Articles related to "Science Fiction Fantasy"

Thursday Next is not your average detective. She doesn't solve cozy murder mysteries or look into the minds of deranged killers. Instead she solves crimes of literature.

Science fiction and fantasy is one of the hottest literary genres out there, and Christian authors are making inroads. James Somers is one.

Here's a list of events that may be of interest to F&SF readers and writers

Here's the list of nominees for 2006 Nebula awards for novel, novella, novelette, short, script, and the Andre Norton Award for YA.

Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of traditional romance that is becoming more and more popular. These series stand out with strong women and dangerous, yet caring, men.

Jennifer Pelland talks about blogs, writing and fanfic.

Want feedback on your writing? One of the best ways to get it is to show it to fellow writers in a writing group. Here's some pointers on creating your own.

Suzanne Collins takes a look at the future of North America and paints a picture of adventure, suspense, and courage in the form of her narrator, Katniss.

Looking for a quick sf fix? Here's ten marvelous sf or fantasy short stories available on-line.

Creating believeable worlds is something every writer aspires to. But how best to do it?

For science fiction, fantasy and horror writers, it's crucial to find a critique group that understands their genre. Several such workshops thrive online today.

French Surrealists found inspiration in games and play, creating the unexpected and often wonderful. These writing exercises are drawn from their practices.

Science fiction and fatasy author Michael Swanwick talks about writing flash fiction, Croatia, and what's coming next.

If your reader doesn't care what happens to your characters, then why should she continue past the first paragraph?

Writing good battle scenes isn't as difficult as it may at first seem. Just follow a few simple rules and your scenes will become much more interesting.

With the return of writer Bryan Fuller, Heroes has returned to its former glory

The writings of Ray Bradbury often transcend a simple sci-fi / fantasy classification.

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.

What industry blogs or magazines do you read to keep in touch with the shape of the fantasy and science fiction world?

The idea of liminality, or inhabiting two worlds, permeates mythology and modern literature, particularly in genre fiction.

Mary Robinette Kowal talks about Shimmer, the special pirate issue, puppetry, art, and writing.

I was lucky enough to take a workshop recently with Paul Park, author of the Princess of Roumania series, of which the third book, The White Tiger, has just been released

Several online writing schools offer classes specifically for science fiction and fantasy writers.

Cars, Flushed Away, Over the Hedge, Monster House, Happy Feet and A Scanner Darkly are all up for a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.

Attending one of the intensive science fiction and fantasy writers' workshops, or boot camps, may help you get your professional career off the ground.

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 and Fantasy authors should take advantage of tabletop gaming resources and methods.

Regardless of whether a book is science fiction, fantasy fiction, or literary fiction, agents and editors all say the same thing: Writers need a great hook.

Beginning speculative fiction writers have a number of options -- including books, online courses, critique groups, and workshops -- to help them get started.

The 6th book in the Artemis Fowl series. Artemis and Holly must travel through time, save an endangered lemur and bring back the cure for a deadly, magical disease.

Using motion-capture digital animation, "Beowulf" provides action, special effects, and monsters in a new way.

Humanoid robots, bug-like aliens, and soulless machines threaten to take over the world in December's collection of science fiction movies.

See if these first lines from books for kids make you want to keep reading.

Camelot, the roundtable, the sword and the stone, jousting knights, strong-willed maidens fair, and, of course, sorcery...

The University of Southern Maine and Seton Hill University now offer low-residency master's degrees in writing genre or popular fiction.

Here's a brief account of the weekend at Norweson in Seattle.

A new collection from Lethe press, Wilde Stories, named after Oscar Wilde, showcases last year's best short, queer speculative fiction as edited by writer Steve Berman.

My mother, a confirmed romance and mystery reader, has agreed to try some science fiction and fantasy. What's in the first batch I'm giving her?

Though he has never achieved the widespread fame he deserves, William Browning Spencer's bizarre and beautiful Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/Horror fiction is loved by many.

Gifts associated with the astrological sign of Aquarius revolve around science and technology, intellectual pursuits, and eccentric hobbies.

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.

If you're serious about writing science fiction, you need to read the professional markets, the trade journals, and science and technology magazines.

In one of Tim Burton's most sensitive films, Johnny Depp portrays the sweetly innocent creation of a lonely old inventor.

Whether the author's preference is historical, erotic, fantasy, inspirational or modern day tales of love, the romance writer will find his niche here.

Suite101 catches up with SF author Alan Dean Foster in six quick bursts.

The author answers three questions about revamps, genre fiction and fodder for the screen.

Online publishing is growing segment of the book publishing world, and Ellora's Cave is a one of the best-known.

As if high school isn't hard enough, try being a werewolf in love with a human. Werewolf Vivian must choose between her world and the love of a human.

The SFWA created the Nebula Award; its work has benefited writers; and its website is a mine of information on speculative-fiction for fans, with scores of reading lists