March 03, 2015

March News Roundup

* The legendary Leonard Nimoy has passed away.  He was the captain of many of our hearts, if not the Enterprise.  Do yourself a favor tonight and listen to "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" and remember Mr. Nimoy's greatness. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?_r=0

* TOR is going to start publishing The PathFinder Tales novels, based on The Pathfinder RPG, in 2015: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/02/tor-books-pathfinder-tales-novels-paizo

* The final ballot for the Bram Stoker awards has been announced.  Congratulations to all of the nominees!  http://horror.org/final-ballot-bram-stoker-awards/

* The first ever http://twitterfictionfestival.com/ is coming soon and Margaret Atwood, Lemony Snicket, Chuck Wendig, Lauren Beukes, Beth Cato, and more will be there!

* SFWA has announced the Nebula Award nominees.  Congratulations!  http://www.sfwa.org/2015/02/2014-nebula-awards-nominees-announced/

* Speaking of SFWA, they have decided to alter their guidelines to allow self-published authors and small presses to join under certain circumstances.  Check here for more details: http://www.sfwa.org/2015/02/sfwa-welcomes-self-published-small-press-authors/

* Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire announces the nominees for the best French SF/F, included best foreign work translated into French.  http://gpi.noosfere.org/2015.php

* RIP Melanie Tem.  The beloved author passed after a long battle with cancer, and we will miss her.  http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/02/melanie-tem-1949-2015/

* The British Science Fiction Award has announced their nominee list, congratulations to the authors listed!  http://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-2014-shortlist-announced/

* One of our very favorite comic book characters, Catwoman, has recently come out as bisexual.  Somewhere in the multiverse, our 14-year-old selves are jumping up and down and shrieking in excitement!  http://sciencefiction.com/2015/02/27/catwoman-bisexual-says-dc/

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