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WisCon 2026 Returns Online, Celebrating Feminist SFFiction, Community, and Imagination

WisCon, the longest-running feminist science fiction and fantasy convention, returns in 2026 as a fully online event, taking place May 21–25. Known for its commitment to inclusivit...

Science Fiction News!

The next World Science Fiction Convention - LAConV - will be held in Anaheim near Los Angeles August 27-31 2026. Among the featured events will be a live performance of my science-...

LAcon V Announces 2026 Hugo Awards Finalists

LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, the most prestigious honors for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, on...

NORNCON 2026: Convention Report (1 of 2)

The Inaugural Norncon 8-9th May 2026 Following on from the success of the 2025 Reconnect Eastercon hosted at the Hilton hotel in Belfast, a new star in the speculative fiction firm...

Awesome Con 2026

The big news from Awesome Con 2026 in Washington, D.C. was dropped at the panel for Firefly. In the 2000s and 2010s it was commonplace for big announcements to be made at comic boo...

Awesome Con 2026

The big news from Awesome Con 2026 in Washington, D.C. was dropped at the panel for Firefly. In the 2000s and 2010s it was commonplace for big announcements to be made at comic boo...

Awesome Con 2026, Washington DC, US, March 13, 2026

The big news from Awesome Con 2026 in Washington, D.C. was dropped at the panel for Firefly. In the 2000s and 2010s it was commonplace for big announcements to be made at comic boo...

NORNCON 2026: Convention Report (2 of 2)

The Inaugural Norncon 8-9th May 2026 Following on from the success of the 2025 Reconnect Eastercon hosted at the Hilton hotel in Belfast, a new star in the speculative fiction firm...

BookCon 2026: Deep in the madding crowd

LAcon V Opens 2026 Hugo Voting

LAcon V announced today that online voting for the 2026 Hugo Awards has opened. Members of the 2026 Worldcon are eligible to choose the winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding A...

Pixel Scroll 4/6/26 I Gave My Love A Pixel, Without A Scroll

(1) NEBULA CONFERENCE PROGRAM POSTED. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has launched its preliminary program for its 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference,...

2026 Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival

By lance oszko: The Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival  on May 24 features 18 International Genre Short Films from Canada, China, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Pol...

LAcon V Issues WSFS Business Deadline Reminder

Linda Deneroff, LAcon V WSFS Division Head, today reminded fans that the first WSFS Virtual Business Meeting will be held Friday, July 17. Therefore, all new business must be submi...

2026 TAFF Winner

Katrina Kat Templeton has won the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) to travel from Europe to North America to attend MetropolCon, the 2026 Eurocon, defeating Lisa Hertel. There were 7...

Clarion West Has Found A Home for the Six-Week Workshop

The Clarion West Writers Workshop (CW) and Common AREA Maintenance (CAM) have announced a collaborative partnership to advance development and long-term usage of the El Rey Buildin...

Pixel Scroll 4/14/26 Weyr-wolves Of Ruatha

(1) 2026 HUGO FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULED. LAcon V today told readers to “Tune in right here on April 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time to find out who the finalists are for the 2026...

Pixel Scroll 4/17/26 Nobody Pixels Me, Everybody Scrolls Me, I’m Gonna Eat Sandworms

(1) STURGEON SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS. The J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction will hold the 5th Annual Sturgeon Symposium from Oct...

Dern’s Boskone 63/2026 Report’n’Pix: Dern Eats And Schmoozes, Shoots Pix And Does Magic Tricks, And Leaves (And Very Bel...

By Daniel Dern: Boskone 63 – “the longest-running science fiction & fantasy convention in New England” — was held Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 16, 2026 at the W...

Hugo Finalist Announcement Coming on 4/21

LAcon V today told readers to “Tune in right here on April 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time to find out who the finalists are for the 2026 Hugo Awards for Science Fiction.” If “right her...

TAFF Announces 2026 Winner

The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) has officially announced that Katrina “Kat” Templeton is the 2026 TAFF delegate. Kat will travel to MetropolCon, the 2026 Eurocon, in Berlin, Ger...

WWWednesday: April 29, 2026

The Hugo candidates have been selected. At Reactor, Lish McBride comments on books everyone told her to read (so she put it off) that she finally got around to reading… and really...

Pixel Scroll 5/2/26 What Can You Do With A Pixel-Covered Fanhole Cover?

(1) CHINESE INTERFERENCE LEADS TO LAST-MINUTE CON CANCELLATION. Tammy Coxen asks, “Conrunners, can you imagine having to post this on your website 6 days out from your con?” “A sta...

When a con stinks: Fandom Con

Pixel Scroll 5/21/26 When I Lay Me Down To File, Goin’ Up To The Pixel In The Scroll

(1) WSFS BUSINESS DEADLINES. People submitting business to the LAcon V Virtual Business meeting have a June 17 deadline. Linda Deneroff, LAcon V WSFS Division Head, today reminded...