Sinisalo on Weird Fiction Review

There are three posts up on Weird Fiction Review that are about Johanna Sinisalo: There’s an interview of Johanna by Adam Mills, an essay by Johanna called Weird and Proud of It, and also an excerpt of Johanna’s Finlandia and Tiptree Award–winning novel Troll, A Love Story. Recommended!

Making of Iron Sky

The Helsinki Art Museum will feature an exhibition of the Making of Iron Sky (September 28 to January 20):

The exhibition showcases material from the making of the film, from costumes to storyboards to scale models. Production: Helsinki Art Museum and Blind Spot Pictures

(via Enhörningen)

Games Exhibition in Turku

The Turku Castle is currently featuring an exhibition of strategy and role playing games.

Risingshadow.net Shortshort Competition

The Risingshadow.net site has announced a shortshort fiction competition. The theme of the competition is ”shadow rising”, and the deadline is at the end of the year. The winning stories will be published in Usva, and there will be some book prizes as well.

Linkage: Atorox Thoughts

Anne muses about the significance and practicalities of the Atorox award. Go read and comment at the blog!

Ernest Cline Visits Finland

Ernest Cline, the author of the excellent Ready Player One, will visit Helsinki in the beginning of September. There will be an extra pub meeting at St. Urho’s Pub on Tuesday, September 4 where fen have a chance to meet with the author from around 7 PM.

The Finnish translation of Ready Player One has just come out, translated by J. Pekka Mäkelä. The book is an excellently entertaining read, especially if you grew up in the 80s or have an interest in either pop culture or computer games. (I don’t care much for games, but was completely hooked by the book and enjoyed it very much). Highly recommended!

Arts Council Grants to Writers

The Arts Council of Finland has given out its annual grants to writers, among them some familiar names. Congratulations to Timo Parvela (5-year grant), Tiina Raevaara (1 year), and Maria Turtschaninoff (1 year) for getting support to continue writing more fantastic fiction!