots artists, Dan Brodie and Lauren Hubbard. But first, we have to pick the winners. Members of...
read moreBSFA Awards Nominations Update
List now updated with additional nominations made before extended deadline of 10pm Thursday 19th January 2012. A huge thank you to all BSFA members who sent in their suggestions for this list. I’m sure you will agree it is a lovely list - full of names, titles, links and things. By all means keep checking out the names on this list in your local bookshops, libraries, online – and follow the available links. There is some fantastic work out there, and every single item on this list has been lovingly hand-picked by a genuine...
read moreNomination Period Extended
Voting now closes at 10pm Thursday 19th January 2012 The BSFA Awards is an exciting time for the BSFA. It is our chance, as a community, to stand up and have our favourite books counted and recognised. For this reason we have extended the nomination period for the BSFA Awards to 10pm Thursday 19th January 2012. We are committed to getting your voice heard, so not only have we extended the deadline, but have made the process so much easier. This year we have created an online voting form that you can complete and submit your nominations...
read moreAnd in Other Speculative Award News…
Whilst we are checking through the nominated works for the BSFA Awards, those who simply and absolutely must now about things that have been shortlisted can sate their appetites by checking out the final titles for the Phillip K. Dick Award, ”for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2011 award year” and The Kitschies, “the annual awards for those books which best elevate the tone of genre literature.”.. The BSFA Awards shortlist for 2011 will be announced...
read moreBSFA London Meeting – January 25th: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST interviewed by Paul Kincaid
On Wednesday 25th January 2012 from around 7pm: Christopher Priest (Author and critic) http://www.christopher-priest.co.uk/ will be interviewed by Paul Kincaid (Critic and author) Location: Cellar Bar, The Melton Mowbray Public House 18 Holborn, London EC1N 2LE View Larger Map (Note that this is now the new permanent home for the London meetings.) Nearest Tube: Chancery Lane (Central line) All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.) Interview will commence at 7pm, but the room is open from 6pm (and fans will very...
read moreCosta Shortlist Announced
The Costa Book Awards shortlist for 2011 has been announced, and although no big-hitting names from science fiction have made the grade for the grown-ups, it would appear the kids are still all right. The shortlists were chosen by three judges in each of the categories of Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and the Children’s Book Award, after being given the remit of trying to find “well-written, enjoyable books that they would strongly recommend anyone to read”. A nine-strong panel will now read all the shortlisted titles and...
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