The Speculative Literature Foundation is launching a Convention Support Grant, to help conventions get back on their feet as pandemic measures ease. (Thanks to File 770.)
Hugh Howey is initiating a self-publishing contest similar in structure to Mark Lawrence’s Self-Publishing Blog-Off. Ten book bloggers will review up to 300 self-published SF novels. At the end of a year, a winner will be chosen from among the finalists.
Alexandra Petri knocks it out of the park for her Washington Post column, a post pandemic horror-satire (or is it?).
For Polygon, Charlie Jane Anders shares her opinion of creating non-human races, and world-building.
Polygon shares summer releases. The Mary Sue focuses on audiobooks. (Kat will be pleased!)
Meet, or meet again, five queens of the Gothic. (They’re not literal queens.)
More from Publishers Weekly on the US Book Show.
Will there ever be a John Stewart Green Lantern movie? This article doesn’t know either, but it’s still interesting.
Screenrant also shares a clip and some thoughts about the upcoming Black Widow movie.
Who knew that 17th century spycraft involved intricate knowledge of how to “refold” a letter after it had been read? A fascinating article on “letterlocking.”
Ars Technica labels Demeo the best virtual reality D&D clone game every created.
This feels like it captures the heart of Norse mythology/folklore.
Let's declare her the official saint by fiat.
How can cats not have an official Patron Saint? I call foul! This must be fixed at once.
"Renegade Nell" looks interesting! Reminds me a bit of both Queen of Swords and The Nevers.
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! Still not getting notifications despite being signed up, though.