SF Tidbits for 5/19/11
- Angela Slatter interviews Justina Robson.
- GeekaChicas interviews Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham.
- The Guardian Q&A with Neil Gaiman.
- Doctor Who interviews Neil Gaiman (video).
- John Ottinger interviews Peter Orullian.
- @Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Maria
Dahvana Headley
. - Dragonmount interviews Patrick
Rothfuss
. - Angela Slatter interviews Justina
Robson
.
News
- Mythopoeic Awards
Finalists
. - Pyr to Enter Young Adult Market, with titles from K.D. McEntire, Ian McDonald, and Ari Marmell.
- Ian
McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams to star in Matthew
Butler’s 18th century zombie romp, The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet
.
Events
- The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings presents Gregory Frost Michael Swanwick.
- The Underland Un-Conference: Boot Camp with Award Winners Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson, and More.
Articles
- Theodora Goss on Finding the Joy.
- Juliette Wade on Past Tense or Present Tense…or Both?
- Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on Speculative Fiction at the Library of America.
- Inkpunks (Erika Holt) on Getting Started: The Hardest Part.
- Janice Hardy on Do You Copy? Tips on Copy Editing Your Own Work.
- The Intern on Thoughts on Universals.
- Helen Lowe on Time,
Quality, & The Modern SFF Novel
. - Mary Robinette Kowal on Process
Shots: Building Papa Fuzzy for John Scalzi – Pt. 1
. - Daniel Abraham on Writing
and pain management
. - Paul Raven on Pixar
and the transhuman agenda
. - Shweta Narayan on Tough Guide to
Fantasyland’s Exotic Locales
and Helpful Natives.[via The
World SF Blog]
- A. Lee Martinez on Chasing Zany.
- Locus Roundtable on Multiple
Award Nominees for 2010
. - Neil Gaiman on Adventures
in the Screen Trade
.
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