The May 2021 issue of Place has talks with Nnedi Okorafor and Nghi Vo and a spotlight on the Spanish magazine Windumanoth. The news includes the Hugo 2021 Prize ballot, modifications to Dates and venue of Worldcon 2021, the promotion of Pillai to the head of Tor, Acquisition of HMH by News Corp, Stine Philip K. Dick Award win, Jones Bradbury Prize to win, BSFA Laureates, and more. The photo reports cover the 2021 International Conference on Fantastic in the Arts and Norway 43. Cory doctorowThe column is called “Qualia” and a special report by Douglas F. Dluzen & Christopher Mark Rose examines “seasonal biases in speculative fiction award nominations”. Obituaries remember John C. Pelan, Wanda June Alexander, and Margaret wander bonanno. Reviews cover new titles from P. Djèlí Clark, Sarah Pinsker, Zen Cho, Karin Tidbeck, Nick Mamatas, Katherine Addison, T. Kingfisher, Django Wexler, Alexandra Oliva, Robbie Arnott, Natasha Pulley, Sam Riviere, Priyanka Champaneri, Patrick Allington, Nino Cipri, Kate Milford , Kosoko Jackson, Anna Carey, Nadia Afifi, Joe R. Lansdale, Rivers Solomon, Namina Forna, Bruce Sterling, David Brin, and others.

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TABLE of CONTENTS
May 2021 • Number 724 • Vol. 86 • No. 5
54th year of publication • Winner 30 times Hugo
Cover and Interview Designs by Francesca Myman

INTERVIEWS
Nnedi Okorafor: What’s hers / ten
Nghi Vo: Stories about stories / 28

MAIN STORIES / 5
2021 Hugo Awards Ballot • 2021 Worldcon changes dates and location • News Corp to acquire HMH • Stine wins PKD Award • Pillai to Head Tor • Jones wins Bradbury Prize • BSFA Awards winners • Aurealis Awards Finalists

THE DATA FILE / 7
American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Awards • International Booker Prize Long List • Westercon 73 Canceled • GRRM Signs Agreement with HBO • Beagle Regains Intellectual Property • Audie Award Winners • Prometheus Award Finalists • Amazing stories paused • Magazine News • Edition News • Shortlist of B&N Children’s YA Book Awards • Announcements • Serial Box Becomes Kingdom • International Client Gallery Relaunch • Home Buy Campaign Fail by Tolkien • L’Engle Library auctioned for charity • World Convention News • Royal Mail Classic Sci-Fi Stamps • Awards News • SFWA News • Financial News • International Rights • Audio Rights • Publications received

PEOPLE AND EDITION / 8
Notes on milestones, awards, books sold, etc., with news on this issue Jean-Claude Mourlevat, JRR Tolkien, Marguerite Atwood & Douglas Preston, Marc Laurent, Sarah J. Maas, and many more

SPECIAL FEATURES
Comment from Cory Doctorow: Qualia / 26 Seasonal Bias in Speculative Fiction Award Nominations by Douglas F. Dluzen & Christopher Mark Rose / 33 Spotlight on Windumanoth / 34

CONVENTIONS
2021 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts / 30 Norway 43 / 32

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Magazines received: March / 35 Books received: March / 36 British pounds received: February / 44 Bestsellers / 46

Obituaries / 57
John C. Pelan • Appreciation by Brian Keene • Wanda June Alexander • Margaret wander bonanno

LOCUS LETTERS / 57

EDITORIAL QUESTIONS / 58
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PLACE LOOK AT BOOKS

Rich Horton’s Short Fiction Film Reviews / 13
Astonishing 3-4 / 21; Strange tales # 364; Pulp literature Winter ’21; Fusion Fragment 3/21; Edge of the galaxy 3/21; The New Yorker 3/8/21.

Reviews of Short Fiction Films by Karen Burnham / 14
Clarkesworld 3/21; Under ceaseless skies 02/25/21, 03/11/21; Speed ​​of light 3/21; Tor.com 3/3/21, 3/24/21; Strange horizons 3/1/21, 3/15/21; Giganotosaurus 2/21, 3/21; Quarterly Mirror Winter ’21; Flash fiction online 3/21.

Reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe / 16
A master of Djinn, P. Djelí Clark; We are satellites, Sarah Pinsker; Sister of the Black Waters, Zen Cho; The theater of memory, Karin Tidbeck; The son of the planet breaker, Nick Mamatas.

Liz Bourke’s Review / 18
The witness of the dead, Katherine Addison; Paladin’s Strength, T. Kingfisher; Hard restart, Django Wexler.

Review by Katharine Coldiron / 19
Do not forget me, Alexandra Oliva; The rain heron, Robbie Arnott; Kingdoms, Natacha Poulie.

Review by Ian Mond / 20
Dead souls, Sam Rivière; The city of the good death, Priyanka Champaneri; Rise up and shine, Patrick Allington; Fault, Nino Cipri.

Review by Colleen Mondor / 22
The commonplace book of the Raconteur, Kate Milford; Yesterday is history, Kosoko Jackson; This is not the Jess Show, Anna Carey.

Gabino Iglesias Review / 23
The sensitive, Nadia Afifi; Dinosaur fishing and other stories, Joe R. Lansdale.

Reviews of Divers Hands: Paula Guran, Maya C. James, Russell Letson, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro / 24
Land of sorrow, Rivers Solomon; The Dorées, Namina Forna; Robot artists and black swans: the Italian stories of Fantascienza, Bruce Sterling; Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction and Hollywood, David Brin.

Terry Bisson: This month of history / 13, 17, 21, 25

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Magazines reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) –
Under ceaseless skies 02/25/21 (Karen Burnham)
Under ceaseless skies 03/11/21 (Karen Burnham)
Clarkesworld 3/21 (Karen Burnham)
Quarterly departure mirror Winter ’21 (Karen Burnham)
Flash fiction online 3/21 (Karen Burnham)
Fusion Fragment 3/21 (Rich Horton)
Edge of the galaxy 3/21 (Rich Horton)
Giganotosaurus 2/21 (Karen Burnham)
Giganotosaurus 3/21 (Karen Burnham)
Speed ​​of light 3/21 (Karen Burnham)
The New Yorker 3/8/21 (Riche Horton)
Pulp literature Winter ’21 (Rich Horton)
Strange horizons 3/1/21 (Karen Burnham)
Strange horizons 03/15/21 (Karen Burnham)
Tor.com 3/3/21 (Karen Burnham)
Tor.com 03/24/21 (Karen Burnham)
Astonishing 3-4 / 21 (Riche Horton)
Strange tales # 364 (Rich Horton)

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Books reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) –
Addison, Catherine • The witness of the dead (Liz Bourke)
Afifi, Nadia • The sensitive (Gabino Iglesias)
Allington, Patrick • Rise up and shine (Ian Mond)
Arnott, Robbie • The rain heron (Katharine Coldiron)
Brin, David • Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction and Hollywood (Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)
Carey, Anna • This is not the Jess Show (Colleen Mondor)
Champaneri, Priyanka • The city of the good death (Ian Mond)
Cho, Zen • Sister of the Black Waters (Gary K. Wolfe)
Cipri, Niño • Fault (Ian Mond)
Clark, P. Djelí • A master of Djinn (Gary K. Wolfe)
Forna, Namina • The Dorées (Maya C. James)
Jackson, Kosoko • Yesterday is history (Colleen Mondor)
Kingfisher, T. • Paladin’s Strength (Liz Bourke)
Lansdale, Joe R. • Dinosaur fishing and other stories (Gabino Iglesias)
Mamatas, Nick • The son of the planet breaker (Gary K. Wolfe)
Milford, Kate • The commonplace book of the Raconteur (Colleen Mondor)
Oliva, Alexandra • Do not forget me (Katharine Coldiron)
Pinsker, Sarah • We are satellites (Gary K. Wolfe)
Pulley, Natasha • Kingdoms (Katharine Coldiron)
River, Sam • Dead souls (Ian Mond)
Solomon, Rivers • Land of sorrow (Paula Guran)
Sterling, Bruce • Robot artists and black swans: the Italian stories of Fantascienza (Russell Letson)
Tidbeck, Karin • The theater of memory (Gary K. Wolfe)
Wexler, Django • Hard restart (Liz Bourke)