Connie
Willis News
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April 2nd, 2009 Update
All Clear - Editing of All Clear is still in process. Hopefully
we'll have an update from Connie in the near future.
Connie to join the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
The Science Fiction Museum has announced that
Connie Willis will be one of the inductees at the 2009 Science
Fiction Hall of Fame ceremony in Seattle June 26 & 27. Also
being inducted are Edward L Ferman, Michael Whelan, and Frank R. Paul. Connie
will also be hosting the Locus Awards
ceremony happening that weekend as well.
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Nov 23 - An Update From
Connie
The novel is now really turned in, though
there's still tons of work (and cutting) to be done on it, so I won't really
feel like celebrating until that's done and the book's formally accepted
and everything. I worked on the Obama campaign and I'm still deliriously
happy about the election a week later and having a little trouble with withdrawal,
though I am busily watching Sarah Palin's Victory Tour? which is helping
some.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Oct 10 - Online Interviews
and a New Short Story
Rocky Mountain News Interview & Story
For the A
Dozen On Denver series of stories in the Rocky Mountain News, Connie
Willis has contributed a new short story and has also done an interview.
For the interview, go
here, for the short story, "New Hat", including an mp3 of Gabriella Cavallero
reading the story, go here.
Mur Lafferty Interview From BaltiCon 42.
On Mur Lafferty's I Should be Writing 2.0 blog,
she has posted a two part video interview with Connie from BaltiCon 42.
Part
1 Part
2
BaltiCon Podcast Connie Willis Interview
On the Balticon Podcast site, they have
recently posted their podcast
interview with Connie Willis, BaltiCon 42's Author Guest of Honor.
High Plains Library District Foundation
Fundraiser Gala Article
An article
from the Greeley Tribune reports on the fundraiser that Connie was honored
at.
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Sept 18 - Upcoming Events
Sept 27th - High Plains Library District Workshop, signing, and Gala.
The High Plains Library District (Connie's
home libraries in Greeley and Weld County ) is honored to have Connie as
the featured event for our one community reads - Big Read 2008 - Fahrenheit
451. On September 27th, she will be giving a workshop for writers
at 1:00 and at 2:00 a general talk on science fiction and Ray Bradbury. In
the evening, she will be receiving the First Annual High Plains Library Distinguished
Author award. Below is the press release for the SciFi Fundraising
Gala.
Sci-Fi Author Connie Willis to Be Honored
at
High Plains Library District Sci-Fi Fundraising Gala
Wonder Woman, Medusa and a few aliens are already confirmed guests at
this year's High Plains Library District Sci-Fi Fundraising Gala to be held
on September 27th at the Greeley Country Club from 7 to 10 pm. Greeley sci-
fi/fantasy author Connie Willis will be awarded the High Plains Library
District Distinguished Author Award. The gala, sponsored by the High Plains
Library District Foundation, is part of this year's Big Read 2008: Fahrenheit
451. The gala will feature some far out fun and entertainment including
a dessert buffet, costume contest and dancing. Get your favorite sci-fi/fantasy
costumes ready and join us for this exciting evening of fantasy and fun.
Tickets for the Sci-Fi Gala are $50 and can be purchased by contacting the
Foundation at (970) 590-9881 or online at www.Blacktie-Colorado.com.
Proceeds from the gala and the auction will be used to support The Big
Read and other library programming.
In conjunction with the gala, there will also be an online auction including
items such as an art print from sci-fi artist Michael Whelan, a subscription
to SciFi & Fantasy Magazine, jewelry and more. The auction will run
throughout The Big Read, September 21st to October 31st. To bid on items,
go to www.Blacktie-Colorado.com.
(Note: I'm trying to find out a direct link to
the auction for the website).
The Big Read is an initiative designed to restore reading to the center
of American culture by bringing communities together to read, discuss, and
celebrate one book. This year High Plains Library District is encouraging
the community to read the classic Sci-Fi novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
For more information, please visit the Big Read details at MyLibrary.us .
