Great news! I’m the Artist Guest of Honor at Philcon 72, the Philadelphia Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy, November 21-23, 2008. Philcon’s the longest-running literary sf con in America, and I’m proud to be a part of it this year. I’ve never been to Philly before, so if anyone has recommendations (eats, shops, sights,…
I’ll be there Saturday, March 15. The con is billed as a “South Texas Gaming Fest” which is generally not the kind of con I attend. However, Gilder McCarroll was kind enough to invite me and since it’s in my hometown, why not? Should be good times. I’ll have a dealers table and some assorted…
…and to all of your fellow 2008 Inductees into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame — Ian & Betty Ballantine, Rod Serling, and William Gibson. If you think that’s Richard Powers the novelist, you’ve got the wrong Powers. I’m talking about Richard Powers, the seminal sf artist about whom John Clute said: “When we think…
Huge congrats, Mike! Thrilled to see you become the 25th individual honored by the Science Fiction Writers of America with the Damon Knight Memorial Grandmaster Award. Full details here. SFWA’s press release says that “the Grand Master represents SFWA’s highest accolade and recognizes excellence for a lifetime of contributions to the genres of science fiction…
Hear ye, hear ye — now available from the good folks at SHIMMER — their 2008 Art Issue. Most magazines commission art to complement a story, but for this special issue, art director Mary Robinette Kowal has instead flipped those roles. She selected art first, and SHIMMER then invited authors to write their stories based…
Wow…the Austin Books signing for ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS was a massive success, to say the least. Thanks to everyone who came out and patiently stood in line Saturday. It was a pleasure to be there with you. Mike Moorcock kicked it off with a reading from the novel THE STEALER OF SOULS, and…
World Fantasy Award-winning author Jeff Vandermeer is one of the featured columnists for Amazon.com’s blog Omnivoracious. His latest post there spotlights ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS and quizzes me about my illustration work for the book. Check it out. Also, check out RevolutionSF where the folks there are giving away free autographed copies of the…
Spotted on the shelves, shiny and new, at 3pm, Borders Books, Alamo Quarry, San Antonio, TX. According to Amazon.com, Michael Moorcock’s ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS wasn’t supposed to release until tomorrow. However this weekend, Moorcock’s Miscellany said the book was selling at Forbidden Planet, London (thanks, Guy) and Barnes & Noble in Virginia (thanks,…
One more glimpse of the new Elric drawings….and then next week ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS finally releases in bookstores across North America (and cyberspace). Also next week, I’ll have details on a cool gallery of new Elric drawings over at RevolutionSF. “Elric and the Horn of Fate” — interior illustration from Michael Moorcock’s forthcoming…
Was out in California the last few days, so I’m catching up, but something I wanted to mention: Irene Gallo has posted a Tor podcast featuring her, Lou Anders, Jacob Weisman, Tom Kidd and yours truly. It’s a panel discussion from the ’07 World Fantasy Con, on the subject of book covers. Check it out.