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Worldcon 74: SciFi X/Y — The Pern Episode, Live

August 22, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 1864 Views 0 Comments Anne McCaffrey, books, conventions, Dragonriders of Pern, dragons, Georgeanne McCaffrey, MidAmericon II, Pern, SciFi X/Y, SciFi4Me Radio, Todd McCaffrey, Warner Bros., World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon 74

Our eighth episode, as it was last year, is about Pern. And this year, we chat up special guest Todd McCaffrey about his caretaking of the universe created by his mother, Anne McCaffrey.

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Worldcon 74: 2016 Hugo Awards – Live Updates

August 20, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 1800 Views 0 Comments Abigail Larson, Andy Weir, Awards, conventions, Drew Goddard, Ellen Datlow, Erika Ensign, File 770, Hao Jingfang, Hugo Awards, J.H. Williams III, Jamie King, Jessica Jones, John W. Campbell Award, Lynne M. Thomas, Melissa Rosenberg, Michael Damian Thomas, Michael Rymer, Michi Trota, MidAmericon II, Mike Glyer, N.K. Jemisin, Naomi Kritzer, Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Ridley Scott, Sad Puppies 4, Scott Reynolds, Sheila E. Gilbert, Steve Stiles, Steven Schapansky, The Martian, Uncanny Magazine, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

From the floor of Bartle Hall, home of MidAmeriCon II, SciFi4Me delivers live updates as the winners of the 2016 Hugo Awards are announced.

Audience microphone in the conference room of the Alternative Press Expo 2010, organized at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, California, by Comic-Con International on Oct. 16-17, 2010. In such conventions, the microphone is available for the audience to line up and ask questions to the guest or the panel.

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Worldcon: The Oldest Sci-Fi Convention? It Depends

August 15, 2016 Kelly Luck 2034 Views 0 Comments conventions, events, history, Leeds, MidAmericon II, Philadelphia, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Is Worldcon descended from the first-ever sci-fi convention? It depends what you mean by “convention”…

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LIVE FROM THE BUNKER: Ruth Lichtwardt Talks Worldcon 74

August 1, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1718 Views 0 Comments Campbell Conference, Hugo Awards, interview, James Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction, Live From the Bunker, MidAmericon II, Ruth Lichtwardt, Sad Puppies, SciFi4Me Radio, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Ruth Lichtwardt enters the Bunker to discuss plans for the 74th Annual World Science Fiction Convention — Worldcon 74 — coming to Kansas City August 17-21.

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SciFi X/Y: The Worldcon Episode

July 30, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1746 Views 0 Comments Campbell Conference, Hugo Awards, James Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction, MidAmericon II, Sad Puppies, SciFi X/Y, SciFi4Me Radio, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Sonya and Jason discuss the subject of Worldcon. What exactly is the World Science Fiction Convention, and why should you care?

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H2O #123: In Which We Discuss Our Plans for Worldcon 74

July 22, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 1464 Views 0 Comments H2O, Hugo Awards, MidAmericon II, Sad Puppies, SciFi4Me Radio, Star Wars, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon

It’s just a month away! MidAmericon II, the host convention for Worldcon 74, will be here in Kansas City before we know it. We’re planning unprecedented coverage, and here’s just a hint of what we have planned.

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2016 Hugo Award Nominees Announced

April 26, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 2085 Views 0 Comments Awards, Hugo Awards, MidAmericon II, Retro Hugo Awards, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon

The nominees for the Hugo Awards have been announced, along with the nominees for the 1941 Retro Hugos and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Did your favorite make the cut?