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SFWA named in lawsuit

Markus — 2007-03-26T14:07:32+00:00

The SFWA, who provide services to writers and administer the Nebula awards have been sued:

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. ("SFWA") has learned that it, along with a number of others, has been named in a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey by Barbara Bauer and the Barbara Bauer Literary Agency ("plaintiffs").

With respect to SFWA, plaintiffs are asserting claims for defamation and interference with prospective business advantage for alleged statements made on the "Writer Beware" website. SFWA is a non-profit corporation providing assistance to the writers' community.

"Writer Beware," founded in 1998, assists the writers' community with balanced and responsible information on various literary issues. SFWA is investigating the claims, plans on vigorously defending its rights, and will respond through the litigation process.

Corpus Delicti is the appearance of Barbara Bauer on their Worst Agents list - somehow we feel that this lawsuit is not going to help their reputation, either...

Some Statistics

Markus — 2006-08-07T07:51:16+00:00

a message from the Bunny at FrozenReality

Fantasy writer Gemmell dies at 57

Markus — 2006-07-28T17:59:21+00:00

Fantasy novelist David Gemmell, best known for stories such as Legend and Waylander, has died at the age of 57.

See the BBC website for the full article.

Science Comics

Markus — 2006-07-05T13:04:27+00:00

Franklin writes "Get the latest collection of science comics related news,articles and resources here: http://www.comic-s.org

The site looks rather bare (yet) - let's hope for some more content in the future!

Internet Equivalent of Historical Book Burning

Markus — 2006-06-26T09:50:57+00:00

Warren writes Internet Equivalent of Historical Book Burning

International best selling author Philip Gardiner was recently under fire when his website was attacked by individuals claiming to be fundamental Christians.

Now, I'm no fan of Gardiner's writing, but this IS a worrying tendency, regardless of where it comes from!

New Hat Trick Website Launched

rwgray — 2005-09-22T11:44:45+00:00

rwgray writes "HAT TRICK TELEVISION LAUNCH BRAND NEW WEBSITE ON WEDNESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2005

As the new series of Have I Got News For You hits your television screens and the board game hits the stores, Hat Trick will launch its brand new website at www.hattrick.com

Find the latest news on Hat Trick’s popular and award-winning programming, classic clips, quotes and catch phrases, interviews with the stars, profiles, facts and anecdotes on all your favourite programmes, interactive quizzes and competitions, details on ticket availability and new and exciting products, many available exclusively through the on-line shop."

Yep, maybe some free shows... - rwgray

New research on faster than light space travel

alexmc6 — 2004-12-29T09:30:14+00:00

WH Clark writes "I thought you might be interested in my Ph.D dissertation ... called "The Conceptual Design of a Constellation Class Starship." Er, classic bed time reading.

Force Recon - the Dark Side of the Force

alexmc6 — 2003-09-03T09:25:26+00:00

Bill Clark writes "Force Recon explores all facets of the Dark Side of the Force ~ "Dark" in the sense of politically incorrect, as much as occultic. Anyone make sense of this? And what does it have to do with books?

A Quick Word with a Rock and Roll Late Starter

alexmc6 — 2003-01-23T16:50:10+00:00

Craig Smith writes "My book comes out next month, which I am very excited about. If you wanted to have a look at it, it's called A Quick Word with a Rock and Roll Late Starter, and it can be found on: http://crawfish.blogspot.com"

Tor in UK

sadmin — 2002-12-18T18:27:10+00:00

"Pan Macmillan are to be launching their version of Tor books in the UK. Tor is a well respected Science Fiction and Fantasy publisher in the US. Peter Lavery will head up the new imprint in the UK with Claire Round the new head of Marketing. See http://www.toruk.com for more info."