2013 Aurealis Award winners announced

Apr 8, 2014

Saturday was a big day. I drove down to Canberra, took part in the Conflux Writer’s Day minicon, where I did a highspeed “Social Media for Authors” presentation, then went for a quick change of clothes in order to attend the Aurealis Awards ceremony....

2013 British Fantasy Award and World Fantasy Award winners announced

Nov 4, 2013

The British Fantasy Society announced the winners of the 2013 British Fantasy Awards at a ceremony during the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, England on November 3, 2013. The full list of nominees is shown below, with the winner being the first entry in each...

Precious things of great inspiration

Sep 20, 2013

It’s strange that we often have no idea we’re being inspired. Sure, sometimes a thing can hit us squarely between the eyes, maybe even literally, and we realise we’ve just been given an experience that will inform our mind and actions from that day...

Aurealis and Shadows Awards finalists for 2012 announced

Mar 25, 2013

It’s award season again and the first couple of shortlists are out. The Aurealis Awards for fantasy, sci-fi and horror, and the Australian Shadows Awards for horror. All the finalist lists for both of these are really strong – it’s great to see so...

Dredd – movie review

Oct 30, 2012

Dredd is the second attempt to make a movie from the incredibly enduring 2000AD comic strip, Judge Dredd. The last attempt, with Sylvester Stallone in the title role, was such a smouldering pile of crap that I refuse to say any more about it. Does the new version make...

2012 Hugo Awards

Sep 3, 2012

The 2012 Hugo Awards were presented at Chicon 7 (Worldcon) today, in Chicago, Illinois. The host was John Scalzi and this year’s base was designed by Deb Kosiba. The results are listed below, with the full list of nominations and the winners in bold....