Lanagan Free To Write Now
SCI FI Wire just published a news story I wrote about World Fantasy-nominee Margo Lanagan about her recent win of a prestigious Australian writing fellowship.
Author Archive
October Acquisitions
New acquisitions! Hurricane Katrina has not detered the prolific Albert E. Cowdrey, as he’s been spinning tales even as the floodwaters wash away his city. This month, we have a new story from him, along with: a dark fantasy from John Morressy; a new A.I. story from our very own A.I.–Alex Irvine; a new suburban alien-invasion story from Carolyn Ives Gilman (after a five-year absence from our pages);and a slush survivor: Heather Lindsley, with an advertising-themed SF story–an impressive debut.
The 3 Variable Funny Test
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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Westerfeld Wins Victoria Premier’s Award
SCI FI Wire just published a news story I wrote about SF author Scott Westerfeld’s recent win of the Victoria Premier’s Award for Young Adult Fiction.
Gojira/Godzilla
It’s come to my attention that it’s somewhat of a travesty that I haven’t seen the original Godzilla. I admit, it does seem like something I should see. However, Netflix shamefully doesn’t have it. They have many other Godzilla movies, but not the original.
So, join me, friends, in petitioning Netflix to get it. All you have to do is go to their Request a Title page (which seems to be hidden in their FAQ) and send them an email saying that they should carry it.
It’s directed by Ishiro Honda, and is called Gojira (or Godzilla). Here’s the IMDB entry for the film.
UPDATE: Don’t bother emailing Netflix, as I’ve learned that the uncut Japanese edition is not available on DVD here in the States, and that the US version (marred by Raymond Burr) is not worth watching compared to the original.
Award Winning Short Fiction
Scott Danielson, one of the editors of SFFAudio, maintains a blog called Science Fiction Story Reader. For his current project, he’s working his way through every piece of short fiction that has won a Hugo, Nebula, and/or World Fantasy award. It’s an interesting list, and Scott lists which ones he’s read, gives a */5 rating, and posts some thoughts about the piece (note: do beware spoilers).
I suggested to Scott that he make his Excel spreadsheet available for download, so anyone else who wants to tackle this project can use it to track his or her own progress. He liked the idea and said he’ll make it available soon.
I thought this was an interesting project, and this screamed “meme” to me, so here it is. Which of these award winners have you read? Bold your selections. I had trouble posting the list to my blog, so I posted my results to a separate webpage.
Scalzi’s “Canon” SF Films
(via
Gwenda Bond)
John Scalzi’s new book,
The Rough Guide to Science Fiction Movies, includes a
list "Canon" SF films.
To comply with the meme, bold the ones you’ve seen. For
further discussion of the list, see Scalzi’s blog post today, about his
Three Criteria for Science Fiction.
The Adventures of Buckaroo
Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!
Akira
Alien
Aliens
Alphaville
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
Brazil
Bride of Frankenstein
Brother From Another Planet
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Contact
The Damned
Destination Moon
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Delicatessen
(When the hell is this going to come out on
DVD?)
Escape From New York
ET: The Extraterrestrial
Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (serial)
The Fly (1985 version)
Forbidden Planet
Ghost in the Shell
Gojira/Godzilla
The Incredibles
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 version)
Jurassic Park
Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior
The Matrix
Metropolis
On the Beach
Planet of the Apes (1968 version)
Robocop
Sleeper
Solaris (1972 version)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of
Khan
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
The Stepford Wives
Superman
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Thing From Another World
Things to Come
Tron
12 Monkeys
28 Days Later
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2001: A Space Odyssey
La Voyage Dans la Lune
War of the Worlds (1953 version)
It’s National Badger Dave Kirtley Into Going to World Fantasy Week
Yep, you read that right. It’s National Badger Dave Kirtley Into Going to World Fantasy Week! Come on folks, let’s use the power of the internet to convince my boy Dave to leave the land of dead babies in dumpsters for the frigid cold of Madison in November. Go to his LiveJournal and post annoying comments until he relents and buys himself a membership.
Link Roundup
I’ve been meaning to post on a number of topics recently and have been continually forgetting to do so, so…
(1) Deanna Hoak posted some interesting thoughts about her copyediting process.
(2) David Barr Kirtley has some of his short fiction up at Fictionwise now, which I recommend you all go purchase right away. In particular, I recommend “The Black Bird” and “Seeds-for-Brains.” And if you’re a SFWA member, you can read what I think is his best story, “Veil of Ignorance” here.
(3) Speaking of short stories, go read Tobias S. Buckell’s new short in Nature.
(4) I’ve been doing some transcribing for Ellen Datlow for SCI FICTION’s classics. I recently transcribed “Under the Hollywood Sign” by Tom Reamy, “The Water Sculptor” by George Zebrowski, and “Painwise” by James Tiptree, Jr. Go read. Not that it matters that I did the transcribing, but it makes me feel special to point this out.
(5) Tim Pratt had a scary encounter with a road-rager with a gun on the highway. Read the harrowing account here.
Bisson Explores ‘Planet Of Mystery’
SCI FI Wire just published a news story I wrote about SF author Terry Bisson’s forthcoming two-part serial in F&SF, “Planet of Mystery.”
Go read