As part of this past May 18-19 weekend Nebula festivities in San Jose, Gene Wolfe was honored with the Damon Knight Grand Master Award. Since Gene Wolfe is my favorite science fiction writer of all time, I couldn't let this moment pass without some extra notice. What draws me to Gene Wolfe's writing is his ability to pull me into worlds that are only partially . . . more »

As part of this past May 18-19 weekend Nebula festivities in San Jose, Gene Wolfe was honored with the Damon Knight Grand Master Award. Since Gene Wolfe is my favorite science fiction writer of all time, I couldn't let this moment pass without some extra notice. What draws me to Gene Wolfe's writing is his ability to pull me into worlds that are only partially . . . more »

The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) are coming to San Jose to give out the Nebula Award this weekend, May 16th - 19th. Since 1965 the SFWA have been distributing the only science fiction Award decided by the writers themselves. The winner of Nebula Award for Best Novel will be announced this weekend however we can check out past winners as well as the . . . more »

The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) are coming to San Jose to give out the Nebula Award this weekend, May 16th - 19th. Since 1965 the SFWA have been distributing the only science fiction Award decided by the writers themselves. The winner of Nebula Award for Best Novel will be announced this weekend however we can check out past winners as well as the . . . more »

The 2012 Hugo award winners for the best works in science fiction and fantasy were announced on Sunday, September 2nd. Check out the worthy choices at your SCCLD library! 2012 Winners at SCCLD! Best Novel Winner: Among Others by Jo Walton Jo Walton picked up a Nebula award earlier this year for this novel that leans on science fiction references while creating a story firmly . . . more »

Since 2003 the Hugo Awards have separated short form dramatic presentations (such as television episodes and short films) from long form dramatic presentations (movies and entire series runs). The short form results have been one of the more creative categories where anything from Gollum's MTV Acceptance Speech to Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog to five episodes from five seasons of the rebooted Doctor Who has been . . . more »

While the Hugo winners for writing have always drawn a lot of attention, the Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation are relatively unknown. This is unfortunate because the list of honored works has been impressive. The list includes such classics as: The Twilight Zone Sleeper Star Wars Blade Runner The current crop of films and television shows vying for the Hugo Award in 2012 are . . . more »

While the Hugo winners for writing have always drawn a lot of attention, the Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation are relatively unknown. This is unfortunate because the list of honored works has been impressive. The list includes such classics as: The Twilight Zone Sleeper Star Wars Blade Runner The current crop of films and television shows vying for the Hugo Award in 2012 are . . . more »

The Hugo awards are coming! The Hugo Awards are coming! Science fiction's longest running and most popular award is going to be announced very soon on September 2nd. In anticipation, I will be highlighting the nominees in a few categories that you can check out at any SCCLD library. The Hugo award was first given out in 1953 and named for Hugo Gernsback, who founded . . . more »