War of the Words Winner Announced

SciFi now and Tor put on an awesome contest earlier this year to find a fresh new face in Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Hundreds of people from around the world submitted (hundreds? Around the world? For a contest run by Tor? I’m surprised it wasn’t thousands). The winner has been announced: The Nemesis List by RJ Frith. First …

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November 25, 2009 – 8:42 am | By Keith | Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

2009 Golden Geek Award Winners

The 2009 Golden Geek Award winners have been announced! Go check out the winners. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, perhaps you should try out a indy board game like Pandemic or Settlers of Catan. Board Game Geek is a great place to start if you’re interested in starting a hobby of …

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November 24, 2009 – 8:00 am | By Keith | Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 10: Why Women Should Read SFF

photo by John Le When asked why women should read science fiction and fantasy, Ursula K. LeGuin replied: Because it offers alternatives. What any group that is socially oppressed, or marginalized, or not in control, needs is to know that there are other ways to run a society, that the way this society is being …

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November 23, 2009 – 12:42 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)