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October 15th, 1996 |
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The Fannish E-Mail Directory,
ably hosted by John Lorentz, recently welcomed the
addition of an SF fan stationed in Antarctica, which will make the set of all seven participating
continents complete for the first time with the next release. Congratulations!
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Karen Meschke, chairman of LoneStarCon 2,
the 55th World Science Fiction Convention, announced recently
that the board of directors of ALAMO, Inc. (LSC2's operating corporation) had made the decision to not
award Retro-Hugos in 1997.
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Andy Hooper announced that beginning with issue #68, the fanzine
Apparatchik ("the pachycephaloslsaurus
reinheimeri of fandom") is available on the web, thanks to the efforts of carl juarez.
Apparatchik is a tri-weekly fanzine, edited and published by
Andy Hooper,
carl juarez and
Victor Gonzalez.
To quote Andy Hooper, "In other words, 'Now here's something we hope you really like!'"
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September 27th, 1996 |
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Kris Rusch speaks out to squelch rumors:
"I just posted this in my topic, but felt I had better put it here as well. Since the rumor mill has already generated its own version of "the
facts," I guess I better get on-line and tell the truth.
I have resigned from F&SF. This was MY decision. I was NOT, as the
rumor mill has it, fired. Ed Ferman and I have a wonderful
relationship, and he gave me several chances, including one a half an
hour before he made his first phone call to prospective new editors,
to change my mind.
I resigned because I need more time to write. I have just made a
wonderful mainstream book deal with St. Martin's Press, and now I have
two (actually three) fiction careers running: one in mainstream, one
in sf/fantasy, and one in mystery. I can continue to write and edit,
but the editing would suffer. And I was unwilling to let that happen.
I am a perfectionist, and I always want to do the best job possible.
When it became clear that I would have to start doing a good job
instead of the best job (and believe me, only the new writers would
have noticed the difference), I called Ed. We spent a lot of time at
various points in the year, but mostly in September trying to find a
way for me to stay. But neither of us were happy with the ideas we
came up with. It is better for the magazine to have someone give
editing her full attention rather than one-then of her attention.
It is also better for me. I can get more sleep and start exercising
again.
I wasn't going to post anything until a successor was chosen, but of
course the rumor mill started and it started with a mean, vicious,
ugly rumor. If anyone repeats that bit of slander to my face, I won't
be happy.Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The editor who just resigned from F&SFA few more things:
Manuscripts already on my desk will receive a response. Do NOT query
me about them.
Wait until the new editor is announced before sending any more
manuscripts.
I will remain as editor until my successor is trained and on the job.
At least four months, maybe more.
Finally, you may post this message where-ever and the one on my
resignation where-ever it needs to be posted.Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Editor
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"
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September 3rd, 1996 |
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The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History
were created in 1995 by Evelyn Leeper,
Robert Schmunk and
Steven Silver to honor the Best Alternate
History. Each year, two awards will be given. The Best Long Form Award will be
presented to the best novel or complete series. The Best Short Form
will be given to the best work under 60,000 words. In addition, at the
discretion of the judges, a Special Achievement Award may be presented
for a significant body of work or for a specific novel or story which
was published prior to the inception of the award. The First Sidewise Awards for best
Alternate Histories were presented at L.A.con
III in 1996. The winners for 1995 were: Best Long Form: Paul J. McAuley, Pasquale's Angel (AvoNova, Gollancz) Best Short Form: Stephen Baxter, "Brigantia's Angels" (Interzone 91) Special Achievement in Alternate History: L. Sprague de Camp (Lest Darkness Fall [1939], "The Wheels of If" [1940] , "A Gun for Aristotle" [1958]) Honorable Mentions include: Long Form: Richard Dreyfuss & Harry Turtledove, The Two Georges (Hodder & Stoughton, Tor); Kim Newman, The Bloody Red Baron (Carroll & Graf, Simon & Schuster UK). Short Form: Stephen Dedman, "From Whom All Blessings Flow" (Asimov's, 4/95); David Garnett, "Brute Skill" (Interzone 93); Jonathan Lethem & Carter Scholz, "Receding Horizon" (Crank! 5); Maureen McHugh, "The Lincoln Train" (F&SF, 4/95); Harry Turtledove, "Must and Shall" (Asimov's, 11/95); and Howard Waldrop, "You Could Go Home Again" (Omni On-Line). The judges are currently reading for the 1996 Sidewise Awards. Questions or nominations should be addressed to them. |
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September 2nd, 1996 |
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Hugo Award results for 1996:
Best Novel: The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra) Best Novella: "The Death of Captain Future", by Allen Steele (Asimov's, October 1995) Best Novelette: "Think Like a Dinosaur", by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's, June 1995) Best Short Story: "The Lincoln Train", by Maureen F. McHugh (Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1995) Best Non-Fiction Book: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, by John Clute (Dorling Kindersley) Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Coming of Shadows" (Babylon 5) (Warner Brothers) J. Michael Straczynski, Douglas Netter, John Copeland, producers; J. Michael Straczynski, screenplay; Janet Greek, director Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton Best Original Artwork: Dinotopia: The World Beneath, by James Gurney (Turner) Best Semi-Prozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler John W. Campbell Award: David Feintuch |
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September 1st, 1996 |
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The 1946 Retro-Hugo Award results, as presented in Anaheim on August 30th, 1996:
Best Pro Artist: Virgil Finlay Best Pro Editor: John W Campbell Jr Best Dramatic Presentation: The Picture of Dorian Gray Best Short Story: Uncommon Sense, by Hal Clement Best Novelette: First Contact, by Murray Leinster Best Novella: Animal Farm, by George Orwell Best Novel: The Mule, by Isaac Asimov Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler Best Fanzine: Voice of the Imagi-Nation (ed: Forrest J Ackerman) Best Fan Writer: Forrest J Ackerman |
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Mark Bourne reports
that "an emergency fund has been set up to help Jo Clayton through tough
financial times ahead while she undergoes treatment for her multiple
myeloma (a severe form of bone cancer). As Harlan Ellison recently
mentioned on Sci-Fi Buzz, her condition (both physical and fiscal) is not
good. Any and all donations will be acknowledged and appreciated.
