KaetrinBeyond the Book / Conventions / EssaysAdelaide / Romance Writers of Australia / RuBY Awards10 Comments

I attended the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Adelaide, South Australia (my home town) over the weekend. While I only attended on Saturday and Sunday, the conference officially opened on Friday with a full day workshop for authors presented by screenwriter Michael Hauge. This year marked the 25th anniversary ... more >

August 27, 2015

Thursday News: Hugo Awards online, Barnes & Noble v. homeless readers(?), Romance Writers of Australia conference, and suing illegal downloaders

JanetPublishing NewsBarnes & Noble / class / Hugo Awards / literacy / piracy / poverty / reading / Romance Writers of Australia / SFF / writer's conferences14 Comments

2015 Hugo Awards Ceremony – Missed the Hugo Awards ceremony? You can catch it (in four parts) on Livestream. I hear that Laura Mixon’s acceptance speech for Best Fan Writer was particularly moving. –Livestream Viewpoint: Changes at Barnes & Noble may indicate a privilege problem – Nick Norton of Wayne State ... more >