Monthly Archives: July 2023
2023 Le Guin Prize Shortlist
Shortlisted titles for the second annual Ursula K. Le Guin Prize were announced July 22, 2023. Date and place for announcement of the winner have not been released. Rebecca Campbell’s title was also a Philip K. Dick Award finalist. Khalid’s title was nominated for The Kitschies. Lemberg’s collection […]
2023 Prometheus Awards Winners
< http://www.sfadb.com/Prometheus_Awards_2023 > Winners of this year’s Prometheus Awards for pro-freedom works are David Freer’s Cloud-Castles and Robert A. Heinlein’s “Free Men.” The awards will be presented in an online ceremony in mid-August, date and time to be announced.
SF Hall of Fame Updates
< http://www.sfadb.com/Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame_2023 > Inductees announced in June 2023 are John Carpenter, N.K. Jemisin, Dune, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. (Sources: Locus Online and File 770) < http://www.sfadb.com/Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame_2021 > Inductees announced in 2021, but apparently not reported by Locus or by File 770, were Nichelle Nichols, Sigourney Weaver, Godzilla, and A Trip to the Moon. (Sources: […]
2023 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Nominees
< http://www.sfadb.com/Hugo_Awards_2023 > < http://www.sfadb.com/Lodestar_Award_2023 > < http://www.sfadb.com/Astounding_Award_for_Best_New_Writer_2023 > Winners will be announced October 21, 2023, at the Chengdu Worldcon in Chengdu, China. Some stats on the nominees in the top four fiction categories: Novel nominees: Moreno-Garcia: first Hugo nomination ever. This novel placed 3rd in the Locus Poll for […]