Nov 16th & 17th - Writing Workshop and Talk in Seattle
Connie will once again be participating in the Writing
Fantastic Fiction Workshop Series sponsored by the NW Media Arts group at the Richard
Hugo House on Sunday, Nov 16th in Seattle, WA. On Monday, Nov 17th,
she will be doing a reading as part of the Fantastic
Fiction Salons, also at the Richard
Hugo House.
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Sept 18 - Catching up
on the News - Another Hugo, and More.
San Diego Comic Con - Connie drew
a good crowd for her spotlight panel and signed a lot of books. Some
details were posted on the Connie
Willis Blog.
Denvention 3 - Connie participated at Denvention 3 in many panels
including a reading and several signings. She presented
two awards at the Hugo Award ceremony then was awarded her 10th Hugo award
for "All Seated on the Ground". Again, details on the Connie
Willis Blog.
All Clear - Connie was confident at WorldCon that
she was going to have All Clear finished and delivered to her publisher
within a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to have an update
on that soon.
A Dozen on Denver - The Rocky Mountain News is celebrating
Denver's 150th Anniversary by commissioning stories from local writers
about Denver, called A
Dozen on Denver. Connie is one of the writers listed and her
story should be turning up soon.
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
- Connie gave a talk at the
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society on Sept 12. I haven't
found any reports on the talk, though.
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July 22 - Connie's ComicCon Schedule (Updated)
Connie will be doing two panels at the
Comic Con International
Convention in San Diego and several autograph sessions. Here are the
details as they stand now:
Thursday, July 24
5:00-6:00 Looking at Our World: Eye on the Past - Authors discuss
how they use and abuse history to inform their fictional stories. Panelists
include Connie Willis (Passage), Jacqueline Carey (Kushiel's Legacy),
Max Allan Collins (Deadly Beloved), Peter David (Tigerheart), Naomi Novik
(Victory of Eagles), and Jess Winfield (My Name Is Will: A Novel of Sex,
Drugs, and Shakespeare). Moderated by Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious
Galaxy. Room 8
Friday, July 25
12:30-1:30 Spotlight on Connie Willis - Time travel, hula
hoops, flying saucers, church choirs, and other proofs of Chaos Theory in
action! Multiple Nebula and Hugo Award–winning science fiction author and
Comic-Con special guest Connie Willis (Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of
the Dog) reveals the outer reaches and inner secrets of writing science
fiction. Room 10
Note that both of those rooms seat only around 280-300 people, which
could easily fill up with fans. It may seem like a lot, but when
there are around 125,000 attendees, the rooms can fill up quickly.
The group panel with several notable authors will definitely
fill up.
Autographing in the Sails Pavillion
Looking at Our World: Eye on the Past
Connie Willis, Jacqueline Carey, Max Allan Collins, Peter David, Naomi
Novik, Jess Winfield
Thursday AA6 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Connie will also be doing a couple
of signings at the Bantam/Spectra Booths that are part of the Random House
set of booths (Booths 1128-1136) in the exhibit hall.
Friday, July 25th - 5pm to 6 pm - Connie Willis Bantam Spectra Booth
Signing
Sunday, July 27th - 11 am to 12 pm - Connie Willis Bantam Spectra Booth
Signing
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July 15 - All Clear
Update - Not Quite Done.
Reports from Balticon and elsewhere about
the status of All Clear had indicated that All Clear was finished and
turned in. That is not the case. In an email correspondence
with Connie, she indicated "It's not. It's very, very close,
but as you know there's a very great difference between that and finished."
So, no it has not yet been turned in to her
publisher and reports of it having been completed were premature.
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June 22 - Locus
Awards Results
At the annual Locus Awards held in Seattle,
Connie Willis's collection The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
was awarded Best Collection. That is Connie's 10th Locus
Poll Award. Congratulations Connie! The full list of
winners can be seen on the Locus Magazine
Website.
