Books & Writing

Sci-fi writers declare war in Amazon Sci-fi writers declare war in Amazon

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Spider Woman joins The Avengers Spider Woman joins The Avengers

It looks like there will be another female joining the Black Widow in the new Avengers... 

Twilight takes credit for book sales Twilight takes credit for book sales

There may be some people that complain about the amount of vampire films and TV series... 

Firefly team back for more Firefly team back for more

It has been some time since the demise of Firefly and the attempt by the producers... 

Disney acquires ten per cent of POW Disney acquires ten per cent of POW

The entertainment giant Disney not content with acquiring the Marvel Entertainment... 

Starbuck creates own comic Starbuck creates own comic

For many of us science fiction fans, Katee Sackhoff will always be known as Kara... 

Legal trouble for Google phone from sci-fi writer’s estate Legal trouble for Google phone from sci-fi writer’s estate

With Google looking to launch it’s much awaited Nexus One phone the daughter of... 

Sci-fi writer arrested at Canadian border Sci-fi writer arrested at Canadian border

If you were a person that believes in conspiracies and black governments then what... 

Stephen King may write sequel to The Shining Stephen King may write sequel to The Shining

Sometimes a story finishes leaving the reader or viewer wondering what happened next.... 

Buffy turns up on the internet Buffy turns up on the internet

They say that you cannot keep a good man down and this would seem to be the case... 

Film & TV

Dr Who episode to be written by Neil Gaiman Dr Who episode to be written by Neil Gaiman

Fresh from his success at the SFX science fiction awards 2010, the award winning... 

Dreamworks to make museum of supernatural history film Dreamworks to make museum of supernatural history film

Anyone who has visited the online Museum of Supernatural History musunahi.com, will... 

Captain America to be cast soon Captain America to be cast soon

The wait is almost over and sometime within the next week or so the actor who will... 

Transformers 3 to be in 3D Transformers 3 to be in 3D

It looks like there are talks going on between Transformers director Michael Bay... 

Olivia Wilde joins Cowboys and Aliens Olivia Wilde joins Cowboys and Aliens

Olivia Wilde best known for being in House and her part in the new version of Tron... 

Frankenstein’s monster returns Frankenstein’s monster returns

Take the Invisible Man, Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster; put them into a dark... 

Dune details surface Dune details surface

If any classic science fiction film could benefit from being remade Frank Herbert’s... 

Bill Nighy to star in Dr Who Bill Nighy to star in Dr Who

The thing about Dr Who is if you look though the archives it is possible to find... 

Caprica starts today on Sky One Caprica starts today on Sky One

For anyone who has not seen the Caprica pilot, there is a treat tonight with the... 

Curtis and Nye to write for Dr Who Curtis and Nye to write for Dr Who

When it comes to science fiction writing and in particular writing for Dr Who, it... 

Blog posts

2009 Hugo Award winners announced 2009 Hugo Award winners announced

The winners of the 2009 Hugo awards were announced on 9 August 2009, at Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Hugo for Best Novel went to The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK), by Neil Gaiman, while “The Erdmann Nexus” (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008), by Nancy Kress was awarded Best Novella... [Read more]

Miss Snark, the literary agent 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 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 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]