Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
June 26, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
JBL Theater
EMP|SFM is proud to announce the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees: Octavia E. Butler, Richard Matheson, Douglas Trumbull and Roger Zelazny. Admission to the induction ceremony is free and open to the public. Tickets may be reserved starting May 10 by calling 206-770-2702.

Experience Music Project
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
t: 206.262.3245   f: 206.770.2727
330 Sixth Avenue North   Suite 200   Seattle WA 98109
empsfm.org


This event is being held in conjunction with the Locus Awards Ceremony - Science Fiction Awards Weekend, June 25-27, 2010
http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2010LocusAwardsAd.html

2008 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:


EMISSARIES FROM THE DEAD by Adam-Troy Castro (Eos Books)
FAST FORWARD 2 edited by Lou Anders (Pyr)
JUDGE by Karen Traviss (Eos Books)
PLAGUE WAR by Jeff Carlson (Ace Books)
TERMINAL MIND by David Walton (Meadowhawk Press)
TIME MACHINES REPAIRED WHILE-U-WAIT by K. A. Bedford (EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing)
(Nominees listed updated 01/13/09)

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winner was NOVA SWING by M. John Harrison (Bantam Spectra) with a special citation to FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF DR. BRAIN by Minister Faust (Del Rey). The 2008 judges are Tobias Buckell, M. M. Buckner (chair), Walter Hunt, Rosemary Kirstein, and William Senior.

For more information, contact the award administration:
David G. Hartwell (914) 769-5545.
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:
Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 563-2511

For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/:
Contact NorthWest SF Society: (360) 438-0871

Cascadia News Bytes: July 10th, 2008

British Columbia's filk convention Pondfilk took place late last month. Here's some notes from the show.
The Eclectic Fan
The Eclectic Fan Photos

The word "fanboy" has now become an "official word" according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Video coverage from the Saturn Awards last month have been posted here.

Anime Expo took place this past weekend in Los Angeles. Over 43,000 people attended. The website Animecons.com has a large list of galleries & news reports from the show.

Harry Potter events keep popping up across North America.

A starship modeler is profiled in a Colorado newspaper.

News and Blog Updates: May 20, 2008

News Headlines:
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Phoebe Matthews - Phoebe has a CONTEST!
"Fantasy readers, would you like to be a reviewer? Go to my website for details - http://phoebematthews.com/ "

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Are We Alone - Apocalypse Now!, & New Skeptical Sunday!
(You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/ )


Headlines From SF News Sites:
Well I hope you got your copy of Apex Digest #12 because it officially sold out (but can be found at 2 sites listed in their blog). According to io9 Robert Charles Wilson's "Spin", and Philip K. Dicks's "Ubik" will both be made into movies! Science Fiction Awards Watch has news of three different awards including the Prix Aurora Awards! SF signal has even more news of both "Spin" and "Ubik". From SFScope comes word of free stuff from Tor and that Tom Easton is retiring from Analog. And lastly The Website at the End of the Universe asks"How much sci-fi is left on the Sci-Fi Channel?"

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Apex Book Company: Apex Digest 12 is now sold out

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Clarkesworld Magazine and Wyrm Publishing: A Clarke Family Adventure, & June Cover Art

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io9: Luchadores... In Space! [Art], Venus Is Loaded With Candy and Ice Cream Is Found Upon Mars! 1959 [Retro Futurism], Robert Charles Wilson's Hugo award-winning ... [Spin], Philip K. Dick's Ubik Will Be A Creepy Art Movie [Ubik], Doctor Who Gets a New Head [Doctor Who], Welcome to the New Dark Ages [Obsidian], A Prototype Sky-Car Lifts Off in 1960 [Retro Futurism], & Fly Through the Biggest Valley in the Solar System [Mars]

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RevolutionSF: Indiana Jones And The Movie That Somehow Really Exists (Feature), & Sci-Fi TV Actors Not Unemployed Yet 2008 (News)

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: ESFS Awards, Ursa Major Awards Winners, & Aurora Winners

