Posted in Awards on January 29th, 2007 No Comments »
For those that follow genre awards, the Aurealis Awards, begun in 1995, recognize the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers. There are six divisions and twelve awards. For each division there is a Best Novel or Long Fiction Award and Best Short Story or Short Fiction Award.
The 11th Annual Awards were announced over [...]
Posted in Awards on January 16th, 2007 No Comments »
[Via The SFWA News]
The shortlists for the 2006 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) awards were announced January 14, 2007:
Best Novel
Darkland Liz Williams (Tor)End of the World Blues Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz)Icarus Roger Levy (Gollancz)The Last Witchfinder James Morrow (Weidenfield & Nicholson)Nova Swing M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
Best Short Fiction
“The Djinn’s Wife Ian McDonald (Asimov’s Science [...]
Posted in Awards on January 15th, 2007 No Comments »
[Via The SFWA News]
Brook West, Nebula Award Report editor, announces the Preliminary Ballot for the Nebula Awards® for 2006. SFWA members may nominate no more than five works in each category.
The final ballot will be mailed in early March.
The Nebula Awards® are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy [...]
Posted in Authors, Awards on December 19th, 2006 No Comments »
In the SFWA News:
David Guy Compton will be participating in the 2007 Nebula Awards® Weekend as Author Emeritus.
Born in the United Kingdom, Compton moved to the United States in 1981. Writing as D G. Compton, Guy Compton, or Frances Lynch, he published over 20 SF, romance and mystery novels between 1965 and 1996. His better [...]