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June 2nd - All Clear
Update, Hugo Nomination
All Clear Finished - As reported
on the Connie
Willis Blog, in one report on Connie's GoH talk at BaltiCon
42, she indicated that All Clear was finished and just needed some
tweaking before being turned into the publisher. I hope to get some
more details from her soon on when it is likely to hit the stores.
Hugo Nomination - A belated mention
of "All Seated on the Ground" being nominated for Best Novella for this
year's Hugo Awards. Details on the full list of nominations and
voting deadlines can be found at the Denvention 3 Hugo Awards page. The
Hugo Awards will be presented on Saturday night, August 9th.
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May 24th - BalticCon
News
Connie Willis is being honored as Author
Guest of Honor this weekend at BaltiCon
42. Look for links of blog
reports about the convention over the next few days on the Connie Willis Blog. In
one report about opening ceremonies,
with news about Greeley, CO, where Connie is from, being hit by tornadoes,
Connie indicated that her house did not receive any damage. She had heard
from her husband on the phone about it after she deplaned and before she
had gotten to the voice mails of people asking if she was OK.
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May 24th - Locus
Poll Nominees
Catching up with a bit of news. Nominations for the Locus
Poll Awards include two for Connie Willis. "All Seated
on the Ground" has been nominated for best Novella and The Winds of Marble
Arch and Other Stories has been nominated for Best Collection. Connie
will be emceeing the Locus Awards
Ceremony, for which tickets are still available, on June
21st in Seattle, WA..
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April 4th - Hugo
Nomination & Jack Williamson Lectureship
"All Seated on the Ground" has been nominated for best Novella
for the 2008 Hugo Awards that will be
presented at this year's WorldCon, Denvention 3, being held in August
in Denver, CO. Details on voting can be found on the Hugo Awards section
of the Denvention 3 web site. Congratulations to Connie for the nomination!
2008 Williamson Lectureship -
April 11 in Portales, NM
Connie will be speaking at the 2008 Williamson Lectureship,
being held on April 11th at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales,
NM. Joining her will be Stephen Gould and Christopher Stasheff.
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March 15th -
Connie News Round-up
One Book, One Batavia - Doomsday
Book
Batavia, Illinois, has chosen
Doomsday Book as the One Book, One Batavia 2008 selection. As part of
this selection, Connie Willis will be making two appearances in Batavia
on March 20th. One at noon at the Batavia Public Library for the Books
Between Bites lunch session and that night at the Batavia High School
at 7 pm. Full details on on the One Book, One
Batavia page.
Starship Sofa Podcast
The works of Connie Willis are featured on the new edition of
the Starshp
Sofa podcast, #80 (direct
liink to the mp3 file)
This week the StarShipSofa smacks into on of the brightest stars
in SF and that is Connie Willis. Join Tony C Smith on his own personal
voyage of discovery into all things Connie Willis.
Locus Awards and Science Fiction
Hall of Fame Awards
Connie Willis will emcee the
Locus Awards banquet happening as part of the Science Fiction Awards
Weekend at the Science Fiction Museum
& Hall of Fame in Seattle Washingron on June 20 & 21. Locus
has a registration form online here
, but there's not much information online yet about the actual weekend.
In the March issue of Locus, they do have an ad with more detail
indicating that there will be a reception on Friday night sponsored by
the Clarion West Workshop, a special interview of an author done by Nancy
Pearl of Book Lust, and other events and panels during the weekend. Once
there is more detailed information online, I'll point to it.
Locus Poll Voting Ends April
15th
Voting in the annual Locus Awards
Poll is open until April 15th and there are several entries by
Connie eligible for awards. All Seated on the Ground is
listed for Best Novella and The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
is up for best Single-Author Collection. Both J.K. Potter (All Seated)
and John Jude Palencar (Marble Arch) are listed in the best artist category.
