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Summary of the year in horror 1987
ellen datlow — For anyone interested in an historical document, you may want to take a look at Summation 1987: Horror , excerpts from the very first year I co-edited YBFH. It was a year after I judged the World Fantasy Awards. Charles Tan made this possible by inputting it for me as this was before I used a computer, instead, typing the summary by hand.

SF Tidbits for 9/12/08
SF Signal — ... Ellen Datlow has posted her summation of the 1987 Horror scene, from the first year she edited The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology. ...

Linkathem
Torque Control — ... for a story which became this book. Jonathan McCalmont writes about the uncanny valley of near-future sf. Paul Kincaid’s latest “science fiction skeptic” column plays with the idea of sf awards as a “rolling canon”; though I can’t help pointing out that the most immediate reason Kathleen Goonan’s In War Times wasn’t shortlisted for the Clarke Award is that it hasn’t been published in the UK. Time machine time: Ellen Datlow’s year in horror summation, 1987. Tor UK have a couple of sales on: 20% off these ...

Saturday Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — I'm off to the Manila Book Fair in a few hours, keeping an eye out on the cosplay competition but in the meantime, here are some plugs: In case you missed my plug the other day, Craig Gidney doesn't have health insurance and you can help him by buying copies of his book at Lethe Press's pre-publication sale. Direct PayPal button here. Ellen Datlow posts excerpts of her summary of the 1987 horror scene. Vera Nazarian's The Top 12 Most Useful Individuals in Genre Publishing. It's a good list although I have a quibble. Her last ...

Lit and Blog News: WisCon Founder Interviewed, Horror Circa 1987, “Genius” Comic
Fantasy Magazine — ... Horror Circa 1987, “Genius” Comic by News Editor Print This Post News , Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 permalink , jump to comments Founding Mothers: The Jeanne Gomoll Interview, @ Strange Horizons Girl-Wonder.Org Teams with Cerise Magazine for Special Gaming/Comics Joint Issue Vote for New Comic Genius : “Words from the Center, Words from the Edge” Tells You Why Roundup of Recently-Free Fiction @ SF Signal Ellen Datlow’s 1987 Summation of the Horror Scene Posted, from First Year’s Best ...