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The shortlists for The British Audio Awards 2026 – the “Speakies” – were revealed on September 18. The Speakies honor the exceptional talent behind the audiobooks, audio dramas, and now podcasts. The complete list of finalists is at the link. … Continue reading →
By Francis Hamit: Near Future Warfare: Robots, AI, and Space Lasers! Monday, August 31, 2026 — 12:00 Panelists: Autonomous drones, missile-destroying lasers, and other technological marvels have made the battlefield more complicated than ever. What might the depiction of military … Continue reading →
The winner of the 2026 Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction in English was announced September 21. The award, promoting imaginative SFF fiction in and about Pakistan, is named in honor of Dr. Abdus Salam and recognizes emerging speculative fiction writers of … Continue reading →
The J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction (CSSF) today announced the winner of the 2026 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best science fiction short story, Alex T. Singer’s “We, the Fleet,” published by … Continue reading →
The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards winners were revealed in a ceremony during Baltimore Comic-Con on September 26. In addition, the Fan Favorites and Hero Initiative Awards were presented. The Ringo Awards are picked by a vote of the comic book industry … Continue reading →
Helen Marshall’s The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death is the winner of the 2026 Sunburst Award. The award celebrates the best in Canadian fantastika published during the previous calendar year. Winners receive a medallion that incorporates … Continue reading →
In this post we sweep through the winners of awards presented at Bloody Scotland, plus the winners of the Ned Kelley Awards and the Dashiell Hammett Prize, followed by the shortlists for the Golden Poppy and Petrona Awards, and the … Continue reading →
(1) JANE AUSTEN BOOK GETTING MULTIPLE ENDINGS? “Choose Your Own Adventure Publisher Launches Adult Imprint” reports Publishers Weekly. Chooseco, publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure gamebook series, has announced the launch of CYOA Unbound, an imprint that will publish nonlinear, … Continue reading →
The winners of the Prix Boréal 2026 were announced September 21. They are the only awards in French-speaking Canada to be chosen directly by the reading public in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. ROMAN / NOVEL Winners DEMEULE, Fanie – Du … Continue reading →
(1) THINGS THE BOSS CAN LEARN FROM MIDDLE-EARTH. Fiona Moore’s new book Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings was released earlier this month. “Where to Buy Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings” at A Doctor Of … Continue reading →
(1) MARRIAGE IS WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER. Charlotte Cross, author of The Brides, tells how she got a book out of this: “On the Unfinished Nature of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Pulling at Loose Threads” at CrimeReads. …I’d ducked into Blackwell’s … Continue reading →
(1) WHO FILM EVENT ON NOVEMBER 23. Ticket information here: “’The Satan Pit’ extended cut comes to cinemas for Doctor Who Day”. One-night-only movie-length screening marks 20 years of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, with previously deleted scenes restored … Continue reading →
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