WFC – Madison

Memory is already turning it into a haze. Staying up till three in the morning drinking with Garth and Justin. Driving way to fast across the Wisconsin night with CHARLES and Liza. The panels, the parties, the cheese gifts! Madison was a wonderful time. Many thanks to all, especially Garth, who was a wonderful roomie, and to CHARLES, who turned all CAPS during the trip, and who helped make the trip a great success. More soon. And see, Biancotti? No BAMS.

Vale SciFiction

Just got back from Madison and am slowly preparing to start blogging again. Terrible news from SciFi.com, with the announcement that they’ll be cancelling Ellen Datlow’s SciFiction. Over the past six years Ellen has developed it into one of the top three science fiction magazines in the world, a reliable source of some of the very best short fiction anywhere. Ellen is far too good an editor to be out of work for long, but it’s a real bodyblow for the field. I hope to hear good news about a major new project for her very soon.