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Exciting News From Gollancz
Gollancz Team: Jen - May 16th, 2013
News
Gollancz is pleased to announce a significant structural reorganisation within the editorial team. Simon Spanton is promoted to Associate Publisher, with particular responsibility for innovative acquisitions and Gollancz’s social media and community engagement, as well as continuing to publish his award-winning list to its full potential.
Gillian Redfearn is promoted to Deputy Publishing Director focusing on strategy, critical path delivery and the publishing programme. She will be looking to take Gollancz – already the number one for Science Fiction and Fantasy in … More
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Happy Birthday, Stephen Donaldson
Gollancz Team: Darren - May 13th, 2013
Fantasy, News
Thanks to the all-seeing eye of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and its indispensable On This Day function, we see that today is Stephen R. Donaldson‘s birthday.
As I’m sure we all know, Stephen Donaldson burst onto the scene in 1977 with his extraordinary debut trilogy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. It was an astonishingly assured and – let’s not deny it – bleak trilogy, that seemed intent … More
Tags: Fantasy, Happy Birthday, SF Gateway, Stephen Donaldson, The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
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Titanic 101: The Ghost from the Grand Banks
Gollancz Team: Darren - April 15th, 2013
News, Other, Science Fiction, Seasonal Posts, SF Gateway
It was 101 years ago today that the one of the greatest – certainly the most famous – of all maritime disasters occurred: the sinking of the RMS Titanic. With a hull containing sixteen separate airtight compartments, causing some to refer to it as ‘unsinkable’, the Titanic struck an iceberg south of Newfoundland and sank, five days into its maiden voyage, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives.
The Titanic has fascinated explorers, historians and writers … More
Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Science Fiction, SF Gateway, The Ghosts from the Grand Banks, Titanic
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Award Season
Gollancz Team: Marcus - April 2nd, 2013
Adam Roberts, Events, News, Saladin Ahmed, SF Gateway
While you were off enjoying a long break, most of the Gollancz team were at Eastercon, the UK’s largest SF convention. It was a busy weekend, but the highlights were the award ceremonies.
We’re delighted to announce that JACK GLASS by Adam Roberts won the BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) award for best novel, and the cover (by Black Sheep and our marvellous Art department) won best Artwork. These are among the most prestigious awards in the UK SF … More
Tags: Adam Roberts, Black Heart, Brandon Sanderson, EasterCon, Holly Black, Hugo awards, Jack Glass, Joe Hill, John Scalzi, Nebula Awards, Redshirts, Saladin Ahmed, The Emperor's Soul, Throne of the Crescent Moon
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In Memory of Paul Williams
Gollancz Team: Malcolm - March 28th, 2013
News, Philip K. Dick
Paul Williams died yesterday, aged 64. I don’t expect this means anything to most people who visit this blog, but you should honour his memory for various reasons.
In the wider realm of popular culture, you should honour him as the founding father of rock journalism. The magazine he founded as a 17-year-old college student in 1966, Crawdaddy!, was the first publication to focus on serious writing about the then-new music. It launched the career of writers such as Jon Landau … More
Tags: Paul Williams, Philip K. Dick, Theodore Sturgeon
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