Activities
| Jay Lake has his hair removed; wonderful photos accompany | |
| People > Activities | March 4, 2010 |
| Unlike most people getting their hair cut, Jay Lake got to try our several famous and infamous dos while having his cut... | |
| Artist Cheyenne Wright hospitalized with unknown ailment | |
| People > Activities | February 24, 2010 |
| Artist Cheyenne Wright is suffering an as-yet-unknown ailment, and the creators of Girl Genius, which he colors, are setting up a fund-raiser to help with the medical bills... | |
| Samit Basu now represented by Zeno Literary Agency | |
| People > Activities | February 23, 2010 |
 Indian author Samit Basu is now represented by the British Zeno Literary Agency...
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| Cat Rambo now represented by Ginger Clark | |
| People > Activities | February 16, 2010 |
| Cat Rambo reports that she is now represented by Ginger Clark of Curtis Brown Ltd. In addition to writing (her speculative fiction has appeared mostly in anthologies), Rambo is the managing editor of Fantasy Magazine. | |
| James Cameron wants to write Avatar prequel novel | |
| People > Activities | February 16, 2010 |
| Word comes that James Cameron is planning to write a prequel novel to his current megahit film Avatar... | |
| Charlotte Naylor now represented by John Jarrold | |
| People > Activities | February 5, 2010 |
| New British fantasy author Charlotte Naylor is now represented by John Jarrold, as she completes The Lady of Eslaya, first in a series... | |
| Kage Baker's cancer appears to be winning | |
| People > Activities | January 29, 2010 |
| Author Kage Baker's aggressive cancer appears to be winning, and her sister reports the end may be near... | |
| Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer engaged | |
| People > Activities | January 20, 2010 |
| Author Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda Palmer have announced, quite succinctly, that they are engaged to be married. | |
| Kage Baker battling metastasized cancer | |
| People > Activities | January 20, 2010 |
| Sturgeon Award-winning author Kage Baker is battling metastasized cancer in her brain and lungs... | |
| Comics Creators Alliance unite to end human trafficking | |
| People > Activities | January 5, 2010 |
| Nearly ninety members of the Comic Creators Alliance have donated the use of one of their characters each to a project to raise awareness of and funds to combat human trafficking... | |
| Graham Edwards giving away 25-year-old graphic story | |
| People > Activities | January 4, 2010 |
| UK author Graham Edwards has unearthed a comic strip magazine he published in 1985, and is now giving away a free pdf of one of its stories, "Chronicles of the Vagabond"... | |
| John Joseph Adams now represented by Joe Monti | |
| People > Activities | January 4, 2010 |
 Writer/editor/anthologist John Joseph Adams is now represented by Joe Monti of the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency...
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| Katie Mattie is now represented by Pinder Lane & Garon-Brooke's Robert Thixton | |
| People > Activities | December 28, 2009 |
| 17-year-old Michigan author Katie Mattie's first YA fantasy novel should be ready for submission next month... | |
| Jenny Rappaport is closing her eponymous literary agency | |
| People > Publishing Personnel | December 9, 2009 |
| Another victim of the poor economy, Jenny Rappaport announces the closing of The Rappaport Agency at the end of the year... | |
| Small Beer Press sale/fundraiser for children's hospital | |
| People > Activities | December 9, 2009 |
 Gavin Grant and Kelly Link's Small Beer Press is having its end-of-the-decade sale, and turning it into a fundraiser for the Franciscan Children's Hospital, at which their daughter Ursula is a long-term patient...
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| Dave Bara and Janci Patterson represented by JABberwocky | |
| People > Activities | November 16, 2009 |
| New authors Dave Bara (military sf) and Janci Patterson (YA) are now represented by the JABberwocky Literary Agency... | |
| Joe Haldeman update, from the man himself | |
| People > Activities | November 13, 2009 |
| Joe Haldeman is now improved enough to send out an update on his own condition, but still has much medical treatment ahead of him... | |
| Joe Haldeman on the road to recovery | |
| People > Activities | October 26, 2009 |
| Joe Haldeman's recovery continues apace, and apparently his sense of humor is completely unimpaired... | |
| Agent Evan Goldfried open to submissions from potential clients | |
| People > Activities | October 23, 2009 |
| Agent Evan Goldfried, the new agent at Jill Grinberg Literary Management, follows up his first six-figure sale with a call for new clients... | |
| Joe Haldeman update: out of the hospital, into rehab | |
| People > Activities | October 16, 2009 |
| Joe Haldeman has finally left the hospital, and is now in a rehabilitation center in Cincinnati... | |
| Octavia Butler's papers donated to The Huntington | |
| People > Activities | October 1, 2009 |
 Octavia Butler (1947-2006) donated her papers, amounting to 39 boxes and eight file drawers, to The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, in San Mateo, California...
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| Fourth Lee & Miller manuscript auction features "Candlelight" | |
| People > Activities | September 30, 2009 |
| The fourth Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Liaden Universe manuscript auction is now running on eBay, featuring manuscripts and materials related to "Candlelight", which originally appeared in Pulphouse... | |
| Joseph D'Lacey now represented by John Jarrold Literary Agency | |
| People > Activities | September 29, 2009 |
| Joseph D'Lacey, who writes ecological horror novels, is now represented by John Jarrold of the John Jarrold Literary Agency... | |
| Tor's "Fantasy Firsts" giveaway, and a chance to meet Brandon Sanderson | |
| People > Contests | September 25, 2009 |
  Tor is giving away 1,000 copies of both Mistborn and The Eye of the World to introduce new readers to their big fantasy series. Sanderson has also announced the titles of the final two Wheel of Time books, and a chance to meet him personally on his signing tour (deadline is this weekend)...
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| Joe Haldeman Hospitalized | |
| People > Activities | September 24, 2009 |
| Joe Haldeman was hospitalized in Cincinnati, Ohio, several days ago for a twisted bowel and severe pancreatitis... | |
