My Write-Up of SFRA 2011 Conference in September Locus Magazine

The terrific periodical Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field recently published my write-up of the 2011 Science Fiction Research Association Conference in Poland in the September 2011 issue. It is on newsstands now. It is also available for sale in various digital formats here.

Don’t forget: the next SFRA Conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan on June 28-July 1, 2012. Find out more about the call for papers, the venue, and registration on the official website here. See you there!

2008 Locus Award Winners

The 2008 Locus Awards were announced yesterday–congratulations to the winners!

SF NOVEL
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)

FANTASY NOVEL
Making Money, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK; HarperCollins)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Un Lun Dun, China Miéville (Ballantine Del Rey; Macmillan UK)

FIRST NOVEL
Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz)

NOVELLA
“After the Siege”, Cory Doctorow (The Infinite Matrix Jan 2007)

NOVELETTE
“The Witch’s Headstone”, Neil Gaiman (Wizards)

SHORT STORY
“A Small Room in Koboldtown”, Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Apr/May 2007)

COLLECTION
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories, Connie Willis (Subterranean)

ANTHOLOGY
The New Space Opera, Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, eds. (Eos)

NON-FICTION
Breakfast in the Ruins, Barry N. Malzberg (Baen)

ART BOOK
The Arrival, Shaun Tan (Lothian 2006; Scholastic)

EDITOR
Ellen Datlow

MAGAZINE
F&SF

PUBLISHER
Tor

ARTIST
Charles Vess

Read the official announcement here.