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Nebula Awards Weekend

The Forty-Seventh Nebula Awards Weekend will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 17 to May 20, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, near Reagan National Airport.

We honor Connie Willis as our Grand Master!

To register, click on “Registration” in the menu to the immediate left. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Register” button.

Tours, workshops and panels are available for registered attendees (the number of people who can be accommodated on the tours and workshops is limited.) Active and Associate SFWA members may nominate works, until February 15th, for the awards to be presented at the May 19th Nebula Awards Weekend Banquet. Hour long interviews and readings will be recorded by Jim Freund for his Hour of the Wolf radio show broadcast on WBAI (99.5FM) in New York City.

Jon Williams is our Toastmaster (he will also conduct a half-day Writers Workshop on Friday morning.) Mike Fincke is our Keynote Speaker.

The Mass Autographing Session on Friday, May 18th will be followed by a reception to honor the nominees and other honorees.

You don’t have to be a nominee, a member of SFWA, or even a writer to participate in the weekend. Registration for the 2012 Nebula Awards Weekend is open now. The cost for the Nebula Awards Banquet is $75.00 per person. The cost to register is $50.00 for a SFWA Member and $60.00 for a non-SFWA Member until February 29, 2012. Rates for registration will be higher as the date of the event draws closer.

Results from the 2010 Nebula Awards (presented 2011).

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Archive for September, 2010

Sara Creasy

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Sara Creasy grew up in Australia and now lives in the USA. Her debut novel is SONG OF SCARABAEUS.

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Skyler White

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Skyler White crafts challenging fiction for a changing world. Visit her on the web at http://www.skylerwhite.com.

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Steve Rasnic Tem

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Steve Rasnic Tem’s newest book, IN CONCERT (Centipede Press), collects all his collaborations with wife Melanie Tem.

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Laura E. Reeve

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Laura E. Reeve writes the Major Ariane Kedros Novels. The third, PATHFINDER, was released in July (www.AncestralStars.com).

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In Memoriam Edwin Charles (E. C.) Tubb

Monday, September 13th, 2010

by Steven H Silver

Edwin Charles (E. C.) Tubb (b. 1919) died on September 10. Tubb was born in London and began publishing in 1951 with the short story “No Short Cuts” in New Worlds. He contributed heavily to the British SF magazines throughout the fifties, working as a full time writer, and in the 1960s he launched his Dumarest Saga, which has seen thirty-three volumes published during his lifetime with a rumored thirty-fourth in preparation for publication at the time of his death. In the 1970s, Tubb began writing the Cap Kennedy series using the pseudonym Gregory Kern. Both series were published in the United States by DAW Books. Many of Tubb’s novels and stories were written using a variety of pseudonyms. By some accounts he used more than 40 different bylines, including Gill Hunt when writing with John Brunner and Dennis Hughes. Tubb wrote a series of six novelizations for the television show “Space: 1999″ as well as several westerns. In all, Tubb wrote more than 140 novels. He was named one of the Guests of Honor at the 1970 Worldcon, Heicon, held in Heidelberg, Germany. Tubb was one of the co-founders of the British Science Fiction Association in 1958.

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Renovation invites the world of science fiction to meet in Reno

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Renovation, The 69th World Science Fiction Convention Reno, Nevada, USA – August 17-21, 2011

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Reno, Nevada, USA – Renovation, the 69^th World Science Fiction Convention, has taken over from Aussiecon 4, the 68^th World Science Fiction Convention, as the current Worldcon.

The official transition occurred at the Aussiecon closing ceremony held in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, September 6, 2010. Patty Wells, Renovation chair, invited professionals and fans to come together in Reno in August 2011 to celebrate science fiction in all its forms as well as catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Worldcon is one of the largest global events run purely by volunteers. Renovation expects to welcome around 4,000 attendees for the five days of the convention including writers, artists, editors, publishers, filmmakers, musicians and fans. Particular recognition will be given to the Guests of Honor – author Tim Powers, editor Ellen Asher, artist Boris Vallejo and publisher and fan Charles N. Brown. The event will also make a significant contribution to the local economy with a positive economic impact estimated to be over $6 million dollars.

Over 150 volunteer staff are already working to make the event a success with many more to be recruited over the coming months. This volunteer effort to coordinate and put on Worldcon is the biggest example of science fiction’s unique economy of goodwill.

Renovation’s program continues to take shape and will include over 400 hours of panels, talks, readings, workshops and autograph sessions. Each evening of the convention will feature a highlighted major event including themed Music and Art Nights as well as the traditional Masquerade and Hugo Award Ceremonies. Alongside these events, Renovation will also host a substantial Art Show and a Dealers’ Room where members can buy books, prints, jewelry, models, craft work and more.

To quote Patty Wells, “with four of the last six Worldcons held outside the US, it’s great to bring Worldcon to Reno for the first time. We intend to put on a unique event with a program and exhibits that reflect our theme of New Frontiers. We have wonderful hotels and facilities and we’re an easy drive from the Bay Area. Reno is also a very affordable location to visit. We hope to welcome back many fans who may have missed the last couple of conventions as well as reach out to new fans who have never been to Worldcon. We hope to see you in Reno.”

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More details and memberships for Renovation can be found online at www.renovationsf.org. We encourage your input to help us create a memorable Worldcon.

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