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File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe it does. However, I remember in 1983 the Dodgers beat the Phillies in 11 out of 12 regular season games, then lost to them in the playoffs as the Phillies took 3 out of 4.

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 11h

Pixel Scroll 10/11/25 Curiously Enough, The Only Thing That Went Through The Mind Of The Scroll Of Pixelunias As It Filed Was Oh No, Not Again
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Pixel Scroll 10/11/25 Curiously Enough, The Only Thing That Went Through The Mind Of The Scroll Of Pixelunias As It Filed Was Oh No, Not Again

(1) HARVEY HALL OF FAME. Elfquest creators Wendy Pini and Richard Pini were among the six Harvey Awards Hall of Fame inductees for 2025 announced at last night’s ceremony. The Harvey Awards today r…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 13h

2025 Harvey Awards
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2025 Harvey Awards

The winners of 2025 Harvey Awards, honoring the life and work of comics creator Harvey Kurtzman, (1924-1993), cartoonist, writer, editor and founder of Mad Magazine, were revealed at a ceremony hel…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 13h

2025 Phoenix and Rebel Awards Presented at DeepSouthCon 63
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Pixel Scroll 10/10/25 You Are, Without Doubt, The Worst Pixel I’ve Ever Scrolled Of
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Pixel Scroll 10/10/25 You Are, Without Doubt, The Worst Pixel I’ve Ever Scrolled Of

(1) STOKERCON 2026 ADDS GOH. The Horror Writers Association has announced James Tynion IV is joining their slate of Guests of Honor for StokerCon 2026, taking place from June 4-7, 2026 in Pittsburg…

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2025 Geffen Awards
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2025 Geffen Awards

The winners of the 2025 Geffen Awards, were announced on October 9 during the closing ceremony at Icon Festival, the 29th Annual Israeli Festival for science fiction, fantasy and role playing games…

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Pixel Scroll 10/9/25 Last Supermassive Black Hole For 27 Parsecs
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Pixel Scroll 10/9/25 Last Supermassive Black Hole For 27 Parsecs

(1) CANADA’S ON SPEC MAGAZINE TO FOLD. On Spec told readers today that the magazine will end publication after “Thirty-Five Years”. Managing editor Diane Walton had previously announced that she wi…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 2d

László Krasznahorkai Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
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László Krasznahorkai Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. A di…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 2d

Macarthur Foundation 2025 Genius Grants
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Macarthur Foundation 2025 Genius Grants

The 2025 class of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows announced on October 8 includes creators who have done work of genre interest, as well as multiple scientists. The interdisci…

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Pixel Scroll 10/8/25 For All Pixelkind, We Claim This Scroll
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Pixel Scroll 10/8/25 For All Pixelkind, We Claim This Scroll

(1) MUNSTERS CARICATURES UP FOR BID. Heritage Auctions is running “The Art of Anime and Everything Cool – Volume VII Signature® Auction #7403” from October 17 – 21. Here’s one of the rare pop…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 3d

Cats Sleep on SFF: Lessons in Magic and Disaster
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Cats Sleep on SFF: Lessons in Magic and Disaster

Marcus Aurelius Sassafras Vespasian IV, aka Dr. Sassy, yawns while glancing at Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders, asking “Is THIS what you were working on all those times you wer…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 3d

Macavity Awards 2025 Winners
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Macavity Awards 2025 Winners

Sample of award trophy Mystery Readers International announced the winners of the 2025 Macavity Awards on October 7. The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot (Old P…

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Pixel Scroll 10/7/25 Caution: I Brake For Gravity Wells
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File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Pixel Scroll 10/6/25 The Scrolls Are A-File With A Round Of Pixels
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Pixel Scroll 10/6/25 The Scrolls Are A-File With A Round Of Pixels

(1) DAVE MCCARTY DOES NOT APPEAR FOR HUGO AWARD CIVIL HEARING. [Item by Chris M. Barkley.] Dave McCarty did not show up for a trial status hearing on Zoom for the 2023 Hugo Award civil case this mo…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Suit Against Gaiman on Jurisdictional Grounds
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Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Suit Against Gaiman on Jurisdictional Grounds

A Wisconsin federal has judge dismissed a former nanny’s claims of repeated and brutal rape against author Neil Gaiman, citing jurisdictional issues. Scarlett Pavlovich, who worked as Neil Gaiman’s…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Sunburst Award 2025

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Ditmar Awards 2025
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Ditmar Awards 2025

The Ditmar Awards were announced in Canberra on October 5 at Conflux 19, the Australian National SF Convention. Best Novel The Underhistory by Kaaron Warren Best Novella or Novelette ‘Ghost o…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Australasian Shadows Awards 2025 Winners
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Australasian Shadows Awards 2025 Winners

The Australasian Horror Writers Association announced the winners of the Australasian Shadows Awards on October 5. The juried award is given in eight categories for the finest in horror and dark fi…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Michael Swanwick: home grown tomatoes
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home grown tomatoes

Let’s celebrate The Universe Box‘s February 3rd release by Tachyon Press! I have opened the universe box that is my life, and will be sharing a piece of it every Monday. By Michael Swanwi…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 5d

Golden Joystick Awards 2025 Shortlist
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Golden Joystick Awards 2025 Shortlist

The Golden Joystick Awards 2025 voting is live at GamesRadar+. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the field with six nominations, including Best Storytelling, Soundtrack, and Lead and Supportin…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 6d

Pixel Scroll 10/5/25 Many Are Scrolled But Few Are Pixeled
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Pixel Scroll 10/5/25 Many Are Scrolled But Few Are Pixeled

(1) TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT REMOVES YOLEN BOOK. “Texas school district yanks Holocaust book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ over ‘DEI content’” reports The Times of Israel. A school district in central Texa…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 6d

2025 Lambda Literary Awards
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2025 Lambda Literary Awards

The winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards were announced on October 4. The “Lammys” garner national visibility for LGBTQ books. The winner of the sff category is listed below, as is one o…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 6d

2025 Frank R. Paul Award Nominees
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2025 Frank R. Paul Award Nominees

The judges for the Frank R. Paul Awards today announced the 2025 nominees and honorable mentions for Best Magazine Cover Art and Best Book Cover Art. The awards will be presented this year at Philc…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 7d

Pixel Scroll 10/4/25 Faraway Pixels With Strange-Sounding Scrolls
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Pixel Scroll 10/4/25 Faraway Pixels With Strange-Sounding Scrolls

(1) BRITISH LIBRARY FAIRY TALES EXHIBIT OPENS IN 2026. [Item by Steven French.] Advanced notice of an interactive family-oriented exhibition coming to the British Library in London next March: “Fai…

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 7d

Wonderland Book Awards 2025 Finalists
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Wonderland Book Awards 2025 Finalists

The Wonderland Book Awards are a recognition presented annually at BizarroCon for superior achievement in bizarro fiction writing. Preliminary voting on 2025 the awards, for books published in 2024…