George R R Martin has been honoured with the International Recognition Award at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards for his contribution to fantasy and science fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 07:23:59 UTC ]
The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of Worldcon members—were presented last night at a ceremony at the 77th World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland. Congratulations to all! The 2019 Hugo Award... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-19 14:33:38 UTC ]
In this post, learn how to write a science fiction novel from beginning to end, including 4 approaches for the first chapter of your novel, tips for writing about fictional technology, writing dystopian fiction, writing a science fiction series, and more. The post How to Write a Science Fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-13 22:00:55 UTC ]
Each genre of fiction has its own rules for getting published. In this article, we cover how to publish your science fiction novel, including successful queries and synopses as well as literary agents and book publishers open to science fiction submissions. The post How to Publish Your Science... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-11 18:33:57 UTC ]
Here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous Market Spotlights on the Publishing Insights blog. This list will be updated regularly. The post Science Fiction Book Publishers Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-09 14:50:53 UTC ]
From time travel to galaxy-spanning journeys to scientific experiments gone interesting, there are so many fun science fiction books for ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-09 10:35:25 UTC ]
THE FUTURE OF THE PAST is not good business, or so might a science fiction fan conclude when they survey a typical American bookstore. You’ll find few titles more than 40 years old on the shelves, and those present are usually by Ursula K. Le Guin, Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-03 19:00:30 UTC ]
SCIENCE FICTION HAS BEEN mapping the topography of a yawning postcapitalism since the cyberpunk movement of the 1980s, a laborious undertaking still ongoing in the 21st century. Before cyberpunk, Deleuze and Guattari pointed the way in their books on capitalism and schizophrenia; after... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-03 12:30:19 UTC ]
For this week’s spotlight market, we look at Parvus Press, a science fiction and fantasy publisher that's currently open to submissions. The post Parvus Press: Market Spotlight by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-07-25 16:55:22 UTC ]
In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, author and illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and science fiction writer Mary Anne Mohanraj talk to hosts V. V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and how space exploration has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 08:47:28 UTC ]
This week we're loaded with new stuff to watch on streaming, including Katee Sackhoff in a new non-Battlestar Galactica science fiction series, Another Life. Also new on Netflix this week is The Great Hack, a documentary focusing on the Cambridge Ana... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-07-23 02:28:00 UTC ]
Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find science fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Science Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-07-22 11:00:17 UTC ]
Tade Thompson has won the Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction with his novel Rosewater (Orbit). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 04:11:12 UTC ]
Science fiction illuminates reality by imagining the unreal in a mind-bending show at the Queens Museum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-07-15 09:00:06 UTC ]
At its core, science fiction is a tool for building thought experiment machines. That's the game Russell T Davies' new show is playing so beautifully. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2019-07-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
Author photo: Tom Kneller; art director: Spencer Singer ¤ SAMUEL R. DELANY (born April 1, 1942) is one of the most — if not the most — important science fiction writers and critics alive today. As documented in the feature-length documentary The Polymath (2008), Delany’s work as a teacher,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-06 12:30:30 UTC ]
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle enjoys some vintage science fiction courtesy of The Best of John Wyndham, 1932-1949 I’ve blogged before about my discovery of John Wyndham’s science fiction in a local charity shop, which had a number of old paperbacks for 99p... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2019-07-05 14:00:22 UTC ]
This week, Senior Editor Kris Naudus takes a look at a book that will please both sci-fi nerds and design geeks. 'Typeset in the Future' explores the typography and design in science fiction movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-07-01 17:45:00 UTC ]
“Unlike some of my hard science fiction books, such as ‘Seveneves’ — where I sweated the details of orbits, rocket engines, etc. — ‘Fall’ is meant to be read as more of a fable,” he says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-06-28 09:00:08 UTC ]
Samsung and AT&T recently opened their collaborative 5G Innovation Center to much fanfare. Here is what the two corporate behemoths are actually working on within the secretive walls of Samsung's multibillion-dollar facility in Austin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-06-26 15:45:18 UTC ]