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SF Signal: New Hollywood Adaptations: Spin, Ubik, INTERVIEW: James Morrow, Joseph Mallozzi's Book Club, SF Tidbits for 5/20/08, Tube Bits for 05/20/2008, Moon Town, REVIEW: 2008 Hugo Award Short Fiction Nominees, & SF Tidbits for 5/19/08,

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SFScope: Jack Skillingstead sells collection to Golden Gryphon, Violette Malan sells new Dhulyn and Parno novel to DAW, Diamond to distribute Fantagraphics, Doctorow reading to benefit CBLDF,
George Takei and Brad Altman to marry, Prix Aurora Award Winners, Antipodean SF's May-June 2008 Issue, Free stuff from Tor this week, Columbia Pictures buys film rights to Goosebumps, &
Tom Easton retiring from Analog

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The Website at the End of the Universe: How much sci-fi is left on the Sci-Fi Channel?, A roundup of awards news, & Prince Caspian a hit with critics


Selected Blog Updates:
Eric Morgret posts about this upcoming "weekend of horrors " at Crypticon Horror Convention, Geralyn Beauchamp -announces who he Time Masters Book Give Away Winners, Lois McMaster Bujold has a book tour podcast, Minnette Meador posted "An Excerpt from The New Book ", Nicola Griffith writes about "god and tolkien (and cats) ", and check out SF Reviews.Net's latest review.

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Alethea Kontis - "Internet Savvy: Book Launch 2.0 ", & "Editing, Peace & Happiness "

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bevhale - "Any one want to help me make a list? ", & "I have my schedule for CONduit in SLC this weekend "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Editor Interview: Dana Goldberg of Children’s Book Press ", & "Author Interview: Bryna J. Fireside on Private Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder "

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David Louis Edelman - "Final Front and Back Cover for “MultiReal” "

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Echelon Press, LLC - "Up, Up, and Away: Selling Books in Airports"

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Eric Morgret - "weekend of horrors "

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Geralyn Beauchamp - "The National Time Masters Book Give Away Winners Are"

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Janet Lee Carey - "DIVINERS CELEBRATE! "

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Jeff Carlson - "MIND PLAGUE is spreading... :) "

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Karina L. Fabian - "Writing Chores and Battlestar Empiphanies "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "Encrypt your Gmail Email! ", & "Cory Doctorow & CBLDF Team Up For Little Brother's NY Launch! "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Bujold book tour podcast"

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Website Update / VCon 33", & "GUD Reviews ""Echoes of Terror"" "

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Michael G. Munz - "Regarding Indy 4... "

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Michael Reisman - "The Blog Must Go On... "

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Minnette Meador - "An Excerpt from The New Book"

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Nicola Griffith - "god and tolkien (and cats)"

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Paul Halpern - "Revealed in the X-Ray "

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Planet Pride - "Microlensing Detections of Moons of Exoplanets ", & "Cassini Maps Of Saturn’s Moons Provide Guideposts For Future Explorers ", & "Bird’s Eye View "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - Aurora business, & Aurora Award winners

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SF Reviews.Net - "Review added 5/19/08"

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SF/F copyeditor (Deanna Hoak) - "OASIS 21 schedule this Saturday, 5/24 "

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Shroud Magazine - "2 MySpace Photo Flash Fiction Contest: 'The Well' "

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steampunk - "Steampunk Magazine writers in the NY Times !!! "

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Tor Books - "Paranormal Romance Covers Album ", & "Cory Doctorow & CBLDF Team Up For Little Brother's NY Launch "

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Tor Teen - "NPR Interview: Student Chronicles High School Misery in 'Truancy' "

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Willie Meikle - "Book Release - Murder on the Old Course "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Your good thoughts for our Luna, please... ", & "Witchy Chicks Round Robin Faerie Tale Starts Tomorrow ", & "After the shock... "

News and Blog Updates: May 11, 2008

News Headlines:
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Are We Alone - Next show available May12, 2008: "Here's an Idea!"



