Science Fiction World

Makers of the upcoming sci-fi feature film The Phoenix Project will appear at this weekend’s Wondercon convention in Anaheim, Calif. Director Tyler Pavey, producer Mike Mo, and producer and starring actor Orson Ossman will attend the three-day festival to talk with fans and discuss and promote the film.

STAR WARS AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION WEBSITE LAUNCHES PODCAST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 18, 2013 Star Wars Autograph Collection, (www.starwarsautographcollection.com), has taken the next step in helping people find autographs from the galaxy far, far away in the form of a new podcast beginning in April. "Starting a podcast was the next logical step in our mission to help collectors find the autographs they need for their collection, whether they are looking for their first signature, or they have thousands," said Star Wars Autograph Collection owner Frank Rich. "The support has been overwhelming and we are ready to go."

Many people know the work of Phillip K. Dick (“Blade Runner” “Total Recall”), but in recent years interest in his short stories have become increasingly popular. When director Shahab Zargari and his brother writer Shahram Zargari started searching for an intriguing story to base their new short film, sparks flew. What they found was a “lost” gem.  The Crystal Crypt was first published in the January 1952 edition of Planet Stories magazine. 

Announcing "Difficult Tales", an anthology webseries of short films of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. Created by filmmaker and sound artist Frank Difficult, the show will span psychedelic gothic horror, pop-art space action and Lovecraftian terrors. The project is currently being funded on Kickstarter.

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS), located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, is pleased to announce that the BSFS Amateur Writing Contest is now open to entries.

A first-time author raises funds on Kickstarter to self-publish her novel, Mechalarum.

The producers of the short film “GodMachine” have launched an IndieGoGo campaign February 14th to raise funds for their upcoming feature.

March 1st, 2013 - Waylines Magazine released the Web Edition of its second issue. The latest issue features three new short stories, three new short films, nine interviews and an editorial

So far the YA sci-fi novel Feedback has received five 5 star reviews, one 4 star, one 3.5 star, and one 3 star. Not bad for a novel still only available as an ebook, which the author D L Richardson admits can be difficult to sell. Her debut novel The Bird With The Broken Wing was released in print in October 2012 and the sales of the print book have blitzed ebook sales. Not surprising then that the author and her fans can’t wait for Feedback to be released by her publisher Etopia Press in print, which is due early 2013.

On March 30, 2013 the Texas Lottery will attempt to set a Guinness world record by having the most people in Star Trek costumes at one event! To kick-off the new Star Trek scratch-off game, we want you to join us and WILLIAM SHATNER at 10 a.m. at the Dallas Convention Center in your Star Trek costume! We need at least 1,041 attendees in costume to break the record. Share this email with fellow fans and follow the Texas Lottery on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

January 31st, 2013 - Waylines Magazine released the Digital Download edition of its inaugural issue. Featuring all the content from its Web Edition, the Digital Download includes two additional sections -- Screen Gems, a film review section, and Featured Film Maker,  interviews with up-and-coming film makers. Issue 1's featured film maker is Christopher Kezelos, whose film The Maker is currently screening in Waylines.

On February 23rd, at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will host Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Damien Walters Grintalis (Electric Velocipede), Rahul Kanakia (formerly of Strange Horizons), Leslie Connors (Apex Magazine) and moderator Sarah Pinsker (published in multiple magazines) for a round table discussion titled, "From Slush to Sale: Behind the Scenes at Science Fiction Magazines."

Award-winning publisher Archaia Entertainment is excited to announce the release of Space: 1999: Aftershock & Awe, a new original graphic novel hardcoverthat hits comic book shops on December 12, 2012 and will roll out in bookstores between December 15 and December 25, 2012. Space: 1999 is a fan-favorite, sci-fi television series from the 1970s, and this new book revitalizes the property for a modern audience, featuring a retelling of the original series pilot (Awe) and a brand-new story showing the aftereffects of the pilot’s events (Aftershock). The new edition is written by Andrew E. C. Gaska (Critical Millennium, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes), and illustrated by artists Gray Morrow (Heavy Metal), Miki (Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes), and David Hueso (Wanted: Weapons of Fate).

Local author T.D. Wilson has published the first book in “The Epherium Chronicles” titled “Embrace”. “The Epherium Chronicles” is set in the mid-22nd century, where Earth has stretched forth its hand and created small, but thriving colonies in its own solar system. When growing instability in Earth’s sun increases, huge new colony ships are sent to remote systems in the hope of establishing stable new homes for mankind. While the ships continued on their nearly 25-year journey, Earth barely survives a devastating invasion by an alien race.

Prime Books will launch a new digital imprint, Masque Books, in July 2013. Masque will publish all types of science fiction and fantasy, including sf/f romance.

Get in on the ground floor of a new community that lets you aid in the development of a science-fiction game. Broken Crown Games development studio is excited to announce the launch of their ‘Science Behind the Sci-Fi’ panel to kickoff their new science & gaming community.

Hunted to the edge of extinction by a vastly superior foe, Humans return as the most cunning, efficient, and lethal predators the universe has yet seen

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society, a 501(c)(3) located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, is proud to announce more writing workshops for 2013 run by professional writers. On Saturday, January 26th, Jonathan Maberry will teach, "From Raw to Cooked: Professional Story Development" to help writers take an initial idea and develop it into a compelling framework for a novel. On June 15th, Morgan Keyes will lecture on, "The Business of Writing," going in-depth on vital aspects of the industry such as traditional versus self-publishing, the necessity and value of agents, the synopsis, specific market concerns for genre writers, and so on. And on September 21, Dr. Catherine Asaro will teach, "Using Science in Science Fiction," for those writers who want to learn how to successfully integrate believable science into their fiction.

Baltimore City, Maryland – December 10, 2012

On Saturday, January 12th at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS), located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will have a free, public party to celebrate 50 years of promoting science, science fiction and fantasy throughout Maryland.

James Gunn's Ad Astra (http://adastra.ku.edu/) is now considering submissions for its Spring 2013 issue. The electronic publication features fiction, poetry and scholarly articles in the science fiction and fantasy genres.