Author: Marion Deeds

The Horror Writers Association has announced its scholarship winners.

Bruce Sterling was, and still is, an influential writer in the field of SF, most notably in the days of futurism and cyberpunk. What’s he doing now? This interview with Worldbuilding Agency gives us an idea.

Gamergate lurches on, this time in a lawsuit reaching the Brooklyn, New York courts last week. A woman who was forced to resign from game-review site Kotaku is suing a self-styled “gamergate” gamer in California. She alleges he led a concerted hate campaign against her and made false statements.

Ruthana Amrys and Anne M. Pillsworth review “The Only Writing Advice You’ll Ever Need to Survive Eldritch Horrors.” This article is funny!

These “22 Chilling Winter Reads” are literally chilly, it turns out—books set during winter.

According to File770, Montreal is now the only contender for WorldCon 2027. Tel Aviv withdrew its id due to the situation in Isreal.

Dorothy’s ruby slippers recently sold at auction for $28 million. After all, they are the first known portkey.

The Guardian UK lists its candidates for Best Graphic Novel of 2024.

Here’s a McSweeney’s column, mocking Amazon and our attempts to order goods that are made sustainably. Enjoy.

Rupert Grint owes over $2 million in back taxes.

Clarion’s 2025 faculty list is stellar. (Thanks to File 770.)

Nerds of a Feather reviews Lavanya Lakshiminarayan’s Interstellar Chef.

The Walt Disney Company announced that Moana 2 broke box office records last weekend.

Over at Reactor, Judith Tarr examines the origins of “Canada’s Nessie,” named Nhaatik by the First Nations,

Reactor has an interview with Anna de Marcken, who won the Ursula K. LeGuin award with her novella It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over, described as “not your usual zombie story.” She states she’s uncomfortable with metaphors.

Judith Tarr sometimes reviews older movies, especially ones with a speculative story element. Here she reviews 1996’s Loch Ness.

Readers won a victory against book-banning in Alaska.

In her newsletter, Charlie Jane Anders talks about first-draft revisions and making words count.

Films that flopped and then became classics: the Guardian has a list.