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Marianne G Petrino, Anime Reviewer, Fast Forward
Archive for February, 2009
Maid Cafe at Katsucon
Monday, February 16th, 2009Entry Deadline for Small Press Award is March 1, 2009!
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009The 3rd Annual WSFA Small Press Award is accepting submissions until March 1, 2009. The contest is sponsored by the Washington Science Fiction Association. This award is open to “imaginative literature” stories – science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.
To be considered, stories need to be 17,500 words or less, and must have been published by a small press during the 2008 calendar year.
For a complete list of rules and entry requirements, as well as information about the award and past award winners, visit
www.wsfasmallpressaward.org
FF #220, February 2009, David J. Williams interview
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Author David J. Williams
The interview from the February 2009 episode of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is now available for online viewing. This month show host Tom Schaad interviews author David J. Williams. Mr Williams talks about his novel, The Mirrored Heavens, which is the first volume in his Autumn Rain trilogy.
The complete cable TV episode also features:
Colleen Cahill’s review of Alembical, an anthology of four novellas edited by Lawrence M. Schoen and Arthur Dorrance.
Marianne Petrino’s review of the Japanese anime series, Ouran High School Host Club
To view or listen to the David J. Williams interview, choose a link below. The video version is a Quicktime file. The audio versions are both mp3 files – the “low” version is at a lower data rate for slower (dial-up) connections.
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