Archive for June, 2010

FF#235, June 2010, Nebula Awards Ceremony

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Nebula Awards LogoThe  June 2010 episode of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is now available for viewing online, in its entirety!  This month’s episode’s is a special presentation – highlights from the 2010 Nebula Awards Ceremony, held in Cocoa Beach, Florida on May 15, 2010.  The Nebula Awards are presented by SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and are among the most prestigious English language literary awards for science fiction.

We hope you enjoy this condensed version of the Nebula Awards Ceremony. For a complete list of the Nebula Award winners, click here.

To view the episode, select the Nebula Awards Video link below.  The file is 28 minutes long, and about 75MB in size.  Thanks for watching!

 
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First Clip from Balticon 44 – Laura Anne Gilman!

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Laura Anne Gilman

Fast Forward visited science fiction convention Balticon 44 over Memorial Day weekend, where we recorded short interviews with some folks.  We will be uploading more videos in the days to come.  Click on the link below for a clip from author and editor Laura Anne Gilman:

 
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More Fast Forward Soon – See the Space Shuttle!

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Atlantis lifting off from Cape CanaveralSorry about our unexpected hiatus – we had some scheduling issues and couldn’t get the May episode out in a timely fashion.  We will have a new episode of Fast Forward out soon, however, and it will include material from our recent visit to the Nebula Awards Weekend in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

In the meantime, to see our handicam footage of the space shuttle Atlantis launch, click on the link below.

 
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