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2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner announced

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Written by Jussi
Published: 04 May 2008

Black Man by Richard Morgan is the winner of this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award. The announcement was made at the award’s official ceremony held in London on the evening of Wednesday 30th April.

"Richard Morgan's Black Man (Gollancz) is a complex and passionate exploration of prejudice and identity, it is bold and risk-taking yet compelling and coherent and a proud addition to the winners of the Arthur C. Clarke Award" – Chair of the Judges Paul Billinger

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is the most prestigious award for science fiction in Britain. The winner receives a prize of £2008 and a commemorative engraved bookend.

2007 Nebula Award Winners

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Written by Sini
Published: 27 April 2008

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented the Nebula Awards® for 2007 in Austin, Texas on April 26, 2008.

Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

Novella: "Fountain of Age" by Nancy Kress

Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang

Short Story: "Always" by Karen Joy Fowler

Script: Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling 

Arthur C. Clarke has died

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Written by Sini
Published: 19 March 2008

Arthur C. Clarke has died on 19 of March in Sri Lanka, where the English author had been living for 50 years. He was 90. Clarke had post-polio syndrome and the cause of death was cardio-respiratory attack.

He is the author of over 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction, most famous being 2001: A Space Odyssey. He is also credited with idea of communications satellites. 

Source: BBC News

2007 BSFA Awards announced

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Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Published: 30 March 2008

ImageThe results of the 2007 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)
awards were announced on 22 March 2008.

The awards were presented during Orbital, the British national science fiction convention (Eastercon).

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2007 Nebula preliminary ballot

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Written by Sini
Published: 21 February 2008

The works that have made it to the preliminary ballot for the 2007 Nebula awards have been announced. You can read many of the novellas online, links can be found from the Nebula site.

  1. BSFA 2007 Awards Shortlists
  2. 2007 World Fantasy Award Nominees
  3. Finncon 2009 GoHs
  4. Robert Jordan has died

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