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Here are the latest posts about Science Fiction on Writers Write:

  • 2024 Winners of The Dragon Awards Announced (2024-09-10): The winners of the 2024 The Dragon Awards were announced at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. John Scalzi and Rebecca Yarros won in the sf and fantasy categories.

  • Video: Uglies Movie Trailer, Based on Scott Westerfeld’s Novel (2024-08-11): This is the trailer for the movie Uglies which is coming to Netflix. The film starring actress Joey King is based on the Scott Westerfield novel.

  • Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books (2020-01-01): Christopher Paolin will publish a science fiction novel with Tor Books in September 2020 called To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.

  • HarperCollins to Publish Andromeda Strain Sequel (2019-04-01): HarperCollins has announced plans to publish a sequel to Michael Chrichton's Androme Strain. It will be called The Andromeda Strain Evolution.

  • Archaeologists Discover Possible Jules Verne Time Capsule (2017-04-13): Archaeologists have discovered a possible time capsule that belonged to science fiction writer Jules Verne.

  • Veronica Roth Ventures Into Science Fiction in Carve the Mark (2016-05-17): Veronica Roth's next series will be science fiction. It starts with Carve the Mark which arrives in stores early next year.

  • X-Files Young Adult Novels Will Follow Mulder and Scully as Teenagers (2016-04-12): Detectives Mulder and Scully will play teenagers in a new young adult book series coming out in 2017.

  • Octavia Butler's Inspiring Plan to be a Bestselling Author (2016-02-04): Science fiction legend Octavia E. Butler is being celebrated at the Huntington Library. Read her journal entry where she programs herself for writing success.

  • Dark Horse to Launch Comic Series Based on James Cameron's Avatar (2015-10-09): Dark Horse Comics is launching a comic book series based on James Cameron's Avatar.

  • Patrick Ness Writing New Doctor Who Spinoff Series Called Class (2015-10-03): Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls, will create and write a YA spinoff set in the Doctor Who universe. Ness has won two Carnegie medals for children's literature.

  • DreamWorks Acquires Rights to Michael Crichton's Novel Micro (2015-07-02): DreamWorks has acquired the rights to Michael Crichton's novel, Micro. The novel was completed by Richard Preston after Crichton passed away.

  • Orbit Acquires Two New Science Fiction Novels by Ann Leckie (2015-05-26): Orbit has acquired two new science ficiton novels by award-winning author Ann Leckie.

  • Archie, Betty and Veronica Will Battle the Sharknado This Summer (2015-04-18): Archie Comics is doing a crossover edition with Syfy this summer in honor of Sharknado 3. Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead will battle flying sharks in a special edition.

  • SFWA to Allow Self-Published Authors to Join (2015-02-13): The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has voted to allow self-published authors to join the organization. They have to meet the same writing income requirements.

  • Star Wars Returns to Marvel With Release of New Star Wars Comic Series (2015-01-09): The original Star Wars characters will star in the new Star Wars comic which will be released by Marvel. The first issue is expected to sell one million copies.

  • Ehern Kruger Talks Writing Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014-07-05): Screenwriter Ehern Kruger discusses writing Transformers: Age of Extinction and hints that Unicron could be coming to the Transformers franchise.

  • Harper Voyager Accepting Unagented Manuscripts For Two Weeks in October (2012-09-12): Writers, fire up your computers.

  • NPR Publishes List of Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books (2011-08-21): NPR has published the results of its annual summer reader's survey.

  • Robots Turn On Us in Robopocalypse (2011-06-20): Robopocalypse, by Daniel H.

  • Asimov's Begins Accepting Electronic Submissions Through Online Form (2010-05-03): Asimov's is now accepting electronic submissions.