Do you have some imagination? What about junk; got any of that? Thomas Edison said you need both to be an inventor. And Tom could speak with authority about switching on innovation's light bulb.
Find out who today's inventors are and which devices will be changing the way we live. Also, why leave it to the pros? The Maker Faire proves that tinkering in the garage is alive, well, and guaranteed to impress the neighbors. Plus, from the Model T to Kitty Hawk: how 1908 changed the way we move. And, why the effort to build a better banana may drive the yellow fruit to extinction.
Guests:

• Dan Koeppel - and author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World
• Jim Rasenberger - Author of America 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, The Invention of the Model T, and the Making of the Modern Nation
• Mike Haney - Executive Editor for Popular Science. The Invention Awards are in the June 2008 issue.

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/


Headlines From SF News Sites:
In keeping with Mother's Day, Revolution SF lists "Sci-Fi Moms Vol. 4. io9 posts about the future of Star Trek and there's more about Iron Sky.

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io9: See The Future Of Star Trek, Will Phoenix Mars Rover Disappear Like the Last Mars Polar Lander?, & Vendetta Director To Work On Alien Conspiracies [Revelation]

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Locus Online: Monitor: New Books: second week May, Monitor: Other Magazines, early May, Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, & Locus Magazine: Cory Doctorow Commentary

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RevolutionSF: Sci-Fi Moms Vol. 4, & RevolutionSF Newsblast : Donnie Darko 2, Smallville, BioShock, Buck Rogers,

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Eagles in Progress?, & Japan Cartoonist Awards

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SF Signal: Sunday YouTube: Joe Haldeman @ Google, SF Tidbits for 5/11/08, SF Tidbits for 5/10/08, This Week's Freebies from Tor, Arthur C. Clarke Reads From 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tube Bits for 05/09/2008, & SF Tidbits for 5/9/08

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SFScope: Updates to Previously Published Articles (4-10 May 2008), Magazine of Speculative Poetry's 31st issue now available, Jay Lake recovering from cancer surgery, D.D. Barant sells urban fantasy trilogy to St. Martin's, Abyss & Apex #26 now available, Apex subscription drive includes prizes, & Copyright Office seeking to change method of registration

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Earth braces for invasion of the space Nazis


Selected Blog Updates:
Both Geralyn Beauchamp and Nicola Griffith post about recent awards, while Sylvia Engdahl's "Stewards of the Flame" is a semifinalist for the IPPY Award! Ephemeris-Science Fiction Role Playing Game writes about the chapbook that helped inspire the upcoming game. Check the links below for these and other blog updates.

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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Mama’s Boy and Other Tales on Mother’s Day! "

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bevhale - "My new book cover ", & "Sunny day update "

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Boxcar Astronaut - "Diogee Visits the Butcher’s Shop! "

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Bret Jordan - "CROP FROG "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Book & Writer News "

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David Louis Edelman - "'MultiReal' Podcast Chapters 1-5 Now Available "

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Di Francis - "not a snippet Saturday "

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Djibril - "TFFcon (London, June 14th) "

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Ephemeris-Science Fiction Role Playing Game - "A Problem in Translation"

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Geralyn Beauchamp - "TIME MASTERS IS AWARD FINALIST IN INDIE EXCELLENCE!"

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Rave People Magazine review for Island of Lost Girls "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Friday Photo Prompt (Saturday Style): 5/10/08 " & "When Did the Rules Change? BY AJ Brown "

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Maria V. Snyder - "Researching an utter farrago of nonsense "

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Mark Rainey - "Orpheus With a Heart "

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Mike Corriero - "Attention: Concerning All Artists: Oppose the Orphan Work Bill - please read. "

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Newcon - "Celebrating Short Fiction - A Review "

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Nicola Griffith - "Awards Are Good"

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Paul Halpern - "London Calling "

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Planet Pride - "Laser Help for Terrestrial Planet Search ", "South on Rhea ", "Inside Mercury, Is It Snowing Iron? ", & "Moons that Pass in the Night "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - "Orthopedic Horseshoes", "Keycon Schedule", "Bewitched theme song lyrics", "As It Happens", "Debating Hal", "Are science fiction ebook sales declining?", & "Book launch tomorrow!"

