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Founded by George Hay in 1971, the SFF promotes the study and understanding of science fiction, both in the UK and overseas. Home to the journal Foundation and the SFF Library at Liverpool. Become a member at www.sf-foundation.org and support our work!
The 2022 issues of Foundation are now available on our online archive. If you'd like to scan and submit any of the earlier issues we're currently missing, we'd be deeply grateful. fanac.org/fanzines/Fou...
Many congratulations to all the finalists but especially in the entrants in the Best Short Non-Fiction category. www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Plans are afoot... Watch this space!
The Aldiss Award for speculative worldbuilding has been launched for this year (entries end of March). thealdissaward.com/the-aldiss-a...
A little later than usual - so much to pack it in! - but Foundation 152 is now in press. Amongst the highlights - papers from the Glasgow Worldcon, interview with E.J. Swift, essays by Jeff Noon and Mario Petrucci...
You can now catch up with the latest episode from the Science for Fiction podcast - James Kirk (no, not that one...) on exoplanets. In conversation with our Education Officer, David Clements. open.spotify.com/episode/3S75...
Cfp on Victorian science fiction in York in October. victorianpopularfiction.org/out-of-this-...
A reminder that Foundation is publishing a special autumn issue on pulp sf to mark the centenary of Amazing Stories. We'd love to have your essays (the deadline is potentially negotiable). call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/08/...
Many congratulations to all the longlisted nominees for this year's BSFA Awards, but in particular Fiona Moore, whose article on The Terror was published in Foundation 150. www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
We are delighted that Prof Nick Hubble will be the next editor of Foundation. Many congratulations to them and the other candidates, who we hope will also contribute to the journal. www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
Final week for entries for this year's Peter Nicholls Essay Prize - deadline is 11 January. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
Quick reminder that, not only is Christmas around the corner, the deadline for this year's Peter Nicholls Essay Prize is only six weeks away - 11 January. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
Farah Mendlesohn is convening a symposium on Frances Hardinge next July at King's College London. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-one-day-...
The SF Collections at Liverpool host the Olaf Stapledon Archive. We're delighted that SFF trustee Una McCormack was able to discuss Stapledon's landmark debut novel with Matthew De Abaitua and Andy Miller. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
Proud to be sponsoring this event next summer.
A request on behalf of Gold SF. For the first time, the Nebula Award is honouring poetry. They would like to put forward Jessy Randall's latest collection, The Path of Most Resistance. But it can only be nominated by a member of the SFWA. Would someone like to do so? Email Susan.Kelly@gold.ac.uk
A reminder that we have two current calls for papers - the Peter Nicholls Essay Prize (deadline: 11 January 2026) and a special issue on pulp sf (deadline: 5 April 2026). Details in the newsfeed. www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
The deadline for the 2026 SFRA conference has been extended to 20 November. sfra.org/conferences/...
Tickets now available for the 2025 London sf theatre festival. www.cyborphic.com/talos-2025
Our journal editor, Paul March-Russell, and editorial consultant, Anna McFarlane, have been busily podcasting. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
F151 has landed!
Further apologies for the continued delay which has been due to ill-health. We hope to have copies out in the post next week.
Apologies to members for the delay in sending out the latest issue of Foundation. (Actually, we were a little ahead of schedule.) We hope to have them in the post next week.
Microfiction writing competition for anyone 16+. london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...
F151 is out! Here's the ToC with pieces from, amongst others, Joy Sanchez-Taylor, Nisi Shawl and Sheree Renee Thomas. And, as an added bonus, membership rates for 2026 have been frozen! So, it's the perfect time to join and support our activities. www.sf-foundation.org/sf-foundatio...
Online exhibition, marking 50 years of the Voyager space probe, co-created by Jonathan Thornton, our Book Reviews Editor. digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/voyager
Cheers Dave but we don't seem to be in the LibGen dataset.