Links & Resources for Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Horror

Author Signature Reference | Portals & Resources | News & Info | Writing & Publishing | Books & Bookstores | Conventions | Literary Awards | SFF&F Art & Artists | Tolkien Resources | Miscellany

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AUTHOR SIGNATURE REFERENCE
• Sci-fi/fantasy/horror author signature reference

• The Scifi Source – A directory of Science Fiction sites around the web, selectively chosen by their editors
• Scifimatter.com - Science Fiction and Fantasy Directory
  
• The SF Site - Sci-Fi and fantasy resource page
  
• SFF Net
  
• Dark Side of the Net - A compilation of gothic and horror related links and info
  
• The Zone - Articles, author and filmmaker interviews, & reviews of books, cinema, TV and more
  
• Scifidimensions.com - An online science fiction magazine
  
• Crypt Crawl - Horror and Halloween search directory
• Science Fiction Mad - categorized resource directory for science fiction
• Speculative Vision - Forum, resource network, art gallery, library and arcade
  

NEWS & INFO
• Locus Magazine - News, reviews, resources, and perspectives of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
  
• SciFi Wire - A news service of the Sci Fi Channel
  
• SFFWorld - News and reviews
  
• SciFi Slacker - News, reviews and more
  
• Stephen Hunt's SF Crowsnest - A directory and news source of science fiction and fantasy on the web
• SFScope - News source for the speculative fiction fields
  

WRITING AND PUBLISHING
• Arkam House Publishers - Specializing in Lovecraft and Derleth
  
• Donald M. Grant Publisher, Inc. - Publisher of both trade and deluxe editions of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
  
• Strange Horizons - a weekly speculative fiction magazine
  
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
  
• Horror Writers Association
  
• Ansible - British SF/fan newsletter, published by author David Langford
• Quantum Muse - Posting the finest in science fiction, fantasy, and alternative writing and art.
  
• The Future Fire - New Writing in Speculative Fiction and Dark Fantasy
  
• the0phrastus - Blog for author and artist Chris Howard
  
• Dark Arts Books - Small press publishers specializing in dark fiction and horror
  
• By Light Unseen Media - A new publisher exclusively featuring vampire fiction
• Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopia - A complex bibliography that lists, cites and describes sf & critical works from a feminist perspective
• Morpheus Tales - A quarterly magazine of horror, science fiction and fantasy
  

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BOOKS & BOOKSTORES
• Chrislands Independent Booksellers
• ISFDB - The Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase.
  
• IOBA Books
  
• TOP 100 BOOK SITES
  
• Duane Simolke - Home page for the author of 'The Acorn Stories','Degranon, a Science Fiction Adventure', and others.
  
• Bookwire - An internet resource for books, authors, and the book industry.
  
• Jude's Place - Features Jude Liebermann's action/adventure sci/fi romance novels, ebooks & free short stories.
  
• Library Thing - Check our some of our favorite reads in our Library, and create your own online library!!
  
• Books Square - Book directory
  
• Lunacat.net - Science fiction and fantasy by women.
  
• SciFan - Extensive database of sci-fi books, authors and series
• Blue Rectangle - An online and B & M bookstore located in Alameda, CA; they buy and sell all kinds of books
• FantaFiction - Online resource for fantasy fiction
  
• We're listed in the Internet Bookseller Directory - http://www.internetbooksellers.net/

CONVENTIONS
• The World Fantasy Convention
  
• Dragon*con - Big Atlanta-based convention focusing on gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film
• The World Horror Convention
  
• WorldCon - World Science Fiction Convention
  
• Readercon - Boston area convention focusing exclusively on literature
  
• Arisia - Boston Area convention; media focused
  
• Boskone- Boston convention focusing on literature, art, music and gaming
  
• Ancient City Con - A Northeast Florida convention for fans of Anime, Comics, Collectibles, & Gaming
• Gaylaxicon - A DC-based sci-fi, fantasy, & horror convention for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people and their friends
• SciFi Conventions - A listing of a wide variety of cons across the country
  

LITERARY AWARDS FOR SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR
• Hugo Awards - Science Fiction Achievement Award
  
• Nebula Awards
  
• Philip K. Dick Award - Distinguished science fiction writing published for the first time as a paperback original
  
• British Science Fiction Association Awards
  
• Arthur C. Clark Award
  
• James White Award - Short story award for new authors
  
• Bram Stoker Awards - Presented by the Horror Writers Association for superior achievement in horror writing
  
• John W. Campbell Award - Best science fiction novel of the year
  
• James Tiptree Jr. Award - Given to sci-fi or fantasy writing that expands or explores our understanding of gender
• Shirley Jackson Awards - Awarded for 'outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic'
• World Fantasy Awards
  
• British Fantasy Awards

   

SCI-FI & FANTASY ART AND ARTISTS
• Michael Whelan - Science fiction and fantasy artist
  
• Allen K. - Horror/fantasy/sci-fi artist
  
• Bob Eggleton - Sci-fi/fantasy artist
  
• Abandon Art - Gallery of the fantastic
  
• FoundMyself.com
  
• Gallery-Worldwide.com - Fine Art Gallery, including fantasy art
• Elfwood - Sci-fi & fantasy art and fiction
  

TOLKIEN RESOURCES
• TheOneRing.net - Fan-based resource site for LOTR movies.
  
• Tolkien Online - Resource for Tolkien including news and blogs about the author
  
• The Tolkien Library
  
• Council of Elrond - Tolkien news, encyclopedia and resources
  
• The Tolkien Society
• The Tolkien Collector's Guide 
• The Encyclopedia of Arda - A thorough, interactive resource of Tolkien's worlds 

MISCELLANY

• Visit our PB Wiki page for more Withywindle info and resources
• EpicFantasy.org - A major resource for epic fantasy on line
  
• Fantasy Freaks Forum - Mainly a forum, but also includes an in-depth book review section
  
• Fantasy-Fan.org - News, forum and shop
  
• Storm The Castle.com - The web's fantasy and creativity site for all things medieval
• World of Meln
• We're featured in... Buyer's Index
• Paul Levinson LightonLightThrough.com also on iTunes
  
• D6 Production - A cartoon specialist and comic production company providing animated cartoon pictures and cartoon movies.
  
• The Contra Banditos - Northern-Massachusetts based Celtic/Old Time fiddle band
• Visit us on My Space and