80 science fiction stories around the world
An interesting and commendable initiative comes from Germany. It is about Erik Schreiber who is looking for 80 science fiction stories from 80 countries. Erik Schreiber, as recommended himself, is a...
View ArticleInterzone 244 (UK), Galaxies 21 and Bifrost 69 (France)
„Interzone”, „Galaxies”, „Bifrost” are ones of the last major printed european magazines of science fiction. Interzone 244 (January-February 2013) “Interzone was founded in 1982 by David Pringle, John...
View ArticleNominate Europa SF for a Hugo Award
The closing date for nominations for the prestigious 2013 Hugo Awards is tomorrow! Get your nominations in by March 10, 2013. LoneStarCon 3, this year’s Worldcon, must receive your ballot by Sunday,...
View ArticleIain Banks diagnosed with bladder cancer
Europa SF is shocked to learn of the sad news concerning the great British writer Iain M. Banks. A website has been set up for friends and fans to leave messages for Mr. Banks....
View ArticleNew ESFS Board
Via Mihaela Marija Perković (Croatia), we present you the new ESFS Board: Chair: Carolina Gomez Lagerlof (Sweden) Vice-chair: Saija Kyllonen (Finland) Tresurer: Vanja Kranjcevic (Croatia) Secretary:...
View ArticleEurocon 2013 Awards
Via Peter Wilkinson, we present you the Eurocon 2013 Awards list: European Grandmaster Terry Pratchett (UK) Iain Banks (UK) Hall of Fame Author: Andrei Valentinov (Ukraine) Artist: Nikolai Redka...
View ArticleAn Anthology of European SF to be launched by EUROPA SF and ISF
EUROPA SF and International Speculative Fiction (ISF) will launch a digital format Anthology of European SF, comprising twelve SF writers from eight european countries. Well-known names as Ian R....
View ArticleThe gender bias in the contemporary short-form speculative fiction
A heated discussion on the mailing list of contributors to the Strange Horizons prompted me to put some numbers on the gender ratio in the contemporary short-form speculative fiction. Following my own...
View ArticleThe Cosmonaut (El Cosmonauta) (2013)
„The Cosmonaut” is a spanish feature film by the Riot Cinema Collective and 5000 more people more, released online on the 14th of May for free distribution on a Pay-If-You-Like -model, on a DRM-free...
View ArticleDiversity in Speculative Fiction
Loncon 3, Call for Papers 72nd World Science Fiction Convention Thursday 14 to Monday 18 August 2014, London, UK http://loncon3.org/ Guests of Honour: Iain M. Banks, John Clute, Malcolm Edwards, Chris...
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