SF Tidbits for 9/11/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by John DeNardo in Tidbits // 0 Comments

Interviews & Profiles

Suvudu interviews Ilsa Bick (video).
The Coode Street Podcast #66 with Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe.

News

Strange Horizons Temporarily closing for submission again.

Events

2011 Visprint WIT Recordings.

Articles

Sarah Rees Brennan on Ladies, Don’t Let Anyone Tell You You’re Not Awesome.
Bleeding Cool on What You Can Expect At Sci-Fi London’s Oktoberfest.
Black Gate (Soyka) on The Dying Bookstore, Continued.
Graham Edwards on Revisiting Cinefex: Tron and Silent Running.
Blamcast lists The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit).
All That Is Interesting lists 5 Science Fiction Technology Predictions That Came True.
Ian Sales lists Top ten space opera films.

Art

The Artwork of Anton Semenov.

More Fun Stuff

Admiral Ackbar stars in animated Star Wars.
Lawrence Person Armadillocon 2011 Photos. Hey, that’s me!

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Published On: October 21, 2006

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