In which we do a quick (ha) awards round up and squee about the Swancon that was.

News

We wanted you to read this review and be appalled http://www3.chizine.com/engines_of_desire.htm An issue to be addressed that we want more women reviewed … but not like that. (but then they edited the review out from under us, so you can be appalled by that instead)

Hugo nominees -http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/04/2011-hugo-and-campbell-awards-nominees/

Ditmar winners - http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2011/04/27/ditmars-and-ducks/

Wanted to draw attention to when Tansy won the Atheling and Grant Stone as MC said she was the first woman (invisibility of women)

1979 - Susan Wood, "Women and Science Fiction", Algol 33, 1978 2007 - Justine Larbalestier for Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century 2009 - Kim Wilkins, for “Popular genres and the Australian literary community: the case of fantasy fiction” 2010 - Helen Merrick for The Secret Feminist Cabal: a cultural history of science fiction feminisms (Aqueduct Press)

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In which we talk convention gossip, awards, go through piles and piles of reading for Tansy and Alex, while Alisa patiently explains her position on ebooks.

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Recorded Live from Swancon! http://2011.swancon.com.au/about/

News

Shirley Jackson nominees http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_2010_nominees.php

PK Dick http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/04/2010pkd/

BSFA http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/23/bsfa-winners-2/

SF Hall of Fame http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/04/2011-sf-hall-of-fame-inductees/

What Culture Have we Consumed?

Alex: Kraken, China Mieville (http://randomalex.net/2011/03/29/wave-your-tentacles-in-the-air/); Doomsday Book, Connie Willis (http://randomalex.net/2011/04/02/doomsday-book-the-sf-and-the-medieval/); Contact (the movie), Mappa Mundi, Justina Robson; Brasyl, Ian McDonald (http://randomalex.net/2011/04/15/this-time-its-brasyl/) ; Nightsiders, Sue Isle (http://aussiespecficinfocus.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/nightsiders/)

Tansy: The Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare, The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke, Fun Home & Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel, [http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/clockwork-rocks-and-a-tragicomic/] Tales of the Tower: the Wilful Eye edited by Isobelle Carmody & Nan McNab, especially “Catastrophic Disruption of the Head” by Margo Lanagan, Nightsiders (twelve planets 1) by Sue Isle.

Pet Subject: Indie Press: Alisa talks Ebooks!

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In which we rant about feminist issues and gender disparity (are you shocked?), Alisa proclaims the death of bookstores and publishing, we look at branding and internet dramah, plus a million zillion award shortlists, TANSY BEING A TIPTREE JUDGE, a Swancon preview, and... um.  It’s a bit long. But full of crunchy Galactic Suburbian goodness.

News

Diana Wynne Jones passed away http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/diana-wynne-jones-tributes-and-memories/

Shaun Tan wins the Astrid Lindgren Award http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/mar/29/shaun-tan-astrid-lindgren-prize?CMP=twt_gu http://www.shauntan.net/news1.html

Carol Emshwiller’s 90th birthday celebrations http://carolemshwillerproject.blogspot.com/

25 A&R franchises in Australia go indie http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2011/04/19359/

Strange Horizons - dealing with the low numbers of female reviewers http://www.strangehorizons.com/blog/2011/03/a_few_good_women_a_call_for_re.shtml

The Age on the poor numbers of women’s work being reviewed (in the literary “mainstream”) http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/womens-writing--fights-for-attention-20110401-1cpjg.html and coverage of a panel on the gender disparity, again in literary mainstream http://blogs.radionational.net.au/bookshow/?p=1275

Prometheus Awards nominees, from the Libertarian Futurist Society: http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?p=4065

Running Press, Tricia Telep and Jessica Verday http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/2011/04/essay-clarifying-issue-of-wicked-pretty.html http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/791 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20110404/46703-the-misinformation-age-what-happens-when-a-headline-goes-viral.html

TANSY BECOMES A TIPTREE JUDGE!! http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/tiptree/

Aurealis Awards: www.aurealisawards.com/finalists2010.pdf Ditmars: http://2011.swancon.com.au/2011/03/natcon-fifty-ditmar-awards/ Tin Ducks: http://2011.swancon.com.au/tin-duck-awards/ Chronos Awards: http://arcadiagt5.livejournal.com/362522.html

Livejournal not so live this week - AK has existential crisis about blogging & identity.

Feedback Aishwarya, Kaia, Adam

Competition winners!

Swancon Preview Maybe each of us could pick some things off the program we’re excited about? http://2011.swancon.com.au/swancon-thirty-six-natcon-fifty-full-program/

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