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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month: March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors (plus one small press book) newly published … Continue reading →

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An Interview and a Plug

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Cora

I have a story in an upcoming charity anthology called Something To Take On The Trip, edited by Stella Wilkinson. Like everybody else involved in the anthology, I donated the story to raise funds for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, … Continue reading →

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The media spin machine at full power or This is totally not what happened

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Cora

We’re still talking about the eight hour stint of Jonathan Ross as Hugo host and indeed the debate about the whole issue has now lasted much longer than Jonathan Ross ever was the official Hugo host (for my previous posts … Continue reading →

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More on Jonathan Ross and the Hugos

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Cora

The debate about Jonathan Ross and his brief reign as Hugo Awards presenter is still going on and has in fact lasted longer now than Ross has actually had the job. Still, while I’m waiting for the Oscars to begin … Continue reading →

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The eight-hour Hugo host

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Cora

It’s certainly hard to be an SFF fan these days, since the genre can’t seem to go two weeks without a major uproar. This latest go-around started around noon on Saturday. I’d just had lunch and went onto the Internet … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month: February 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors (plus one small press book) newly published … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2013 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Cora

The nominees for the 2013 Nebula Awards have been announced. Once again, it looks like a good and pleasantly diverse shortlist with lots of women and writers of colour included. But then, the Nebulas have generally been better with regards … Continue reading →

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SFWA me, baby, one more time

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Cora

The SFWA drama (see previous posts here, here and here) is still going on, so here are the latest links, under the cut for those who don’t want to scroll through 1500 words on the SFWA controversy:

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More Maischberger and more SFWA

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Cora

The Maischberger talkshow featuring two raging homophobes debating whether the fact that GLBTQI people exist should be included in school curricula that I mentioned in yesterday’s post is now available online at the ARD Mediathek. Alas, it’s 75 minutes long, … Continue reading →

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SFWA – Almost as infuriating as Maischberger

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Cora

For those confused about the title, Menschen bei Maischberger is a German TV talkshow where several guests talk about “current affairs” (which can mean anything from actual political issues to the dangers of New Age culture). In yesterday’s edition of … Continue reading →

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