#ArtOfTheDay: 'Wonder Woman' by Jeff Dekal

'Wonder Woman' by Jeff Dekal.

Variant cover art for 'Wonder Woman' issue #758, published May 2020 by DC Comics.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Pluggin In' Solo Art Exhibition from Julie Filipenko

Haven Gallery presents 'Pluggin In', a solo art exhibition from Julie Filipenko, the first in a two part mini-show featuring a collection of new artwork. The second part will be on view in April 2020.

The opening reception is Saturday February 22 from 6-8pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768.

The exhibition is on view until March 22 2020.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Dear Diary' Exclusive Art Exhibition from Kukula

Haven Gallery presents 'Dear Diary', an exclusive art exhibition from Kukula, showcasing a collection of twenty drawings on paper dating from 2013-2019, collected straight from Kukula’s personal sketchbook. The work represents a symphony of ideas that lead to the production of some of the artist's most iconic paintings.

The opening reception is Saturday February 22 from 6-8pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768.

The exhibition is on view until March 22 2020.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . JS Rossbach

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of JS Rossbach.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Red Sonja & Claw' by Jim Lee & Gabriele Dell’Otto

 'Red Sonja & Claw' by Jim Lee & Gabriele Dell’Otto.

Cover art for  'Red Sonja & Claw The Unconquered: The Devil's Hands' issue #2, co-published April 2006 by Wildstorm / DC Comics & Dynamite Comics

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' prints through Dark Ink Art

New officially licensed 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' prints available through Dark Ink Art.

• 'The Mandalorian And Child' by Darren Tan. 17" x 22" lithograph prints in numbered limited editions of 295 for $50.

• 'The Bounty Hunter' by Brent Woodside. 18" x 22" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for $50.

• 'Mandalorian Pride' by Brent Woodside. 12" x 36" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for $50.

• 'Best In The Parsec' by Brent Woodside. 36" x 12" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 295 for $50.

• 'Highest Bounty' by Adam Schickling. 20" x 14½" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 395 for $50.

• 'Precious Bounty' by Danny Haas. 16" x 24" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for $50.

• 'First Sight' by Karen Hallion. 16" x 24" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for $50.

On sale now from the Dark Ink Art website.

'The Mandalorian And Child' by Darren Tan

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' prints through Zavvi

New officially licensed 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' prints through Zavvi.

• 'Highest Bounty' by Adam Schickling. 20" x 14½" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 395 for £49.99 - Go here to buy.

• 'Precious Bounty' by Danny Haas. 16" x 24" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for £49.99 - Go here to buy.

• 'First Sight' by Karen Hallion. 16" x 24" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for £49.99 - Go here to buy.

• 'Best In The Parsec' by Brent Woodside. 36" x 12" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 295 for £49.99 - Go here to buy.

Use code GEEKYNERF for free delivery (Code Expires 31/12/2020)

On sale for now from the Zavvi website.

'Highest Bounty' by Adam Schickling

'Precious Bounty' by Danny Haas

'First Sight' by Karen Hallion

'Best In The Parsec' by Brent Woodside

#CoolArt: 'Baby Yoda' TIMED Release print by Rory Kurtz through Mondo

'The Bounty' by Rory Kurtz, a new print release through Mondo.

8" x 10" giclee print in a numbered TIMED release edition for $35.

On sale now from the Mondo website until Monday February 24 at 11.59pm CT.

Final Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards Announced

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) have announced the Final Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards®.

The HWA is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with over 1,600 members. The Bram Stoker Awards® were first presented in 1987.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

• Owl Goingback – Coyote Rage (Independent Legions Publishing)
• Josh Malerman – Inspection (Del Rey)
• SP Miskowski – The Worst is Yet to Come (Trepidatio Publishing)
• Lee Murray – Into the Ashes (Severed Press)
• Chuck Wendig – Wanderers (Del Rey)

