by Carma | Apr 7, 2017 | News
The SFRA is saddened to note the passing of past President Michael Levy. Mike was an important member of the Association, having served not only as President but as Vice President and organizer or co-organizer of several SFRA conferences. In 2007 he was awarded SFRA’s Thomas D. Clareson Award for service to the field of science fiction studies. He was a respected scholar, reviewer, and editor, and an important mentor to many in the field. We will miss his generous contributions and his unfailing kindness.
by Carma | Nov 9, 2016 | SFRA Review
Dear All,
SFRA Review 318 is now out, with a report by our Support a Scholar recipient Joy M. Hancock, who discusses her research project in her article, ‘Ice as Battlefield in 1920s German Science Fiction.’ Alongside this report, we have Feature 101 articles by Victor Grech on Dr. Bashir from Deep Space 9 and Mariano Martín Rodríguez on Gulliveriana post-Swift.
All this and our regular series of non-fiction, fiction, and media reviews. Enjoy!
by Carma | Aug 22, 2016 | SFRA Review
The new issue of the SFRA Review is now out!
This issue features the award remarks and speeches from the recent SFRA 2016 conference, along with the election statements for our candidates for positions on the SFRA Executive Committee.
In addition, we have a Feature Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi, a Feature 101, “Simulation Scenarios in the Star Trek Universe Reject Solipsism,” and our regular installment of fiction and non-fiction reviews.
Enjoy!
by Carma | Jul 1, 2016 | Awards
The Science Fiction Research Association (www.sfra.org) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s SFRA awards. The Pioneer Award, which recognizes the writer or writers of the best critical essay-length work of the year (2015), went to Scott Selisker for “‘Shutter-Stop Flash-Bulb Strange’: GMOs and the Aesthetics of Scale in Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl,” published in Science Fiction Studies (www.depauw.edu/sfs/). This year’s Pilgrim Award, honoring lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship, was presented to Mark Bould. Farah Mendlesohn received the Thomas D. Clareson Award, which recognizes outstanding service activities-promotion of SF teaching and study, editing, reviewing, editorial writing, publishing, organizing meetings, mentoring, and leadership in SF/fantasy organizations. The Mary Kay Bray Award, given for the best essay, interview, or extended review to appear in the SFRA Review in a given year, was awarded to Amy Ransom. Dagmar Van Engen was awarded the Student Paper Award, which recognizes the best student paper as presented at the previous year’s conference.
Awards were presented as part of the Science Fiction Research Association’s 2016 conference, hosted by the University of Liverpool. Award committees’ remarks and acceptance speeches will be published in an upcoming issue of SFRA Review.
by Carma | May 8, 2016 | Awards
The Executive Board of the Science Fiction Research Association invites travel grant proposals to attend and present at the annual conference of the Science Fiction Research Association. Maximum awards of $300 for regional and $500 for international travel may be given. Applicants must be current SFRA members; all current SFRA members are eligible to apply. Grant checks will be presented to awardees during the conference funded by the grant.
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