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Category Archives: Other NewsNIGHTFLYERS COMING TO SYFY CHANNELIn May, Syfy announced it was rebooting with a new look and a slew of new adaptations, including one of Martin’s 1980 novellas. The network ordered a pilot for the project in June 2017, and it was rumored in September … Read More GRRM HONORD BY HISTORICAL WRITERS OF AMERICAThe Historical Writers of America will recognize seven artists whose work illuminates the past. The awardees include novelist Larry McMurtry; Larry’s son, songwriter James McMurtry; fantasy writer George R.R. Martin; nonfiction author Hampton Sides; and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, writer Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate … Read More Old Venus Wins Locus AwardThe science-fiction anthology Old Venus, compiled and edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, won this years Locus award for best anthology. Last year Martin and Gardner won with another anthology, Old Mars. Old Venus and Old Mars are … Read More THE ALFIE AWARDSThis years Hugo awards were overshadowed by the “Sad Puppy” controversy. In response to this George RR Martin took two matters into his own hands. First the historic Hugo losers party originated by Martin and his cohort Gardner Dozois in … Read More ROGUES WORLD FANTASY NOMINATIONThe World Fantasy Awards Ballot for works published in 2014 has been announced. The Anthology Rogues is officially up for the award this year, congratulations to all other nominations as well as the talented authors whom contributed to the collection. … Read More ROGUES WINS LOCUS AWARDROGUES, the latest in the series of massive cross-genre anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois and GRRM won the Locus Award for the Best Anthology of 2014. The award is voted annually by the readers and subscribers of LOCUS, the PUBLISHER … Read More 2015 SONG OF ICE AND FIRE CALENDARS AVAILABLE
The 2015 Song of Ice and Fire Calendar is Now available, illustrated by wildly the talented Hugo-award-winning artist extraordinaire DONATO GIANCOLA. www.donatoart.com 2016’s Calendar will be illustrated by the equally talented Magali Villeneuve PRIZEO FUND-RAISER
Please help support the Wild Sprit Wolf Sanctuary and win a chance to visit the wolves and a helicopter ride with George RR Martin. https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/georgerrmartin/a-wolf-sanctuary-tour-and-helicopter-ride LOCUS AWARD NOMINATION
LOCUS, the premiere SF and fantasy newsletter has just announced the finalists for this year’s annual Locus Awards. “The Princess and the Queen,” novella from DANGEROUS WOMEN, has been nominated as Best Novella. And OLD MARS, the retro-SF … Read More GRRM ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW
By Mikal Gilmore April 23, 2014 11:00 AM ET George R.R. Martin Peter Yang On a cold night in January, George R.R. Martin sits inside the Jean Cocteau Cinema, a revival theater that he owns in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where … Read More Westeros Pack Charity Auction FEB 19th – 26th
Help the Wild Spirit Wolf Sancturay build a new home for THE WESTEROS PACK, a pack of ten rescued Arctic hybrid Wolves named after characters in A Song of Ice and Fire series. Help them out and get your hands … Read More A PODCAST OF ICE AND FIRE WINS GEEKY AWARD 2013
Congratulations to Kyle, Mimi, Ashley, Amin, and the many other co-hosts, guests, and visitors at A Podcast of Ice and Fire, who just won the “Geekie Award” for Best Podcast. Please visit A Podcast of Ice and Fire, the award-winning, longest-running podcast … Read More GAME OF THRONES SOCIAL GAME
The Game of Thrones social game from start-up Disruptor Beam is now live and available for you to play on Facebook This is not only the first social game based on the events and characters in A Song of Ice … Read More A CONVERSATION WITH BERNARD CORNWELLGRRM: It has long been my contention that the historical novel and the epic fantasy are sisters under the skin, that the two genres have much in common. My series owes a lot to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert … Read More Miss the Virtual Reading? Here’s your Second ChanceVideo of GRRM’s appearance in Second Life is now live on the Bantam Dell site. Watch the video at: Random House YouTube GEORGE R.R. MARTIN IN SECOND LIFE!George R. R. Martin will appear live in Second Life on Thursday, May 31 at 6pm SLT (PDT) at The Bantam Dell Book Shop & Cafe. George will read a tale from the forthcoming compendium, Dreamsongs, on sale in Fall … Read More GRRM PODCASTJoin George R. R. Martin, the New York Times bestselling author of the epic A Song of Ice and Fire cycle, for his very first podcast. In these eight episodes, George covers a range of topics from the birth of … Read More NEW GRRM INTERVIEW“Geeks On” interview at the San Diego Comicon, August 4, 2006. GRRM AT NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVALA webcast of GRRM’s appearance at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. is available here. NEW GRRM ONLINE INTERVIEWA new online interview with GRRM has just gone up: Fantasybookspot InterviewsTwo new online interviews with GRRM have just gone up: SCI FI Wire Afterburn SF BROTHERHOOD LAUNCHES FAN WEBSITEThe wild and wonderful group of Ice & Fire readers who call themselves the Brotherhood Without Banners have been getting together and throwing parties at worldcons ever since Philadelphia in 2001… and usually the BWB event turns out to be … Read More SUBTERRANEAN LAUNCHES NEW MAGAZINE
William Schafer and the good people at Subterranean Press have more courage than sense. At a time when all of the existing science fiction and fantasy magazines are struggling with declining circulation and vanishing ad revenues, they are stepping in … Read More TORCON SPEECH IN ASIMOV’S
Most of you will recall that I was the Professional Guest of Honor at Torcon 3, the World Science Fiction Convention held in Toronto over Labor Day weekend in 2003. Some of you were ever there, to share the fun … Read More InterviewNew GRRM interview online at Dusksite.com. InterviewNew Interview online at Rhode Island Science Fiction Club. New interview with GRRM on Fantasy OnlineNew interview with GRRM on Fantasy Online John Miller’s article on “Collecting George R.R. Martin”The November issue of FIRSTS is out, featuring John Miller’s article on “Collecting George R.R. Martin.” Copies of the article autographed by both Miller and Martin are available from John Miller at JJM1954@aol.com . GRRM Interviewed by El PaisGRRM Interviewed by El Pais Spanish Newspaper. GRRM Featured on CNN’s Entertainment WebsiteGRRM Featured on CNN’s Entertainment Website Guest of Honor at Torcon IIIGeorge R.R. Martin to be Guest of Honor at Torcon III |
