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Back from Eastercon with big news!

Gollancz Team: - April 10th, 2012
Elspeth Cooper, Events, Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, Kristen Britain, News, Prize Winners, Science Fiction, SF Gateway

Gollancz is fresh back from a very successful Eastercon, and with an astounding haul of Award wins, and Award nominations!

 

The British Science Fiction Awards

 

Yesterday our very own Christopher Priest won the BSFA award for Best Science Fiction Novel, for his wonderful novel The Islanders.

 

 

 

We were also thrilled to see the SF Encyclopedia recognised as the Best Non-Fiction project of the year. Darren Nashand Malcolm Edwards have worked hand-in-hand with the Encyclopedia, during the creation of our SF Gateway … More

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Easter is here, and that means only one thing . . .

Gollancz Team: - April 5th, 2012
Dark Fantasy, Elspeth Cooper, Events, Fantasy, Gavin G. Smith, Jaine Fenn, James Barclay, Joe Abercrombie, Justina Robson, Michael J. Ward, Paul McAuley, Robert V.S. Redick, Sarah Pinborough, Science Fiction, Social Networking, Suzanne McLeod

Eastercon! The Gollancz Gang is going to be hanging out, attending panels, in the bar, running a book stand and more at the Edwardian Raddison, Heathrow, throughout Easter . . . so here’s our quick guide to all the Eastercon action:

 

Friday 6th April 2012

 

14.00               Pushing the Boundaries of Genre

What are the boundaries of genre? Where does one begin and another end? Does definition limit imagination, or give it something to feed on. Come along, for all this and more … More

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Right to review . . . ?

Gollancz Team: - March 30th, 2012
Editorial Posts, Fantasy, News, Science Fiction

I’ve been meaning to write this blog for a little while, initially after this internet kerfuffle involving Strange Horizons, and now reminded by this one between Christopher Priest and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

I don’t mean to downplay how hurtful either incident – or the many similar ones which happen regularly on the internet – has been for the people involved because, for them, it is clearly not a light matter. But … More

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Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

Gollancz Team: - March 26th, 2012
Science Fiction

It’s that time of year again! The Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist has been announced and, love it or hate it, the magic of the shortlist is always the debate it sparks. So are your favourites of the year on it? . . . and who do you tip to be the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner?

Huge congratulations to all six of the shortlisted authors:
Greg Bear, Hull Zero Three (Gollancz)
Drew Magary, The End … More

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eBook Collections

Gollancz Team: - March 15th, 2012
Alastair Reynolds, Charlaine Harris, Dark Fantasy, ebooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Before Christmas we tried a little experiment. Lots of people get eBook readers for Christmas, we thought, and lots of people like our books. What can we do to provide our readers with a bit of a saving, and give them the chance to splurge out their Christmas money on some wonderful titles? So we came up with the idea to produce some eBook ‘Boxsets’. Yes, OK, some other publishers may have had this idea in the past as well. … More

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