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Nov
30th - Catching Up On the Latest News
New Interviews
First of all, there's been
a couple of recent interviews with Connie
you should check out. The
Rocky Mountain News had an interview
in October with Connie. The
picture that went with the article
showing Connie's awards is no longer
on the website. The Finding
Wonderland interview is good and
also lists some of Connie's favorite
short stories and novels.
Books update
Subterranean Press
is doing a second printing of The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
and is now shipping the limited edition
(mine looks very nice). Note that some copies
of the first edition are still available on Amazon
and likely still at Camelot
Books (who also have the limited
edition available as well as the other Subterranean
Press books). All
Seated on the Ground is now at
the printers and should be shipping
soon.
Oct 18 - All Seated on
the Ground - In Asimov's AND Subterranean
Press Release
The December 2007 issue of Asimov's
has started arriving in subscriber's
mailboxes and should soon be turning
up on the bookstore shelves. The
Connie Willis novella "All Seated on the Ground"
is featured on the cover and Asimov's has the
first part of it available to read online.
Subterranean
Press has also announced they have
a short novel
version of it to be released in
late November/early December. Like
D.A.,
it will be available in a signed limited
edition and a trade edition. The
cover will be by J.K. Potter.
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Oct
16 - Winds of Marble Arch Availability
The Trade edition of The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
is now officially sold out from the
Publisher, Subterranean Press. They
also indicate that the lettered edition
is sold out as well with the limited
edition likely to sell out soon. Amazon still indicates
they have the book in stock and other
online booksellers such as Camelot Books also have copies
on hand.
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Sept
24 - Connie Willis.net Blog
A blog has been set
up for notes and news on conniewillis.blogspot.com.
Currently, I will be keeping
track of reviews and blog entries on
the new collection and other reports
as well as likely cross-posting the news
posted here.
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Sept
23 - New Novella in Asimov's in December
Asimov's Science Fiction
will feature the new Connie Willis Novella
"All Seated on the Ground." Connie
read part of the story at Bubonicon
in August and I'm looking forward to hearing the
rest of the story.
In the December preview of the
Oct/Nov issue, Sheila Williams writes
"December issues always provoke an unusual
feeling within all who work on monthly
publications, for we find ourselves in
festive fictional surroundings months before
the holidays themselves take place. We at Asimov’s
have not decorated our offices for the holiday
season quite yet, (a glance in the direction
of my calendar reveals the month to be July,
and subscribers will receive the issue
in October, making everyone confused). No
matter—for us, it is a Christmas in July,
and what better way to celebrate than by
introducing a wonderful new holiday novella
by one of science fiction’s most admired,
popular, and award-winning writers: Connie
Willis. In her first holiday-themed story
for Asimov’s since December 2003’s
“Just Like the Ones We Used to Know” (a
story I recall reading during a particularly
humid summer thunderstorm), Ms. Willis entertains
again with the tale of a mysterious alien entourage
whose purpose upon Earth is not entirely
clear. The mystery of their mission only
deepens as the aliens are taken through
a bustling shopping mall during the frantic
holiday season—the events thereafter are
sure to surprise and delight you. This
will undoubtedly be considered one of the
best stories of the year, so don’t miss
“All Seated on the Ground”!
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Sept
22 - News Roundup
Locus Magazine
has made available their review
of The Winds of Marble Arch and
Other Stories by Gary
K. Wolfe.
Subterranean
Press has indicated that the trade
edition of The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
is likely to sell out quickly.
The Clarion
West workshop has announced that Connie Willis
will be an instructor for their 2008 session
along with Paul Park, Mary Rosenblum, Cory
Doctorow, Sheree R. Thomas, and Chuck Palahniuk.
The 2008 session will run from June
22nd through August 1st.
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August 5th
- Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
News
Subterranean
Press has released the cover image
for The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
by John Jude Palencar. The book
should be shipping later this month.
