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2007 Hugo Awards Announced Published on 1 Sep 2007 at 4:22 am. No Comments. Filed under Worldcon, Results. The results of the 2007 Hugo Awards, as announced at Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, in Yokohama, Japan, on September 1st 2007, are as follows: Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]Best Novella: “A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006] Best Novelette: “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]Best Short Story: “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]Best Related Non-Fiction Book: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B Sheldon by...

Denvention III will be the 66th World Science Fiction Convention. It will be held August 6 - 10, 2008.

It's in Anaheim, California this year and it starts tomorrow. Is anyone here attending?

WorldCom files for bankruptcy It's largest declaration ever; corporate assets at $107 billion 07/21/2002 By VIKAS BAJAJ / The Dallas Morning News Hounded by a deepening accounting scandal and a dwindling pocketbook, WorldCom filed Sunday night for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the largest such filing in history. Phone and Internet service to the company's more than 20 million customers is expected to continue with few hitches, regulators and executives said. "This step is the best thing for most people, in our opinion," company spokesman Brad Burns said. "It preserves jobs, it ensures service is not interrupted for our customers,...