Worldcon 74: 2016 Campbell and Sturgeon Award Winners Announced
As the academic track at this year’s Worldcon at MidAmeriCon II, the Campbell Conference announced the winners of the Campbell and Sturgeon Memorial Awards.
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Worldcon 74: Winners in the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards
At MidAmericon II in Kansas City, host site for Worldcon 74, winners were announced for the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards, recognizing the best work of 1940.
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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.
Worldcon: The Oldest Sci-Fi Convention? It Depends
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
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
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
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.
Read MoreH2O #117: In Which We Discuss Rap, Worldcon, Facebook, and Sharon Stone
In this episode, we go on walkabout through a field of topics — Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (of Run-D.M.C.) is now
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H2O #112: In Which We Discuss Hugo Awards, “I Dream of Jeannie”, and the Demise of SF Signal
This week: more controversy connected to the Hugo Awards, and another geek publication shuts down.
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2016 Hugo Award Nominees Announced
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?
Read MoreH2O #108: In Which We Discuss Heroes, Rogues, Hugos, Puppies, and Dragons
This week: discussing the new trailer for ROGUE ONE, the date shift for WONDER WOMAN, and the new competition for the Hugo Awards.
Read MoreH2O #102: In Which We Discuss Hugos, Politics, Public Libraries, and Remakes
This week, in our musings about our topic, we wander into a whole mess of topics — the Hugo Awards,
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H2O #100: In Which You Ask and We Answer on Our 100th Episode
Listener questions prompt the discussion in our 100th episode.
Read MoreH2O #94: In Which We Make New Year’s Resolutions
Happy 2016, everyone! It’s that time once again. Out with the old, in with the new, and all that. Time
Read MoreH2O #77: In Which We (Finally, Reluctantly) Discuss the 2015 Hugo Awards
It’s finally here: our episode on the 2015 Hugo Awards. Discussing the controversy is not without its perils, and
Read MoreNew Hugo Award for Best Series Proposed
Sasquan, hosts of this year’s World Science Fiction Association convention, has posted this year’s proposed amendments to the Worldcon constitution.
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