Catherynne Valente, Capclave 2011 Guest of Honor, has a new book coming out The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In a Ship Of Her Own Making from Feiwel & Friends this May. There will be a hardcover and a Kindle edition. Written by Catherynne Valente, they story has illustrations by Ana Juan. The illustrations can be seen in the book trailer.
Note: Book trailer by David Taylor.
Catheryne Valente, Capclave 2011 Guest of Honor, has been elected to Eastern Regional Director of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America).
Bud Sparhawk, frequent guest at Capclave, has been elected Treasurer of SFWA.
John Scalzi will continue as SFWA’s President.
For the full slate of officers recently elected, check out the news item on SF Site.
Capclave will have a fan table at Balticon this weekend. If you haven’t done so yet, this will be a good time to buy a membership before the rate goes up. So stop by the table, see what the dodo mascots are wearing, buy a membership and pre-order your WSFA Press books by GOHs Carrie Vaughn and Catherynne Valente.
Congratulations to Capclave GOH Catherynne Valente on her short story “Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time” being a Locus Award finalist.
SF Signal has an article Mind Meld: Lessons Learned from Master WorldBuilders. Included in the worldbuilders is Carrie Vaughn (Capclave 2011’s GoH) and Jeff VanderMeer (Capclave 2010’s GoH).
Carrie Vaugn has an article on Tor/Forge called Before the Golden Age where she talks about writing After the Golden Age
Catherine Valente was interview on pressdemocrat about her newest book, The Girl Who Circumnavigated the World in a Ship of her own Making.
In Fantasy Magazine there is an Author Spotlight on Carrie Vaughn by Jennifer Konieczny.
Carrie Vaughn talks about the background of her story for Fantasy Magazine, “A Hunter’s Ode To His Bait.”
Capclave congratulates GOH Carrie Vaughn on her short story “Amaryllis” being a finalist for the Best Short Story Hugo!
Congratulations to frequent Capclave program participants Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace on Clarkesworld Magazine’s Hugo nomination for Best Semiprozine.
Congratulations to last year’s Capclave GOH Connie Willis on Blackout/All Clear being nominated for the Best Novel Hugo.
Congratulations to last year’s Capclave GOH Ann Vandermeer on Weird Tales being a finalist for the Best Semiprozine Hugo.