Superior Achievement in a First Novel

• Gemma Amor – Dear Laura (Independently Published)
• Eric J Guignard – Doorways to the Deadeye (JournalStone)
• Michelle Renee Lane – Invisible Chains (Haverhill House Publishing)
• Sarah Read – The Bone Weaver’s Orchard (Trepidatio Publishing)
• Caitlin Starling – The Luminous Dead (Harper Voyager)

Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel

• Amelinda Bérubé – Here There Are Monsters (Sourcebooks Fire)
• Ann Dávila Cardinal – Five Midnights (Tor Teen)
• Liana Gardner – Speak No Evil (Vesuvian Books)
• Kate Alice Marshall – Rules for Vanishing (Viking Books for Young Readers)
• Nzondi – Oware Mosaic (Omnium Gatherum)
• Peter Adam Salomon – Eight Minutes, Thirty-Two Seconds (PseudoPsalms Press)

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel

• Cullen Bunn – Bone Parish Vol 2 (BOOM! Studios)
• Neil Gaiman – Neil Gaiman’s Snow, Glass, Apples (Dark Horse Books)
• Marjorie Liu – Monstress Volume 4: The Chosen (Image Comics)
• Alessandro Manzetti – Calcutta Horror (Independent Legions Publishing)
• Gou Tanabe – HP Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 (Dark Horse Manga)

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

• Victor LaValle – Up From Slavery (Weird Tales Magazine#363) (Weird Tales Inc.)
• Alessandro Manzetti – The Keeper of Chernobyl (Omnium Gatherum)
• Anna Taborska – The Cat Sitter (Shadowcats) (Black Shuck Books)
• Sara Tantlinger – To Be Devoured (Unnerving)
• Kaaron Warren – Into Bones Like Oil (Meerkat Shorts)

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction

• Greg Chapman – “The Book of Last Words” (This Sublime Darkness and Other Dark Stories) (Things in the Well Publishing)
• Gwendolyn Kiste – “The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt from Lucy Westenra’s Diary)” (Nightmare Magazine Nov. 2019, Issue 86)
• Jess Landry – “Bury Me in Tar and Twine” (Tales of the Lost Volume 1: We All Lose Something!) (Things in the Well Publishing)
• Cindy O’Quinn – “Lydia” (The Twisted Book of Shadows) (Twisted Publishing)
• Tim Waggoner – “A Touch of Madness”(The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias) (LVP Publications)

Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection

• Ted Chiang – Exhalation: Stories (Knopf)
• Jonez, Kate – Lady Bits (Trepidatio Publishing)
• Langan, John – Sefira and Other Betrayals (Hippocampus Press)
• Read, Sarah – Out of Water (Trepidatio Publishing)
• Tremblay, Paul – Growing Things and Other Stories (William Morrow)

Superior Achievement in a Screenplay

• Ari Aster – Midsommar (B-Reel Films, Square Peg)
• The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things (Season 3, Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt) (Netflix)
• Robert & Max Eggers – The Lighthouse (A24, New Regency Pictures, RT Features)
• Mike Flanagan – Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros., Intrepid Pictures/Vertigo Entertainment)
• Jordan Peele – Us (Monkeypaw Productions, Perfect World Pictures, Dentsu, Fuji Television Network, Universal Pictures)

Superior Achievement in an Anthology

• Jennifer Brozek – A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods (Pulse Publishing)
• Ellen Datlow – Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories (Gallery/Saga Press)
• Christopher Golden & James A Moore – The Twisted Book of Shadows (Twisted Publishing)
• Eric J Guignard – Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror (Dark Moon Books)
• Robert S Wilson – Nox Pareidolia (Nightscape Press)

Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction

• Eleanor Beal & Jonathan Greenaway – Horror and Religion: New Literary Approaches to Theology, Race, and Sexuality (University of Wales Press)
• Harriet EH Earle – Gender, Sexuality, and Queerness in American Horror Story: Critical Essays (McFarland)
• Alexandra Heller-Nicholas – Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces (University of Wales Press)
• John B Kachuba – Shapeshifters: A History (Reaktion Books)
• Lisa Kröger & Melanie R Anderson – Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction (Quirk Books)

Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction

• Gwendolyn Kiste – “Magic, Madness, and Women Who Creep: The Power of Individuality in the Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman” (Vastarien: A Literary Journal Vol. 2, Issue 1)
• Vince A Liaguno – “Slasher Films Made Me Gay: The Queer Appeal and Subtext of the Genre” (LGBTQ+ Horror Month: 9/1/2019, Ginger Nuts of Horror)
• Karen J Renner – “The Evil Aging Women of American Horror Story” (Elder Horror: Essays on Film’s Frightening Images of Aging) (McFarland)
• Kelly Robinson – “Film’s First Lycanthrope: 1913’s The Werewolf” (Scary Monsters Magazine #114)
• Valerie E Weich – “Lord Byron’s Whipping Boy: Dr. John William Polidori and the 200th Anniversary of The Vampyre” (Famous Monsters of Filmland, Issue #291)

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection

• Linda D Addison & Alessandro Manzetti – The Place of Broken Things (Crystal Lake Publishing)
• Octavia Cade – Mary Shelley Makes A Monster (Aqueduct Press)
• Donna Lynch – Choking Back The Devil (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
• Michelle Scalise – Dragonfly and Other Songs of Mourning (LVP Publications)
• Marge Simon & Bryan D Dietrich – The Demeter Diaries (Independent Legions Publishing)
• Stephanie M Wytovich – The Apocalyptic Mannequin (Raw Dog Screaming Press)

#CoolArt: 'Phish NYE at New York' AP Edition print by Pedro Corrêa through Posters And Toys

'Phish NYE at New York' by Pedro Corrêa, available through Posters And Toys.

18" x 24" offset print, in an AP edition of 50 for $50.

On sale Friday February 21 at 2pm CT from the Posters And Toys website.

#CoolArt: 'Snack Shop' & 'Bath' prints by Felicia Chiao through Static Medium

'Snack Shop' & 'Bath' by Felicia Chiao, new print releases from Static Medium.

14" x 18" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag in signed and numbered limited editions of 25 for $100 each.

On sale Friday February 21 at 1pm PT from the Static Medium website.

'Snack Shop'

'Bath'

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Crystal Magic' Solo Art Exhibition from Zoë Williams

Haven Gallery presents 'Crystal Magic', a solo art exhibition from Zoë Williams, showcasing the art of needle felting to create imaginative animal sculptures, featuring bold coloured crystals and her signature white felt to portray the individuality of each piece. Her crystals are handmade in resin and curated with vivid hues and gradients; each one catches the light and celebrates the life energy and splendor of her beings.

The opening reception is Saturday February 22 from 6-8pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768.

The exhibition is on view until March 22 2020.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'The Wise And The Wilderness' Solo Art Exhibition from Julia Gabrielov

Haven Gallery presents 'The Wise And The Wilderness', a solo art exhibition from Julia Gabrielov, showcasing new oil paintings and drawings depicting animals, flora and the human figure all existing in one harmonious composition, weaving in a sense of surrealism creating unique narratives.

The opening reception is Saturday February 22 from 6-8pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768.

The exhibition is on view until March 22 2020.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Off Balance' Solo Art Exhibition from Alex Garant

Haven Gallery presents 'Off Balance', a solo art exhibition from Alex Garant, showcasing new paintings and drawings in her signature double eyed portraiture contrasted with bold, colourful patterns and geometric designs.

The opening reception is Saturday February 22 from 6-9pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768.

The exhibition is on view until March 22 2020.

#CoolArt: 'Rain Caller' print by Roamcouch through Bottleneck Gallery

'Rain Caller' by Roamcouch, a new print release through Bottleneck Gallery.

24" x 28" 29 colour screen print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 90 for $250.

On sale Friday February 21 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Tokyo Story’ prints by Tom Haugomat through Black Dragon Press

'Tokyo Story’ by Tom Haugomat, a new print release through Black Dragon Press.

18" x 24" screen print on 310gsm Southbank paper, in a numbered 4 colour English variant edition of 100 for £40, and a numbered 6 colour Japanese variant edition of 50 for £65.

On sale Friday February 21 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) from the Black Dragon Press website.

