FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: F. Brett Cox‘s most recent fiction publication was “Mary of the New Dispensation” in Postscripts 13. Forthcoming stories in 2009 are “She Hears Music Up Above” in the original anthology Phantom (Prime Books) and “Nylon Seam” in the Interfictions 2 Online Annex. & Naomi Novik is the author of the bestselling Temeraire series of novels, with Victory of Eagles just out in paperback. She has a story coming out in the anthology Naked City in 2010. * Mobile Libris will be …

Ellen posted her photos from KGB with Cassandra Clare and Marie Rutkoski.

Florida plans to build the world’s first solar-powered city.  This pushes my joyous squee buttons.

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: JoAnn F. Cox Awards Administrator admin@shirleyjacksonawards.org Nominees Announced for The 2008 Shirley Jackson Awards; Ceremony scheduled for July 12 at Readercon (http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_2008_ballot.php) Boston, MA (April 2009) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. The Shirley Jackson Awards are voted upon by a jury of professional writers, editors, critics, and academics, with input from a Board of Advisors. …

Here’s a fascinating interview with Stephen Wolfram, creator of the software program Mathematica, by science fiction author Rudy Rucker.  Stephen is releasing a new “search engine” in May called Alpha which promises to change the way we search for data.  And I put the phrase in quotes because it doesn’t operate like today’s search engines.  Read the article to see what I mean.