A few reviews of the book are turning
up online including Rambles.net , a review
in the August issue of Locus Magazine
by Gary K. Wolfe, and this starred
review from Publisher's
Weekly "Willis makes brilliant
short fiction look easy in this collection
of 23 novellas and short stories, which
display a powerful range of sensibility,
from poignant tenderness (“Inn”) and
heartbreak (“Samaritan”) to close-to-the-bone
satire (“Even the Queen”) and blackest
savagery (“All My Darling Daughters”).
The title novella illustrates many of Willis’s
strengths. Starting from some inexplicable meteorological
phenomenon like a blast of fetid air no
one else in London’s Tube tunnels can feel
or smell, “The Winds of Marble Arch” whirls
its hapless narrator through one strange
event after another, until finally his
troubled marriage reaches an otherwise
impossible transformation into “leaves
and lilacs and love.” A bizarre snowstorm
leads to a whole new fast-cut understanding
of Christmas in “Just Like the Ones We
Used to Know,” and another eerie blizzard
brings the collection to a masterful close
in “Epiphany,” opening a door between
our puny reality and the Great Carnival
around and above us all, even though we rarely
perceive it. Willis’s gift promises that
signs are everywhere; we just have to learn to
recognize them."
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Aug 5th -
News Roundup
Taos Toolbox Reports - There's been
a few reports on the recent Taos Toolbox writers
workshop that Connie participated in. Walter
Jon Williams posted a couple of entries on
his blog . One with
a short report and another
with some pictures. Spezturra
posted notes on the lectures by the
authors on her Livejounral including
this one on Connie
Willis. Tobias Buckell has a blog
post with links to all of the
sessions of each author.
Clarion
West announced that Connie Willis
will be one of the instructors fot the
2008 session along with Paul Park, Mary
Rosenblum, Cory Doctorow, Sheree R. Thomas, and
Chuck Palahniuk. It will take place June
22nd through August 1st, 2008 in Seattle, WA.
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May 18 - Connie
Willis on Book Lust
The Connie Willis interview
with Nancy Pearl is now available to
view on the Book Lust web site.
It is currently the main interview
on the page. You can also link
directly to the specific show here.
It is in Real Player format and I'd
recommend upgrading to a newer version
if you have an older version of Real
Player. The show is also available
as a podcast via iTunes.
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May 3 - Nebula
Awards & Locus Awards Update
May 11-13, Nebula Awards Weekend - Connie
is attending the Nebula Awards in
New York. This will be her 25th
Nebula Awards. She is scheduled
for the signing on Friday night.
It is not clear if she is doing any other official
activities this year.
June 15-16, Locus Awards
- As has been the tradition,
Connie will be the M.C. for the Locus
Awards, happening as part of the Science
Fiction Hall of Fame Awards Weekend
in Seattle, WA.
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April 30 -
2007 Jack Williamson Lecture Reports
Last weekend was the
31st annual Jack
Williamson Lecture in
Portales, New Mexico. Connie
Willis was one of the presenters and
Walter Jon Williams reported on the
weekend on his blog. As John indicated,
they published a Jack Williamson memorial
chapbook that has contributions of
many of the authors including Conniw
Willis. Details on ordering can
be found on the Hafner
Press web site.
Another online report on the
weekend can be found in the online edition
of the Clovis
News Journal.
Steven Gould had a short report with
links to his previous posts about
Jack Williamson.
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April 6 - D.A.
News - Cover & Reviews
Subterranean Press has
released the cover for the D.A.
release.
A few reviews have been
turning up including Publisher's Weekly and SF Signal.
I couldn't do a direct link
to the review in PW, but they call
it "cheerfully tongue-in-cheek" and
concludes with "Willis (Inside Job)
turns a cherished SF theme completely inside out.
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Best
of Appearance: According to a table of
contents listing on SF Signal of The Best
Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year Volume
1, D.A. will also be included in that collection.
It is being edited by Jonathan Strahan
and published by Night Shade Books.
Hugo
Nomination - Not this year, maybe next?
D.A. was mentioned on a couple of Hugo
Awards recommendation lists, but did not make
it onto the ballot. It is likely it did
not garner enough votes because not enough
people had read it since it had been
published only in the Space Cadets collection.
