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The Fannish LIfe: Got Filk?

With filk, what goes around, comes around

The intention for this column was that it would be about filk. It still will be, but I’m taking a little detour before getting to my destination. Everyone who writes occasionally hits a wall even though he or she has a good idea with which to work. This happened to me with my “Got Filk” to ...

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The Fannish Life: A Down And Dirty Convention Primer, Part 1

Before you decide you want to be a convention maven, read on

Conventions have become a staple of science-fiction fandom. When Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury attended the first WorldCon, there were 200 attendees. Fandom has grown by giant leaps and bounds and now includes genres the original sciencefictionists could only imag ...

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'Doctor Who' Wins Fourth Hugo Award

'Moon' beat out high-budget contenders for the Long Form category

"Doctor Who" took home its fourth Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form, but it's not quite a win for new showrunner Steven Moffat just yet. The BBC series picked up the award for "The Water of Mars," written by Russell T. Davies and Phil Ford, and directed by Graeme Harper. "Doc ...

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