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Scott Nicholson - "readers are gold "

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Spectra Pulse - "Jeff VanderMeer on 'The Unsung Heroes of Science Fiction,", & "Author Notes: Alan Campbell "

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Sylvia Engdahl's "Toward Tomorrow" Blog - "Semifinalist for the IPPY Award!"

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TRIAD Publishing Group - "Tangled Minds - Now a Screenplay"

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Willie Meikle - "Audio Short Story Sale "

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Writers Together - "Change is coming...I give you the AMAZING "M"", & "Enter the world of TRIAD PUBLISHING GROUP"

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Do Writers Really Think About *THAT*??? And your weekly teaser from Dragon Wytch ", "For Those Of You Who’ve Lost Your Mothers... ", "Umm...more Book Signing Info... ", & "Blogging at Witchy Chicks; Book Signings; Being a Fangirl; and Other Stuff "

News and Blog Updates: May 08, 2008

News Headlines:
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Geralyn Beauchamp's book Time Masters Book One; The Call is a finalist for Best New Fiction in the Indie Excellence Book Awards.

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Are We Alone - Live from AbSciCon! You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/


Headlines From SF News Sites:
There are several links about Iron Sky, which has a profile on MySpace. This looks like a fun project, so be sure to check out those links while you're cruising through the links below.
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io9: Computers Will Put Us All Out of Work! 1957 [Retro Futurism], & Nazi Moonbase Launches Stealth Attack [Iron Sky]

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Interzone Readers’ Poll, & More YA Success

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SF Signal: MIND MELD: Stories Hollywood Should Film, REVIEW: An Idle King by J.W. Benford, Thursday YouTube: Iron Sky Trailer, SF Tidbits for 5/8/08, Free eBook: The Serpent Bride By Sara Douglass, Wednesday YouTube: Kevin Pollak Does Star Trek, Tube Bits for 05/07/2008, & SF Tidbits for 5/7/08,

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SFScope: Cory Doctorow linking up librarians in need with generous readers, Sara Douglass's The Serpent Bride available as free e-book, Robert Silverberg sells two classics to Tor, F&SF's August Issue, & Postscripts Spring 2008 issue,

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Kessel, McHugh offering new antholgies for download


Selected Blog Updates:
I'm running into a little brain fog here, and can't think of anything clever to say, except take a look a the blup updates below and enjoy!

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Author Interview: S. A. Bodeen on The Compound ", & "Publisher Interview: Kira Lynn on Kane/Miller "

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David Louis Edelman - "More Newfound Reviews ", "Pat on “Infoquake : 'One of the Very Best SF Debuts I Have Ever Read'", "Infoquake” Giveaway on Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist ", & "New 'Infoquake' and 'MultiReal' Audio Podcasts "

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Erica Spindler - "Next Big Event "

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Fantagraphics Books - "Now in stock: Bottomless Belly Button, Rebel Visions (New Ed.) ", "Exclusive 20%-Off Coupon for MySpace Friends! ", "Announcing the 2nd Annual Fantagraphics Online Friends Appreciation Sale! ", "Weirdos: Seattle’s Alternative Comics Culture in the Context of R. Crumb’s Underground ", & "Bagge’d & boarded "

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Fran Friel - "FREE Subscription to APEX? Yuppers...plus AJ "

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Barbara Kingsolver’s brand new paperback "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "FREE Subscription to APEX? Yuppers...plus AJ - by Fran Friel ", & "Writing A Story In 26 Easy Steps by Erik Smetana "

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JAMES AND DADDY - "Update 8th May 2008 "

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Jodi Lee - "Braggin’ Rights", & "Catching up - news!"

