Risingshadow

Tähtifantasia Award 2009

Details: Written by Thialfi; Published: 13 July 2009

The Tähtifantasia award for best translated fantasy in 2008 was given to Ellen Kushner for her novel Thomas Riiminiekka (Thomas the Rhymer), published in Finnish by Vaskikirjat. The award is given by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society.

The book was translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo and published by Vaskikirjat. Vainikainen-Uusitalo was also the translator for Jeff VanderMeer’s City of Saints and Madmen, which won the Tähtifantasia in 2007. Ellen Kushner is the Guest of Honor of Finncon 2010 in Jyväskylä.

Sources: Partial Recall, Science Fiction Awards Watch, Ellen Kushner's journal.

Europe's largest science fiction & fantasy event is coming

Details: Written by Thialfi; Published: 01 July 2009

Finncon, Kaapelitehdas cultural centre, Helsinki , 10.–12.7.2009

Finncon is a science fiction and fantasy convention held since 1986, together with Animecon since 1999. During the last three years the two combined conventions have gathered over 6 000 visitors from Finland and abroad each year.

Guests of Honour are George R. R. Martin, Alastair Reynolds and Adam Roberts.

Finncon has no membership fee. Funding comes from cultural grants and commercial traders & advertisers. ”We do it for free.”

David Eddings has died

Details: Written by Seregil of Rhiminee; Published: 03 June 2009

Fantasy author David Eddings has died aged 77 on June 2nd, 2009. He was the author of several popular fantasy series, including The Belgariad and The Malloreon. He wrote most of his books with his wife, Leigh Eddings, who died in 2007.