Regular Variant Edition

Japanese Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Inherent Vice' & 'The Big Lebowski' prints at Spoke Art & MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS 35mm Screenings at the Roxie Theater SF

Spoke Art & MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS present 'A Double Dose of Surreal Neo-Noir', a special 35mm double feature screening of 'Inherent Vice' and 'The Big Lebowski' at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA on Sunday February 23, with specially commissioned screen prints by Matt Taylor and Jeremy Fish available in the cinema lobby.

There will also be a 'The Big Lebowski' costume contest. Come dressed up as your best Dude and the three best costumes will win a free signed and numbered 'The Big Lebowski' screen printed poster by Jeremy Fish.

Go here for tickets for the screenings.

Any remaining prints from the screenings will be available Tuesday February 25 at 10am PT from the Spoke Art website.

'Inherent Vice' by Matt Taylor

'The Big Lebowski' by Jeremy Fish

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Fire And Ice' by Frank Frazetta

'Fire And Ice' by Frank Frazetta.

Art from the Italian movie poster.

#CoolArt: 'Black Crowned Night Heron' print by Frank Gonzales through The People's Print Shop

'Black Crowned Night Heron' by Frank Gonzales, a new print release through The People's Print Shop.

9" x 12" archival print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $40.

On sale now from The People's Print Shop website.

Finalists for the 2020 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2019, along with contenders for the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards.

Each year, the organization’s members vote on which stories they consider to be the best novel, novella, novelette, short story and Young Adult story in the genre, as well as the best outstanding dramatic presentation. This year also includes a brand new award for Game Writing.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will stream live at 5pm PT on May 30.

Novel

• Marque of Caine, Charles E Gannon (Baen)
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)
• A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (Tor)
• Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher)
• Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)
• A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker (Berkley)

Novella

• “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”, Ted Chiang (Exhalation)
• The Haunting of Tram Car 015, P Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
• This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Saga)
• Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water, Vylar Kaftan (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Deep, Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes (Saga)
• Catfish Lullaby, AC Wise (Broken Eye)

Novelette

• “A Strange Uncertain Light”, GV Anderson (F&SF July-August 2019)
• “For He Can Creep”, Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com July 10 2019)
• “His Footsteps, Through Darkness and Light”, Mimi Mondal (Tor.com January 23 2019)
• “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny July-August 2019)
• Carpe Glitter, Cat Rambo (Meerkat)
• “The Archronology of Love”, Caroline M Yoachim (Lightspeed April 2019)

Short Story

• “Give the Family My Love”, AT Greenblatt (Clarkesworld February 2019)
• “The Dead, In Their Uncontrollable Power”, Karen Osborne (Uncanny March-April 2019)
• “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons September 9 2019)
• “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, Nibedita Sen (Nightmare May 2019)
• “A Catalog of Storms”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny January-February 2019)
• “How the Trick Is Done”, AC Wise (Uncanny July-August 2019)

Game Writing

• Outer Wilds, Kelsey Beachum (Mobius Digital)
• The Outer Worlds, Leonard Boyarsky, Megan Starks, Kate Dollarhyde, Chris L’Etoile (Obsidian Entertainment)
• The Magician’s Workshop, Kate Heartfield (Choice of Games)
• Disco Elysium, Robert Kurvitz (ZA/UM)
• Fate Accessibility Toolkit, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry (Evil Hat Productions) 

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, Carlos Hernandez (Disney Hyperion)
• Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
• Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney Hyperion)
• Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions, Henry Lien (Holt)
• Cog, Greg van Eekhout (Harper)
• Riverland, Fran Wilde (Amulet)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Avengers: Endgame, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Marvel Studios)
• Captain Marvel, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck & Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Marvel Studios)
• Good Omens: “Hard Times”, Neil Gaiman (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios)
• The Mandalorian: “The Child”, Jon Favreau (Disney+)
• Russian Doll: “The Way Out”, Allison Silverman and Leslye Headland (Netflix)
• Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar”, Jeff Jensen & Damon Lindelof (HBO)