Clive Barker, 59, is recovering after several days spent unconscious in intensive care. He explained on his twitter feed that he suffered: “a nearly fatal case of Toxic Shock brought on by a visit to my dentist. Apparently this is not uncommon. In my case the dental work unloaded such a spillage of poisonous bacteria into my [...]

The first Fuller Award for lifetime achievement in literature will be awarded to Gene Wolfe by the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. The presentation will take place March 17, 2012 at an Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe, hosted by Gary K. Wolfe at the San Filippo Estate in Barrington Hills IL. Among those scheduled to [...]

George R.R. Martin has been named USA Today‘s 2011 Author of the Year. The honor comes, in no small part, thanks to the increase in popularity of his Song of Ice and Fire series after the HBO series Game of Thrones. The books, already hits, have skyrocketed to bestseller fame thanks to the HBO publicity; [...]

The Science Fiction Awards Watch website has returned after a short hiatus during which previous owners Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee transferred ownership and maintenance of the site to fan and blogger Steve Davidson. Davidson has announced that he plans to bring the listing of awards and nominations on the site back up to date [...]

SFWA released a statement today announcing the term of probation for Night Shade Books has been lifted. The publisher was placed on probation as a qualifying market for the writers’ organization in July 2010, following “concerns about contractual issues with their authors.” Night Shade has since met a series of benchmarks set up by SFWA to “return [...]

A fundraiser is underway at Magick4Terri, taking donations and auctioning items and services on behalf of Terri Windling. The auctions include items such as Tuckerizations, art, web design, advertisements, signed books and ARCs, etc., and will close on December 15, 2011. The Magick4Terri site explains, “Beloved editor, artist and writer Terri Windling is in need, [...]

Acting British Fantasy Society chair Graham Joyce has announced the new committee members for the organization: Chairperson: Lee Harris, nominated by Paul Cornell, seconded by Philip Lunt Treasurer: Amanda Rutter, nominated by Suzanne MacLeod, seconded by Neil Ford Secretary: Marion Pitman, nominated by Tina Rath, seconded by Jan Edwards Awards Administrator: Sarah Ann Watts, nominated [...]

Review site The Portal is joining forces with World Fantasy nominated World SF Blog. The Portal will bring its entire archives to the blog, and provide new material focusing on short fiction reviews, author interviews, and international writing. World SF Blog will continue in its mission in “posting links, news and original content related to [...]

Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee of Science Fiction Awards Watch are looking for new owners to take over running the site. Science Fiction Awards Watch was founded in 2007 and reports on genre-related awards news, including nominations, finalists, and winners. Prospective owners should expect a fair amount of work, and the site does not currently [...]

Amazon.com has announced that George R.R. Martin has sold over a million Kindle e-books.  Martin said, “Groucho Marx one said, ‘I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member,’ but even Groucho might have made an exception for the Kindle Million Club. It’s a real thrill to be inducted into this [...]