The 2026 class of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows announced on September 29 is an interdisciplinary list of 20 individuals ranging from artists to scientists. While, in contra…

The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards winners were revealed in a ceremony during Baltimore Comic-Con on September 26. In addition, the Fan Favorites and Hero Initiative A…

(1) WHO FILM EVENT ON NOVEMBER 23. Ticket information here: “’The Satan Pit’ extended cut comes to cinemas for Doctor Who Day”. One-night-only movie-length screening marks 20 years of the Ten…

The winner of the 2026 Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction in English was announced September 21. The award, promoting imaginative SFF fiction in and about Pakistan, is named in honor of Dr. Abdus …

The winners of the Prix Boréal 2026 were announced September 21. They are the only awards in French-speaking Canada to be chosen directly by the reading public in the genres of science fiction and …

The six novels on the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist were revealed September 22. This year’s selection was chosen from 163 submissions written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between…

Seated: Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Bjo Trimble. Bjo Trimble joined several Trek cast members at Trekonderoga Weekend to christen the USS Galileo’s new home at the Star Trek Tour Set in Ticonder…

(1) A SECOND OPINION. Yesterday’s Scroll included the BBC’s “Invitation to Tender: Doctor Who”. Filers might also like to hear what David Tennant said about the matter on his Facebook page. Big new…

Jeffrey S. Jones shows us — The neighbor’s cat Mika or “Buddy” is sleeping on Clarkesworld issue 223. Photos of your felines (or whatever you’ve got!) resting on genre works…

By Francis Hamit:Using Violent Conflict in your Writing Monday, August 31, 2026 at 10:30Panelists: Cliff Winnig David Tucker, Ph.D. (moderator) Lincoln Peters Madeline James T R Napper In Person, N…

Which toys will make it into the National Toy Hall of Fame this November? Can Mouse Trap capture the final prize? Will Sorry! apologize for beating the competition? Can Bingo call its sho…

(1) STURGEON SYMPOSIUM INFO. Registration is open for the 2026 Sturgeon Symposium to be held October 15-16. The J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction is pleased to anno…

Works of genre interest led the field at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 15, claiming trophies in 8 of the 19 categories presented. Widow’s Bay won the Emmy for Outstandin…

By Francis Hamit: The exact title of this specific session was: “You Want to Put That Where? Intimacy in Speculative Fiction”, which imagines real problems for writers of the Fantastic.…

(1) TWO DECADES OF BACON CAT. John Scalzi celebrates “Bacon Cat 20 Year Anniversary + 28 Years of Whatever” at Whatever. Twenty years on it really is difficult to explain to anyone who was not ther…

By John Hertz:  I led Classics of Science Fiction discussions at LAcon V the 84th World Science Fiction Convention 27-31 Aug 26, as I have at cons, including Worldcons, for years.  We did…

The 2026 Worldcon committee published this statement today: “LAcon V Apology for Accessibility Issues”. LAcon V recognizes that there were failures in accessibility and communication surrounding ou…