A bridge too far: Sci-fi versus fantasy
Why is fantasy trumping science-fiction on the shelves? Sci-fi author David M Henley believes ‘technobabble, moralising and a high chance of crapness’ may be to blame. Though often huddled together in...
Locus Awards 2015 winners announced
The winners of the 2015 Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing have been announced. Winners include: Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie, Orbit) in the Science-fiction Novel category; The Goblin Emperor...
Gollancz to host sci-fi and fantasy festival at Waterstones
In the UK, science-fiction and fantasy (SFF) imprint Gollancz has released the program for its inaugural festival, which will be held in conjunction with London bookshop Waterstones Piccadilly, and will...
Hugo Awards nominees criticise Orbit for ebooks decision
In the UK, three authors nominated for this year’s Hugo Awards for science-fiction have criticised their publisher Orbit for not allowing their whole books to be distributed to voters as...
Norma K Hemming Award 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2014 Norma K Hemming Award has been announced.Presented by the Australian Science Fiction Foundation, the award is for a work of speculative fiction published in Australia...
Leckie wins 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award
US author Ann Leckie has won the 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction writing for her debut novel Ancillary Justice (Orbit). Leckie’s book was chosen from a shortlist of...
Hodder Children’s Books to launch digital-only sci-fi imprint
In the UK, Hodder Children’s Books is launching a digital-only science-fiction classics imprint, reports the Bookseller. HodderSilver will launch on 1 May with a list of five out-of-print sci-fi books:...
Australians nominated for 2014 Hugo Awards
A number of Australians are in the running for the 2014 Hugo Awards for science-fiction.Foz Meadows, author of YA urban fantasy novels Solace & Grief and The Key to Starveldt...
Aurealis Awards 2013 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories announced are: Fantasy novel Lexicon (Max Barry, Mulholland)...
Simon & Schuster to launch sci-fi, fantasy imprint
In the US, Simon & Schuster has announced plans to launch a new imprint dedicated to science-fiction, fantasy and horror books, reports Publishers Weekly. The as-yet-unnamed imprint, which will be...
2012 Aurealis Awards announced
The winners of the 2012 Aurealis Awards were announced at a ceremony in Sydney on 18 May, with Margo Lanagan picking up four awards, including best fantasy novel and joint...
Beckett wins 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award
British author Chris Beckett has won the 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award for Dark Eden (Atlantic Books). Beckett’s novel, which tells the story of an abandoned colony on a distant...
Momentum launches $1.99 classics
Pan Macmillan’s digital imprint Momentum has launched a range of science-fiction, romance and erotic classics, each priced at $1.99. There are currently seven titles in the Momentum classics range: We...
‘Aurealis’ seeks official recognition
Australian fantasy and science-fiction journal Aurealis has launched a subscriptions drive, which it says will help it obtain official recognition as a professional market by the Science Fiction and Fantasy...
GenreCon program announced
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC)’s GenreCon, a conference for Australian genre writers running from 2-4 November at Rydges Paramatta in NSW, has announced its program. GenreCon is aimed at Australian writers...
HarperVoyager to accept unsolicited manuscripts in October
HarperCollins’ science-fiction and fantasy imprint HarperVoyager has announced that it will accept unsolicited manuscripts for digital publication in Australia, the UK and the US for two weeks in October. As...
Tan wins Locus Award
Australian illustrator Shaun Tan has won the best artist category in the 2012 Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing, presented by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation in the US....
‘The Heir of Night’ wins David Gemmell Legend Award
The Heir of Night by New Zealand author Helen Lowe (Orbit) has won the Morningstar Award for best fantasy debut, as part of this year's David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy. Lowe...
Continuum 8 convention wraps up
Continuum 8: Craftonomicon, the 51st Australian National Science Fiction Convention, was held in Melbourne from 8-11 June, with a crowd that included 230 members of the convention. American editor at...
Ditmar, Chronos and Hemming award-winners announced
The Ditmar, Chronos and Norma K Hemming awards were announced at Continuum 8: Craftonomicon, the 51st Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne on Sunday. The Ditmar Awards recognise achievement in Australian...