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Envisioning the Interstellar Ark
Does what it says on the tin; another Centauri Dreams joint.Prometheus awards update
"...an update to the preliminary nominees posted a couple of weeks back for this year’s Prometheus Awards for libertarian SF..."Top Ten Cybernetic Upgrades Everyone Will Want
"Transhumanists are philosophers who believe that one day, cybernetic upgrades will be so powerful, elegant, and inexpensive that everyone will want them." The hard sf fan's ultimate wish-liREVIEW: 2006 Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees
"Like last year, I undertook a project to read the short fiction nominees for this year's Nebula Award." SF Signal's John manages to net all but one of them, too.References to Windows in Science Fiction
"In honor of today's release of Windows Vista, the latest incarnation of the world-eating operating system, let us consider a few notable references to the future of Windows in science fiction.&qTwelve Overlooked Books
"In a similar way overlooked books tend to be half-seen, somewhat mysterious. Perhaps we view them in one context when they deserve another, wider context." VanderMeer gets his word on.How to Write an Author Bio: A Tutorial for Wikipedians & Others
"The most important thing to understand about writing an author bio is that this is a form of literary characterization. Details that enhance the bio by making the author a more rounded characterDarker Matter - Free Online Science Fiction Magazine
"Welcome to the first issue of Darker Matter – the online science fiction magazine so many worlds have been waiting for." Uncovered by Big Dumb Object.[Scott Westerfeld's] Character Names
"...Uglies takes place 300 years in the future. Names probably won’t be the same as now. So I needed something that’s not a current name, but that doesn’t make your brain fritz when you read it.&Woefully Underconceptualised: Rick McGrath on J.G. Ballard’s Cover Art
A whole lotta Ballard originals, plus pithy insights from their collector. Via Posthuman Blues.Adam Roberts on Jameson’s 'Archaeologies of the Future'
"Jameson’s been interested in science fiction for most of his career, but never before has he published so large a work devoted wholly to the genre—or, more specifically, devoted to utopia, hereQuick-thinking Banks writes hit festival’s closing chapter
"Banks also delivered a robust defence of the science fiction genre which, he said, was 'one of the most important genres in literature, certainly since the industrial revolution'." Go, BankAnnouncing 'Queen of Candesce'
"The next issue of Analog magazine will premiere the serialization of Queen of Candesce, the second of [Schroeder's] Virga novels. This one picks up right where Sun of Suns left off and is as wilThe End of Science Fiction: When Technological Extrapolation Hits A Wall Across the Future
"As our everyday lives become increasingly science fictional -- as the stuff of fiction becomes the stuff of mundane reality [...] -- what are the dangers we face?" Heavy essay by James JohnThoughts on SF Criticism, Technology and Accessibility
"To say that it is ironic that SCIENCE FICTION criticism is reliant upon anachronistic business models is something of an understatement." Some provocative ideas from Jonathan McCalmont.Hey John, I Finished the Ghost Brigades...
"...and I really loved it. I mean really. Loved it. A Lot. What did I like about it, you ask?" Lou Anders' love letter to Scalzi.So You Want to Publish Your SF / Fantasy Novel
"This is written with newbie authors in mind, though there may be useful information for the initiated or curious." No new advice, but a good set of links to potential markets.