(Thanks to SFWA member Jim Fiscus, who spearheaded setting up this fund
through the tangled vines of the legal jungle.)"
The address for donations is:
Oregon SF Emergency FundCards and letters can be sent to Jo at: Room 686 | ||||||||||||
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July 28th, 1996 |
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On Friday, 26 July, award-winning SF author Pat
Cadigan was admitted to Shawnee Mission Hospital as an emergency case. Pat
had been having trouble with her gall bladder for some time, but the problem was
only recently diagnosed. She had surgery on Saturday the 27th, and is now recovering
well, and may be able to return home as early as today. Messages to Pat may be sent
via e-mail to her husband, Chris Fowler.
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July 21st, 1996 |
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This year's Locus Award Winners were announced at ConDiablo:
SF Novel: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra); Fantasy Novel: Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card (Tor); Dark Fantasy Novel: Expiration Date by Tim Powers (HarperCollins UK; Tor); First Novel: The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata (Bantam Spectra); Novella: Remake by Connie Willis (Ziesing; Bantam Spectra); Novelette: "When the Old Gods Die" by Michael Resnick (Asimov's 4/95); Short Story: "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh (F&SF); Magazine: Asimov's; Book Publisher: Tor/St. Martin's; Anthology: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois (St. Martin's); Collection: Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin (HarperPrism); Editor: Gardner Dozois; Artist: Michael Whelan; Non-Fiction: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by John Clute (DK Publishing); Art Book: Spectrum II: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Arnie Fenner & Cathy Burnett (Underwood Books). |
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June 1st, 1996 |
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The 1996 Hogu and BlackHole
Nominations Ballot has been unleashed upon the world for fans of taste and
distinction to do with as they will.
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May 8th, 1996 |
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Dan Steffan reports the
official TAFF results are
that Martin Tudor has won the 1996 TransAtlantic
Fan Fund Race, and
will attend the 1996 Worldcon in Los
Angeles. Of the 149 people who voted, Martin Tudor got 138 votes, M.J. "Simo"
Simpson got 9 votes, and 2 people voted No Preference. This is the widest
margin of victory of any recent TAFF race.
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May 5th, 1996 |
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The 1995 Nebula Winners are:
Novel: The Terminal Experiment (serialized as "Hobson's Choice") by Robert J. Sawyer Novella: "Last Summer at Mars Hill" by Elizabeth Hand Novelette: "Solitude" by Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story: "Death and the Librarian" by Esther M. Friesner Grand Master: A. E. Van Vogt Special "service to SFWA" award to Chuq Von Rospach Special "Author Emeritus" designation to Wilson "Bob" Tucker |
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May 3rd, 1996 |
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Joseph "Uncle Vlad" Stockman announced that the Las Vegas bid
for the 1999 Worldcon is officially over.
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April 24th, 1996 |
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Harlan Ellison is
improving after a recent heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery.
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Perry Middlemiss is the 1996 Down Under
Fan Fund (DUFF)
winner. He will be attending the 54th World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim,
California (L.A.conIII).
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The 1995 Hugo Award
nominees have been announced, as well as the
1946 Retro-Hugo Award
nominees.
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Earl "Shiva" Cooley's News From Node Zero-Prime (formerly a print-only column in the FACT Sheet)
debues online at <url:http://www.io.com/~shiva/SFNews.html>.
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The co-winners (tie) of the 1996 James Tiptree, Jr. Award are:
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand, and The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein, by Theodore Roszak. The short list consisted of:
Food Man by Lisa Tuttle;
"And Salome Danced" by Kelly Eskridge;
The Armless Maiden edited by Terri Windling;
Little Sisters of the Apocalypse by Kit Reed. The awards themselves will be presented at WisCon 20, in Madison, Wisconsin over the Memorial Day weekend (25 - 27 May 96).
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This year's
Phillip K. Dick
Award winner (for works published in 1995) is: Headcrash by Bruce Bethke.
The first runner up for the award was: Carlucci's Edge by Richard Paul Russo.
The other finalists were: Virtual Death by Shale Aaron, Permutation
City by Greg Egan, The Colour of Distance by Amy Thomson, and Reluctant
Voyager by Elisabeth Vonarburg.
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The 10th Arthur C. Clarke Award has been won by Paul J. McAuley for
Fairyland (Gollancz). The second place went to Ken MacLeod
for his first novel, The Star Fraction. The Award was presented in a ceremony
at the Science Museum on the 17th of April, 1996. The other finalists were:
Happy Policeman by Patricia Anthony (NEL),
The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins),
The Prestige by Christopher Priest (Simon & Schuster), and
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (Viking).
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