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Looking for something to do Labor Day Weekend in ATL? If you live in or near Atlanta and are wondering what this Dragon*Con thing is all about, here is a brief overview.

The television writer, novelist, and director shared his experiences working with Gene Roddenberry on the original 'Star Trek' series.

The news makes Scifi conventions seem like gatherings of weirdos, but your favorite writer's coming to town. Here's how to have a great time at your first con.

Awards provide a measure of quality within speculative fiction, and enable readers to filter out inferior fiction, as popularity is an inadequate measure of quality.

During MegaCon, a celebration of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, animation, and anime held in Orlando, Florida, more than 30,000 people enjoyed three days of fan-based fun.

An independent short film festival, panel discussions, media guests, and exhibitor expo highlight the annual event.

During the annual three-day convention held this year on February 27-March 1 in Orlando, Florida, horror films grabbed some of the spotlight.

The fourth nominee available from Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention is a retelling of The Last Colony from a YA perspective.

Thinking about taking a workshop for writing science fiction or fantasy this year? Here are the top ones.

Serialized in Astounding in 1956, Heinlein was already overdue a Hugo on his way to becoming SFWA Grand Master, even though only only two such awards had been made.

Featuring Kenny Miller and Debi Storm, "Perfect Copy" portrays a woman who loses her mother, her identity, and her humanity during one frightening episode in her life.

Almost 200 years after being published, Jane Austen's novels still elicit discussion among fans. Six Californians meet to discuss her novels in this novel -now a movie.

For over fifty years with novels like Hothouse and HARM, and short stories including one filmed as AI, Aldiss has entertained, confounded and infuriated SF readers

British SF is said to be in the middle of a golden age. How true is this? Statistics on the proportion of 'Years Best' choices and award nominations may help answer this.

Fiction from Robert Reed, Marc Laidlaw, Daniel Abraham and Yoon Ha Lee, a classic Hugo-winning reprint from Robert Bloch, reviews from Charles de Lint and Michelle West

Wonder Festival is a Japanese gathering of kit and model collecting otaku with a long history and big-name attendees.

Nominees include Robert J. Sawyer, John Scalzi, Charles Stross, Stephen Baxter, Nancy Kress, Gene Wolfe, Ted Chiang, Greg Egan, and almost inevitably, Connie Willis.

Simak conflates time travel to the Jurassic era, Trolls, Goblins, Dinosaurs, Neanderthals, sabre-toothed cats and William Shakespeare's Ghost in a quietly anarchic way.

An extract from Beagle's 'El Regalo,' taken from Strahan's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, as an examplar of fluid dialogue, designed to draw the reader into the story.

Science fiction author PJ Haarsma talks about how authors can use online promotion and an interactive multimedia presentation to improve their book marketing.

Writer/director Andrew Stanton talks about environmentalism in WALL-E, and the creative atmosphere at Pixar.

Comics creators know fan culture well enough to spoof it. Comics conventions have been lampooned by Mad, Milk & Cheese, and even Mark Hamill's Comic Book: The Movie.

When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek in 1964, he could never have imagined what an impact his television show would have on our popular culture.

Podcast Picks: Started in May 2004 by Stephen Eley as a hobby, Escape Pod produces the best and most varied science fiction short stories in the podcast world.