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Kevin J Anderson - "AUDIOBOOKS "

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Lisa Mantchev - "It’s Never Just A Fairy Tale "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Interview and a Review -- David Hough and Mike McCarty "

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Maria V. Snyder - "Brenda Novak’s online auction ", & "Has anyone seen April? "

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Minnette Meador - "ECATA Romance Delurking Day - Thursday "
Also check out Minnette's blog on Blogspot.com: http://minnettemeador.blogspot.com/

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NexGen Pulp Magazine - "Special Sale $2 Single Full Color Issues!!!! "

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Overcast Publications - "NEW SHORT STORY: ""STRANGERS ON A MOUNTAIN"" "

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Paul Halpern - "Remembering John Wheeler "

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Payseur & Schmidt - "Cosmocopia "

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Phoebe Matthews - "Wow, another new cover "

Robert J Sawyer's Blog - Clearing my plate, Debating Hal, RJS e-Mail Newsletter, The Terminal Experiment at Audible.com, & much more.

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Scott Nicholson - "Parable of the roadkill "

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Spokane Comicon - "Check out this event: Spokane Comicon ", & "Directions

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Tor Books - "Book Trailer for Patti O’Shea’s In Twilight’s Shadow ", & "New Tor Paranormal Romance Facebook Fan Page "

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Weird Tales - "Neil Gaiman, Bill Plympton & WEIRD TALES! "

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Willie Meikle - "World Building Part 1: Glaisc, a maritime city "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "*snorts* Me and a day off.... ", "Made a few banners for your use... ", & "DONE DONE DONE she screams... "

News and Blog Updates: May 04, 2008

News Headlines:
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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest is a great magazine that can really use our help right now. If you have a moment, read their latest blog "Can I get you a Subscription?" and consider getting a subscription. ( As a matter of fact, I am renewing as soon as this blog is posted ~ Jim )

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Are We Alone - Next show available May 5, 2008: "Life's Stories "



How did the first cells make the scene? Could there be critters on some newly discovered planets? And what happens if we ever encounter weird life? These may not be the sort of questions you hear being bandied about in your local coffee shop, but they were hot topics at the AbSciCon conference held recently in Santa Clara, California, and sponsored by the SETI Institute.

AbSciCon stands for Astrobiology Science Conference, and Seth was there, talking to researchers about progress in puzzling out how life began on Earth, and where it might have gained a claw-hold elsewhere. Could there be certain parts of our Galaxy that are off-limits for life? Also, hear whether our universe has special properties that render it just dandy for life, and whether we should be looking for viruses on Mars. Guests:

• Diana Valencia - Planetary physicist at Harvard University
• Charley Lineweaver - Cosmologist at the Australian National University
• David Deamer - Research scientist at the University of California at Santa Cruz
• Baruch Blumberg - Scientist at the Fox Chase Cancer Institute, Nobel Prize winner, and Trustee at the SETI Institute
• Matthew Kenworthy - Astronomer at the University of Arizona
• Eric Korpela - Research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley
• Richard Muller - Physicist, University of California, Berkeley
• Kathryn Denning - Anthropologist at York University

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/


Headlines From SF News Sites:
Lots of great news headlines from over the weekend. Enjoy the selected headlines listed below:
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io9: William Gibson And Rod Serling, Together At Last, & D'Oh! Simpsons Director Makes Human Into Aliens' Pet

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Locus Online: Monitor: Other Magazines, last half April, Monitor: New Books: first week May, Monitor: New Books: fourth week April, Awards News: Shirley Jackson Awards finalists, &
Death: John Berkey

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: NewNowNext Awards, Believer Awards, Edgar’s Presented, & Shirley Jackson Awards Final Ballot

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Science Fiction Buzz: Edward James Olmos Talks About Galactica's Last Days

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SF Site: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams and The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell, First Contact: The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One edited by Dave A. Law & Darin Park, Jupiter, Issue 19, Goblin War by Jim C. Hines, & The Man on the Ceiling by Melanie Tem & Steve Rasnic Tem

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SFScope: Updates to Previously Published Articles (27 April-3 May 2008), Books Received: May 2008, Send your name to the Moon on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, & Penguin Group wins new Star Wars publishing license

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SF Signal: TOC: Interzone #216, Hey! What's Your Beef with Young Adult SF/F?, SF Tidbits for 5/3/08, & Another Free Book and More Wallpapers from Tor

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The Website at the End of the Universe: I'm a doctor, not a physician! (Just how often did McCoy utter his signature line "He's dead, Jim"?)


