McNews weighs in on politics in SF

They're agin it.

John C Wright has left SFWA

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The 2013 SF Count

Welcome to the fourth year of Strange Horizons' "SF count" of representation in reviewing. The idea behind the count is straightforward: for the last calendar year, for a range of SF review venues, to calculate the gender balance of books reviewed and of reviewers. The aim is to draw attention to imbalances in literary coverage.

Who are the upcoming Carrs and Merrils?

Which is to say, who are the young anthologists of note? Carr was 28 when he co-edited World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 while Merril was 27 when she edited Shot in the Dark?

The Outskirter's Secret by Rosemary Kirstein

The Outskirter's Secret: The Steerswoman Series, Volume Two
Rosemary Kirstein



Having survived the events of the first book, Rowan continues to follow up on the mystery of the gems, fragments of what she now knows to be a fallen Guidestar, one of the four mysterious objects in geostationary orbit above the surface of her world. Where the first book took her around the comparatively civilized Inner Lands, this time she decides to journey to the location where the main body of the Guidestar fell, a location on the far side of the Outskirts, the homeland of her barbarian companion Bel.

There will be spoilers ( Read more... )

Jagi Lamplighter's "My Would-Be-Resignation from SFWA"

I do not get to withdraw formally from SFWA because they did not realize I was a member…but I ran John’s membership for years (except for the voting. He did that.) And we both agreed to leave before John withdrew.