It may be that with the Subterranean
Press release, that will make it still
eligible for nomination next year for
the Hugo Awards presented at Denvention
3.
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April 6 - Seattle
NW Media Arts Reports
A short report on Connie's
Fantastic Fction Workshop and Reading
in Seattle can be found at the NW Media Arts Livejournal.
I'm keeping an eye out for the interview
mentioned in the report that may be
turning up on the Book
Lust TV show in Seattle (and hopefully
available to view online).
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Jan 23 - Space
Cadets Book Availability Update
L.A. Con IV is now making available
the Space Cadets book via Amazon and
Ebay through one of the LA Con IV committee
member's online stores.
Follow the links below:
Lyzard13 Shop
at Amazon.com - Space
Cadets
Lyzard13
Store at Ebay.com - Space
Cadets
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Jan 20, 2007
- NW Media Arts Events Feb 25-26 Events
in Seattle, WA
Connie Willis will be
taking part in two events in Seattle
presented by NW Media Arts at the Richard Hugo House.
First is The Writing
Fantastic Fiction Workshop series
on Feb 25th, where Connie will teach
a class on Fantastic Miracles of Rare
Device: The Techniques and Tropes of Science
Fiction. On Feb 26th, she will talk as part
of the Fantastic
Fiction Salon. Full details
at the linked pages.
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Jan 15, 2007
Subterranean Press announces D.A.
The Connie Willis novelette
"D.A.", originally published in the
L.A. Con IV collection Space Cadets,
will be published by Subterranean Press
in a limited edition signed and numbered hardcover
book and a Trade Edition hardcover. It is
to be published in June, 2007. Full
pre-order details are available at
this
page.
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Jan 15, 2007
- Connie Willis.net Amazon aStore.
If you need to catch
up on your Connie Willis and related
novels, I now have set up a Connie Willis.net Amazon.com
aStore with all of the currently
available books through Amazon.com.
I do get a small percentage from each
sale that will go towards webhosting
fees for this site (and to help
pay for those limited editions :) I plan
to expand it to include some of Connie's favorite
authors and books as well.
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Dec 12th
- Subterranean Press announces THE
WINDS OF MARBLE ARCH AND OTHER STORIES
Subterranean Press officially
announced their Connie Willis career
spanning short story collection, titled
THE WINDS OF MARBLE ARCH AND OTHER STORIES.
It will be 600+ pages with 250,000+
words and will be released in a lettered,
limited and trade edtion. The cover will
be done by John Jude Pelencar. Full
details on the Subterranean Press order
page.
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Dec 8th -
Space Cadets Book Still Available From
LA Con IV
L.A. Con IV still has copies of the
regular edition of the Space Cadets collection
featuring the Connie Willis novelette "D.A.".
It also features stories by Larry Niven,
Nancy Kress, Kay Kenyon, David Brin, Harry
Turtledove, Kevin J. Anderson, Greg
Benford, David Gerrold, Mike Resnick,
and more. They do not yet have anything
set up to order it via the LA
Con IV web page, however you can order one
by sending an email to make arrangements
for payment to Elayne Pelz [elayne (at) socal.rr.com].
Cost is $25 for the book and $5
for shipping.
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Dec 5th -
Publishing Update
The December issue of Locus Magazine has an updated Forthcoming
Books list and the listing for All
Clear for a May release is
no longer there. They do list
the forthcoming Subterranean Press short story
collection, A Connie Willis Treasury,
for an August 2007 release.
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Dec 4th -
L.A. Con IV Pictures
The L.A. Con IV website
now has a ton of pictures from the
convention in the
L.A. Con IV Gallery including many with Connie
including Opening Ceremonies, the Guest of Honor
Speeches, the Hugo Awards and some of her
panels. They do not yet have much annotation,
so searching for Connie does not turn
up much as of yet.