Selected Blog Updates:
There are several blogs regarding Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest, Dark Horse posts some "Notes from Stumptown", Heather Ingemar asks "What do you think about ebooks?", a couple of posts from Kung Fu Grindhouse, Lois McMaster Bujold has "first mutant fruits", Nicola Griffith posts about her upcoming reading at Hugo House, and Yasmine Galenorn answers some reader questions.

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Alethea Kontis - "LJ Ex-Virgin", & "Free Fiction Friday "

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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Can I get you a Subscription? ", & "Apex 13 advertising "

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bevhale - "Random thoughts "

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Boxcar Astronaut - "Robot is Back! "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Youth Writer-Reader News; Autographed Lauren Myracle Trilogy Giveaway "

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Dark Horse Comics - "Notes from Stumptown, Part One "

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Di Francis - "snippet saturday ", & "books and books "

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Djibril - "TFF issue 11 available "

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Miscellaneous Things", & "Michael Chabon’s brand new paperback "

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Heather S. Ingemar - "What do you think about ebooks? " (Heather has also started a topic on this subject in the NWSFS Group: http://groups.myspace.com/nwsfs )

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Friday Photo Prompt (Saturday Style)", & "Some Fran Friel Goodness By AJ Brown "

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JAMES AND DADDY - "Update 4th May 2008 "

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Jodi Lee - "More Apexy Goodness - From Jason Sizemore ", "LBF Books - Author News - Shawn Oetzel - UPDATED! ", & "Apex News - Apex For Life! "

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Kung Fu Grindhouse - "The Duel", & "SUMMER HOURS "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "first mutant fruits "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Catching Up on Blogs -- Steve Vernon’s Leftovers from Magus Press ", & "By the Way, for ""The Black Act"" Readers "

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Nicola Griffith - "Books! Babes! Beer! "

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Planet Pride - "Send Your Name to the Moon! ", "Titan’s Smoggy Sand Grains ", "Aquarid meteor shower to peak on moonless night ", & "NASA New Horizons Mission: The PI’s Perspective: Green Beacons for a Golden Bird "

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PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (aka Jaret Ferratusco) - "TOUR / TOUR BLOG. "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - Deadline today: Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Fiction Competition, SF writers at Gartner Security Summit, The Savage Humanists, & more!

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Sherrilyn Kenyon - "May news!"

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Tor.com - "A small preview of the week’s e-book- Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Reader Questions & the Road To Publication (Long) "

News and Blog Updates: May 01, 2008

News Headlines:
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Clarkesworld Magazine / Wyrm Publishing - 20th Issue of Clarkesworld Magazine Available Online
The May issue of Clarkesworld Magazine features stories by Catherynne M. Valente and Garth Upshaw, an interview with John Picacio and commentary on Fantasy and RPGs by Justin Howe & Jason S. Ridler. This month's cover art is "why i'm here" by Cuson:

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

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Emerald City ComiCon - Updates, updates, updates
Another last-minute addition, DANIEL LOGAN has signed on at the last minute to appear at the Emerald City ComiCon. He will be replacing ADAM BALDWIN, who will be unable to appear due to a filming commitment. Daniel is best known for his role as young Boba Fett from the Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones. As a side note, we've also added the final GAMING schedule to the website. Check out all the details at our
website: http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

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Remember Saturday, May 03, 2008, is Free Comic Book Day: http://www.freecomicbookday.com/

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Are We Alone - You Animal! New Episode


Headlines From SF News Sites:
The Million Writers Award for Best New Online Magazine went to Farrago’s Wainscot which has a profile on MySpace. Read this and much more news below.
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io9: Finally, An Alien Invasion Movie That Shows The Awful Aftermath, & Galaxy Quest Returns, Goes Global

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Locus Online: Locus Magazine: May Issue

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Clarke Award Winner, & Million Writers Award Long List,

