Monthly Archives: February 2006

Nick Evans got himself a blog a while back. This was a good thing because Nick is funny. I hadn’t realised though, that in keeping with his love of cutting edge technology, he’d gotten himself a podcast too. He posted the first instalment of his occasional podcast, Short Segments from Shit Books, last week. Check … Continue reading »

And to distract myself from the fun news about iBooks, a meme. I spotted this one on Andrew Wheeler’s blog, and which he found elsewhere. The idea, basically, is name the ten most played songs on your iPod or on iTunes, allowing only one track per artist. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois, Sufjan … Continue reading »

As reported by The Science Fiction Writers of America, Ibooks Inc. and Byron Preiss Visual Publications have filed for bankruptcy. They will vacate their offices today. More information will, apparently, be forthcoming from the company shortly. Ibooks Inc. was the publisher for two anthology series that I worked on, one collecting the year’s best science … Continue reading »

According to the information on the Conjure website, nominations for this years’ Ditmar Awards have closed. The final ballot should be out on Monday 27 February, I think. The voting period is 27 February to 9 April, with the awards presented 15 April at Conjure.

Editor and critic Farah Mendlesohn has announced that she is to edit an original anthology, which she will publish herself through a political publisher. Call for Stories The British Government is attempting to pass a Bill which will make illegal “the glorification of terrorism”. This week, the Bill passed its second reading in the House … Continue reading »