Books & Writing
John W. Campbell Award winners announced
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Harper Collins launches Angry Robot imprint
The international publisher HarperCollins has just launched an interesting imprint;...
2009 Locus Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2009 Locus Awards were announced Saturday, 27 June, in Seattle,...
Authors pick top Sci-Fi cities
Sometimes it is easy to think of place that has a science fiction connection, these...
Alistair Reynolds lands £1 million book deal
The former astronomer with the European Space Agency (ESA) turned science fiction...
Tor launches bookstore online
The science fiction and fantasy publishers are opening an online store at tor.com;...
Miss Snark, the literary agent
When it comes to being an aspiring writer - ie, a writer to aspires to a range of...
Captain America returns!
It has been over two and half years since Steve Rogers aka Captain America was killed. However,...
War of the words, writing competition
In a collaboration between SciFiNow, Tor UK and Play.com the “War of the Words”...
Elastic Press to close
Andrew Hook has announced that Elastic Press is now closed to new submissions and...
Film & TV
Alien Nation to be remade
In 1988, a feature film called Alien Nation hit the screens; it was different and...
Sci Fi UK signs up The Legend of the Seeker
The UK Sci-Fi channel has managed to snap up the latest offering from the director...
Werewolf classic to be remade
During the eighties, there was a run of werewolf based films, “The Howling” being...
The Lensman set to become an epic
Classic science fiction is about to return to the big screen, this time it is EE...
Warehouse 13 ready for SyFy launch
This weekend the Sci-Fi Channel will become known as just SyFy and it will come with...
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, goes for the record
As far as sequels go there is a lot expected from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,...
Daybreakers release trailer
It seems as if the return of teenage vampires is making a return, this time it is...
Torchwood returns next week
With the latest Dr Who, instalments still in the pipeline the next best thing Torchwood...
British director gets $200 million for sci-fi epic
Warner Bros have handed a fifth of the gross takings from the highly successful film...
Virtuality becomes a reality
When the team behind Battlestar Gallactica get together to produce a science fiction...
Blog posts
Miss Snark, the literary agent
When it comes to being an aspiring writer - ie, a writer to aspires to a range of publishing interests - the Miss Snark Literary Agent blog can serve as a valuable insight into the life of a literary agent. For one, she provides clear information on what - and what not - to do in the submissions process. She also helps illustrate just how challenging... [Read more]
SFF Chronicles 1: Matt Smith as Doctor Who; Terry Pratchett; Neil Gaiman
This is the first SFF Chronicles broadcast, and briefly covers the following topic areas: Matt Smith as Doctor Who Terry Pratchett’s knighthood Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book The quality of the broadcast is quite poor - filmed in my home office with no special lighting, sound, or even film editing or clips. However, the important point was... [Read more]
Start of a New Year – Looking Good, Despite the Climate
First full week in January and life is beginning to return to a semblance of normality following the festive ‘interruption to normal services’. Snow’s on the ground but hey, this is winter! Unfortunately, the economic climate is just as chilly as the weather… Even so, great joy yesterday, as I finally took delivery of Gary Gibson’s book... [Read more]