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SFScope: Special NYRSF Reading Series Launch Party for The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, New small press publisher Lyrical looking for science fiction and horror, Artist John Berkey Dies, Cory Doctorow's Little Brother available to do all sort of things with, Allison Brennan sells paranormal trilogy to Ballantine, & Spectra news and fiction available in free SpectraPulse

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SF Signal: Friday YouTube: He's Dead, Jim!, Tube Bits for 05/02/2008, SF Tidbits for 5/2/08, SF Tidbits for 5/1/08, Richard K. Morgan Wins the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Starship Sofa Podcast Expands to Audio SF Magazine, Free Comic Book Day 2008: May 3rd, REVIEW: Cenotaxis by Sean Williams, & SF Tidbits for 4/30/08,

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Tributes to Arthur C. Clarke keep rolling in, & MST3K rides again, sort of.


Selected Blog Updates:
Bev Hale writes about the Nebs, Cythis Leitich Smith has some great posts as usual, Dark Horse reminds us that Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, Farrago's Wainscot posts about winning the "storySouth Million Writers Award ", and the The Arthur C. Clarke Award posts "Congratulations to Richard Morgan, winner of the Arthur. C Clarke Award 2008 "
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Alethea Kontis - "Secret Agent Buyers "

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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "The Next Fix - out today! "

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bevhale - "Home Again, Home Again, Happy Me "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Author Interview: Elaine Scott on Secrets of the Cirque Medrano ", & "Author Interview: Susan Marie Swanson on To Be Like Sun "

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Dark Horse Comics - "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS MAY 3rd! ", & "Greg ""Stainboy"" Reinel at L’Imagerie Gallery "

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David Louis Edelman - "Whatta Fiasco… The Book’s Got a Glossary! "

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David Thorpe - "On the road - in Merseyside and Blackheath, London next week "

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Echelon Press, LLC - "The Sex Club "

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Eos Books - "Baby Got Book ", "EMISSARIES review ", & "Locus Award Nominees "

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Fantagraphics Books - "Exclusive 20%-Off Coupon for MySpace Friends! ", "Announcing the 2nd Annual Fantagraphics Online Friends Appreciation Sale! ", & "Jordan Crane, Shag & Bagge at Fantagraphics Bookstore in May! "

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Farrago's Wainscot - "storySouth Million Writers Award "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "My Personal Soundtrack by Erik Smetana "

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Jenna Black - "Brenda Novak’s Auction for Diabetes "

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Karina L. Fabian - "Review of My Own Kind of Freedom, a Firefly novel by Steven Brust "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "Avoiding Camera Noise Signatures ", & "Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi -- one on one interview! "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "3rd Eos blog post is up ", & "writers in spa--a-a-c-e... "

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Michael G. Munz - "A Little Writing Advice... "

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Minnette Meador - "Centurion Up for TAL Cover Award - Please Vote... "
Also check out Minnette's blog on Blogspot.com: http://minnettemeador.blogspot.com/

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NexGen Pulp Magazine - "April/May Issue hits the presses TODAY!"

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Paul Halpern - "The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger "

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Phoebe Matthews - "Nutty Wednesday "

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Planet Pride - "New names for features on Mercury and Tethys ", "The Orbiting Fleet ", & "Jupiter’s Europa- Will It Provide the 1st Proof of Extraterrestrial Life? "

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Robert McCammon - "New French book, BLUE WORLD movie casting news "

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Sherrilyn Kenyon - "Here’s the latest info on the 2008 Acheron Tour ", "2008 K-CON RESITRATION INFO HERE!!! ", & "Fans broke the record "

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steampunk - "What is going on this week "

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award - "Congratulations to Richard Morgan, winner of the Arthur. C Clarke Award 2008 "

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Tor Books - "Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi -- one on one interview! "

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Tor Teen - "Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi -- one on one interview! "

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TRIAD Publishing Group - "Happy One-Year Anniversary!", & "TRIAD Publishing Group - Your Networking Partner"

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Word Weavers - "Attention Sci-Fi Writers!! "

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Writer's Digest - "Literary Hot Spots: Boston "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Have a Wonderful Beltane", & "Wedding Pictures & Diabetes Auction "