Fénix nº1

Apresentamos-vos a Fénix nº1. Desta feita organizada pelo Roberto Mendes, director convidado do projecto Fénix a quem agradecemos desde já o seu empenho em montar uma revista tão coesa. A fanzine número 1 conta com contos de Carlos Silva, João Ventura, Romeu de Melo e Valter Marques, uma entrevista a José Manuel Morais e um artigo de Álvaro de Sousa Holstein. A capa e a contra capa são da autoria de Hauke Vagt.

Mais uma vez tornou-se o projecto possível em papel, com 56 páginas e pode já ser encomendada por 2.50 euros (portes de envio grátis). Qualquer questão ou encomenda deverá ser enviado para  o seguinte email: ez.fenix@gmail.com

Finalistas para os prémios Hugo 2012

São conhecidos os finalistas para os prémios Hugo de 2012 sendo os vencedores anunciados na Chicon 7 a decorrer entre 30 de agosto e 3 de setembro em Chicago.

Best Novel
Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)
A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra)
Deadline by Mira Grant (Orbit)
Embassytown by China Miéville (Macmillan / Del Rey)
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Orbit)

Best Novella
Countdown by Mira Grant (Orbit)
“The Ice Owl” by Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2011)
“Kiss Me Twice” by Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s June 2011)
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s September/October 2011)
“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” by Ken Liu (Panverse 3)
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente (WSFA)

Best Novelette
“The Copenhagen Interpretation” by Paul Cornell (Asimov’s July 2011)
“Fields of Gold” by Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse Four)
“Ray of Light” by Brad R. Torgersen (Analog December 2011)
“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
“What We Found” by Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2011)

Best Short Story
“The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld April 2011)
“The Homecoming” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s April/May 2011)
“Movement” by Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s March 2011)
“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2011)
“Shadow War of the Night Dragons: Book One: The Dead City: Prologue” by John Scalzi (Tor.com)

Best Related Work
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)
Jar Jar Binks Must Die… and Other Observations about Science Fiction Movies by Daniel M. Kimmel (Fantastic Books)
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature by Jeff VanderMeer and S. J. Chambers (Abrams Image)
Wicked Girls by Seanan McGuire
Writing Excuses, Season 6 by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Jordan Sanderson

Best Graphic Story
Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)
Fables Vol 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (Vertigo)
Locke & Key Volume 4, Keys to the Kingdom written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication written and illustrated by Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton (The Tayler Corporation)
The Unwritten (Volume 4): Leviathan created by Mike Carey and Peter Gross. Written by Mike Carey, illustrated by Peter Gross (Vertigo)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Captain America: The First Avenger, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephan McFeely, directed by Joe Johnston (Marvel)
Game of Thrones (Season 1), created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss; written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George R. R. Martin; directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Tim van Patten, and Alan Taylor (HBO)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, screenplay by Steve Kloves; directed by David Yates (Warner Bros.)
Hugo, screenplay by John Logan; directed by Martin Scorsese (Paramount)
Source Code, screenplay by Ben Ripley; directed by Duncan Jones (Vendome Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
“The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who), written by Neil Gaiman; directed by Richard Clark (BBC Wales)
“The Drink Tank’s Hugo Acceptance Speech,” Christopher J Garcia and James Bacon (Renovation)
“The Girl Who Waited” (Doctor Who), written by Tom MacRae; directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Wales)
“A Good Man Goes to War” (Doctor Who), written by Steven Moffat; directed by Peter Hoar (BBC Wales)
“Remedial Chaos Theory” (Community), written by Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna; directed by Jeff Melman (NBC)

Best Semiprozine
Apex Magazine edited by Catherynne M. Valente, Lynne M. Thomas, and Jason Sizemore
Interzone edited by Andy Cox
Lightspeed edited by John Joseph Adams
Locus edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.
New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Kevin J. Maroney, Kris Dikeman, and Avram Grumer

Best Fanzine
Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
The Drink Tank edited by James Bacon and Christopher J Garcia
File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
Journey Planet edited by James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, et al.
SF Signal edited by John DeNardo

Best Fancast
The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe
Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters) and Andrew Finch (producer)
SF Signal Podcast, John DeNardo and JP Frantz, produced by Patrick Hester
SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente
StarShipSofa, Tony C. Smith

Best Professional Editor — Long Form
Lou Anders
Liz Gorinsky
Anne Lesley Groell
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Betsy Wollheim

Best Professional Editor — Short Form
John Joseph Adams
Neil Clarke
Stanley Schmidt
Jonathan Strahan
Sheila Williams

Best Professional Artist
Dan dos Santos
Bob Eggleton
Michael Komarck
Stephan Martiniere
John Picacio

Best Fan Artist
Brad W. Foster
Randall Munroe
Spring Schoenhuth
Maurine Starkey
Steve Stiles
Taral Wayne

Best Fan Writer
James Bacon
Claire Brialey
Christopher J Garcia
Jim C. Hines
Steven H Silver

Octavia Butler galardoada com o Prémio Solstice 2012

A SFWA anunciou os galardoados do prémio Solstice 2012. Além de John Clute, Octavia Butler (1947 - 2006) também mereceu a honra.

O prémio é atribuído até três pessoas, vivas ou falecidas, que tenham mantido consistentemente uma influência positiva e mutativa no género de ficção científica e fantasia.

Octavia Butler teve a sua obra premiada com Hugo e Nebula, dois dos mais prestigiantes prémios do género e foi a primeira escritora de ficção científica galardoada com a Bolsa MacArthur Foundation Genius.

A sua ficção ponderava temáticas sociológicas, políticas e religiosas, e explorava a identidade cultural, sexual e de género.

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Fantástico no Feminino

A Fénix, na pessoa do co-editor Ricardo Loureiro, procura colaborações sobre a temática feminina no fantástico.

Desde os estereótipos femininos na chamada fantasia épica, à quase ausência de escritoras femininas a laborarem no género da ficção científica, passando pelas "polémicas" como a fraca representação feminina nos prémios e nos painéis de convenções do género, estou interessado em todos os pontos de vista para um número especial da Fénix quase inteiramente dedicado a esta temática.

Além das submissões conto ter também artigos de escritores de reconhecido renome nacional e internacional que serão, em devido tempo, comissionados.

O prazo final para submeter ensaios, críticas, artigos ou contos termina em 1 de julho do corrente ano. Os textos devem vir de preferência num formato universal (doc, rtf, txt) sem nenhuma particularidade de formatação especial indicativa. Procuro manuscritos entre as 2000 e as 10000 palavras.

Embora não seja necessária nenhuma formatação especial recomendo a leitura deste link (caso tenha dificuldade com a língua, solicite uma tradução por email).

 O email para submissões é ez.fenix@gmail.com

Ilustração: Desenho de Mary Shelley por Richard Rothwell

Clarkesworld #66

Acabadinha de sair do prelo digital a Clarkesworld Magazine, no seu número 66 conta com o seguinte conteúdo:

Ficção

• “Sunlight Society” de Margaret Ronald
• “The Bells of Subsidence” de Michael John Grist
• “From Their Paws, We Shall Inherit” de Gary Kloster

Não-ficção

• The Romance of Ruins de E. C. Ambrose
• The Biker Chick Who Rides Her Own Bike: A Conversation with Nathan Long de Jeremy L. C. Jones
• Writing Is Magic: A Conversation with John R. Fultz de Jeremy L. C. Jones
• And Now for a Few Short Words from our Editor de Neil Clarke

Áudio

• “Sunlight Society” de Margaret Ronald, lido por Kate Baker

Ilustração da capa

• “Dead Space Girl” de Sergio Diaz

Visite aqui.