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Forgotten Book: WEBB'S WEIRD WILD WESTForgotten Book: WEBB’S WEIRD WILD WEST

Webb's Weird Wild West – Don Webb

Webb’s Weird Wild West by Don Webb, © 2010, trade paperback, Wildside Press

This is the 33rd in my series of Forgotten Books

Ok, so this one is not so much “Forgotten” as “Unnoticed”. I have known Don Webb a long time, ever since his award winning [Read it all...]

2010 Chesley Awards Winners!2010 Chesley Awards Winners!

Details from several 2010 Chesley Award-winning works. (Top row, L to R:) Art by Matthew Stewart; art by Lucas Graciano. (Middle row, L to R:) Art by John Picacio; art by Raoul Vitale. (Bottom row, L to R:) Art by Justin Gerard; art by Vincent Villafranca.

The 2010 Chesley Awards winners were announced at the [Read it all...]

What we're reading: July 2010 What we’re reading: July 2010

Every newspaper, magazine and blog seems to be running a summer reading list right about now. So who needs another one? You do, friends. How many, we ask, are going to be as chock-full of geeky and creepy goodness as ours?

John Picacio

“Plus or Minus” by James Patrick Kelly

Just finished reading a short [Read it all...]

Double score for Damien BroderickDouble score for Damien Broderick

Broderick’s Dark Gray finally sighted over U.S. shores.

If you happen to see Aussie-turned-San Antonian DAMIEN BRODERICK, buy him a celebratory beer. Scratch that. Buy him two.

First, Damien’s story “This Wind Blowing, and This Tide,” is a finalist for a 2010 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, a juried award that recognizes the previous year’s outstanding [Read it all...]

Analog & Asimov's Awards WinnersAnalog & Asimov’s Awards Winners

San Antonio's John Picacio wins Best Cover Artist in the 2010 Asimov's Readers Awards. It's his second consecutive year as winner in the category. Pictured here is his September '09 cover art.

Congrats to the 2010 Nebula and Norton Awards winners! They were announced at the Nebula festivities in Cape Canaveral, Florida this weekend, [Read it all...]

Made in SA: Eugene FischerMade in SA: Eugene Fischer

Eugene Fischer enjoys San Antonio for its warm weather.

EUGENE FISCHER is a new name to many SF readers, but one they’re likely to become acquainted with quickly. A 2008 graduate of the highly regarded CLARION SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY WRITERS WORKSHOP, the San Antonio-based author has already sold a couple of stories to pro markets. One of [Read it all...]

SA's Broderick in ASIMOV'S Feb. 2010 IssueSA’s Broderick in ASIMOV’S Feb. 2010 Issue

San Antonio’s man of sf letters, Damien Broderick, keeps trucking with a short story called “Dead Air” in the February 2010 issue of ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION, now on sale. Other stories in this issue include the novella “The Ice Line” by Stephen Baxter; novelettes “Stone Wall Truth” by Caroline M. Yoachim; “The Woman Who Waited [Read it all...]

ASIMOV’S Sept. ’09 Issue On Sale Today

The Sept. '09 issue of ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION, available now. Cover art by John Picacio.

And Yours Truly handled the cover art honors for this one. As you can see, this issue’s loaded, featuring brand-new stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lisa Goldstein, Mike Resnick & Lezli Robyn, Brenda Cooper, Steve Rasnic Tem, and more, [Read it all...]

SA’s Broderick in August ASIMOV’S

ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION / August 2009

San Antonio resident and multi-Ditmar award-winning author Damien Broderick has a new story published in the August issue of ASIMOV’S, available now. “The Qualia Engine” is a full-length original novelette, and is featured along with new stories by Michael Blumlein, Derek Zumsteg, Robert Reed, Steven Popkes, Mary Robinette [Read it all...]

New Art: AWAY FROM HERE

Here’s my cover illustration for the September ’09 issue of ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION. The inspiration for this image is the issue’s lead story, Lisa Goldstein’s “Away From Here.” Full posting about the art over at On The Front.

AWAY FROM HERE by John Picacio

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