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Nov 19th
- 2006 - Jack Williamson 1908-2006
Noted Science Fiction author
Jack Williamson passed away on Friday,
November 10th. A memorial service
on November 16 in Portales New Mexico
featured many authors paying tribute to
him, including Connie Willis. Patricia Rogers
has posted
pictures from the service and
reception on Flickr.
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Nov 19, 2006
- News Roundup/Catchup
Upcoming releases
Bantam Spectra has All Clear
listed as
a May, 2007 release. Indications from
Connie is that this will be the first half of
the story.
In the November issue of Locus
Magazine, they report that a comprehensive
(250,000 words) Connie Willis short
story collection is in the works from
Subterranean Press. No details yet
on when it is expected.
Editors of Asimov's indicated
a new short story is coming from Connie
in a future issue of Asimov's.
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LA Con
IV (WorldCon) Followup
The Space Cadets Collection edited
by Mike Resnick was released at LA Con IV featuring
the Connie Willis novelette "D.A.". The
story has been well received and has already
turned up on the NESFA 2006 Hugo Recommendations
list. It was available at L.A.
Con IV in a trade edition as well as
a signed and numbered limited edition.
I'm attempting to track down details
on how it can be purchased. The
signed and numbered edition did sell out at the
convention, but copies of the regular edition
may still be available.
SFRevue
has the text of Connie Willis' Guest of Honor speech
from LA Con IV in their October issue.
August 28, 2006 - Connie
Willis Wins 9th Hugo Award
Connie Willis was awarded the
Best Novella Hugo Award, her 9th Hugo
Award, at LA Con IV in Anaheim, CA
over the weekend.
More pictures from the weekend
will be posted here soon. For
more pictures from the Hugo Awards
Ceremony (which Connie was also the emcee),
visit the MidAmerican Fan Photo Archive.
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December,
2006 - CBS
adapted the Connie Willis novella Just Like
the Ones We Used to Know as
Snow
Wonder for a holiday movie of the
week. It aired Nov 20th, 2005
on CBS and came in second in the ratings
behind ABC and ahead of NBC's The Poseidon
Adventure movie. According
to the CBS Ratings Press Release "CBS
SUNDAY MOVIE "Snow Wonder" (9:48-11:48PM)
scored an 8.2/14 with 11.77m viewers. "Snow Wonder"
was up +22% in households and +17% in viewers
compared to the MOVIE's season-to-date delivery.
"
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Connie Willis is the award
winning author of Doomsday Book,
Passage, To Say Nothing of the
Dog and Bellwether.
Connie has been awarded 10 Hugo Awards,
11 Locus Poll Awards and 6 Nebula Awards.
Her stories have an epic feel to them
and range from laugh out loud funny to
deadly serious. She is currently working
on All Clear, a time travel
novel to the time of the London Blitz.
Her most recent full novel,
Passage,
deals with the study of near-death experiences
and the sinking of the Titanic. It was
nominated for the 2001 Hugo Award for
Best Novel. Her most recent releases
include
a special collection of her short
fiction, The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories,
and All Seated on the Ground,
both from Subterranean Press. |
Upcoming
Appearances
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Upcoming and Recent
Releases for Connie Willis
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The Christmas novella All
Seated on the Ground has been
published in a limited and trade edition
by Subterranean
Press in December 2007.
As with
D.A., J.K Potter is doing the cover
art.
Other recent releases include
the novellette D.A., published by Subterranean
Press
in a trade edition and a limited edition.
Subterranean
Press has also published
The
Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories:
a Connie Willis Compendium in a trade edition, a limited edition,
and a lettered edition. The
cover to the Compendium was done by
John Jude Palencar. The
original printing of all three editions
have sold out and Subterranean Press is doing
a second printing that will be available soon.
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Connie's
other recent published works, the novella
of Inside Job
from Subterranean
Press and the hilarious chapbook Roswell,
Vegas, and Area 51: Travels with Courtney
from Wormhole
Books
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