The winners of the 2012 Locus Awards have been announced (winners in red): Science Fiction Novel     Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)    Leviathan…

Next Friday, 15th June 2012, the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy will be taking place at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London.  These fantastic…

EDGE:LIT – Full author line-up confirmed From Alex Davis: Now that the traditional British summer has returned, it’s time to get back indoors and…

RIP Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) It is with great sadness that SFFWorld has heard of the death of SF legend Ray Bradbury, aged 91, on…

Information from Quercus Books: Dark Societies: An Evening with David Wingrove, Martine McDonagh, Julianna Baggott WATERSTONE’S PICCADILLY (London, UK) Thursday, 7 June 2012, 7:00PM …

Waterstones Guildford presents… An Evening with Ben Aaronovitch Friday 22nd June at 7pm Waterstones, 71-73 High St, Guildford, GU1 3DY Tickets are £4 each…

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society is proud to announce that T. C. McCarthy is the winner of the 2012 Compton Crook Award for his…

From Transworld Publishers:   David Gemmell, one of the world’s most acclaimed and widely read fantasy novelists, died almost six years ago.  At the…

  David Gemmell Award 2012 Short List Announced on Sunday 8th April at Eastercon, the Short list for the 2012 Awards (for books published…

EDGE-LIT BRINGS SCIENCE-FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR WRITING TO DERBY Details of the event as follows:   This July QUAD brings together a host of…

From Tor UK: Sunday 11th March would have been Douglas Adams’ 60th birthday. Pan Macmillan are delighted to announce that Adams once again proves…

MORE LEADING AUTHORS CONFIRMED FOR DISCOVER FESTIVAL   2012 sees the first Discover Festival taking place at Snibston Discovery Museum, Coalville.  The event runs…

ANGRY ROBOT ANNOUNCES YET MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEBUT NOVELISTS   During April last year, Angry Robot Books temporarily suspended its usual submission policy to…

AUDIENCES INVITED TO ‘DISCOVER’ LEICESTERSHIRE’S NEW SCIENCE-FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR EVENT 2012 sees the first Discover Festival taking place at Snibston Discovery Museum, Coalville.…

New Street Communications is pleased to announce the launch of our new Horror Fiction imprint, Dark Hall Press. In keeping with the rich and…

Justin Sweet Art Exhibition From Mark at Gallery Nucleus: We’re an art gallery in Alhambra CA and we’re having an art exhibition featuring acclaimed…

My name is Brian Poor, and I am independent author of an epic fantasy series called Megazaur.   The first novel is Megazaur: the…

GIVEAWAY: SFFWorld member Carlyle Clark has kindly offered two paperback and two e-versions (Kindle or PDF) of his co-authored YA Dystopian Urban Fantasy, The…

SALUTE THE FANDOM CHICON SWEEPSTAKES Phoenix Pick / Arc Manor will give one lucky recipient a full votingmembership to Chicon 7 (the 70th World…

GIVEAWAY: SFFWorld member Teresa Edgerton has kindly offered two copies of her latest book, Goblin Moon for members. When the Goblin Moon rises, strange…