New Rick Bass Novel The Diezmo Serialized in Narrative Magazine

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The current installment of Bass's Diezmo takes place after a band of
renegade Texans has been defeated in an invasion of Mexico and taken prisoner
to face the diezmo -- a punishment in which one of every ten in their company
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SAN FRANCISCO, Narrative Magazine, the leading
periodical for online fiction and nonfiction, continues in its most recent
issue the exclusive serialization of acclaimed author Rick Bass's new novel,
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The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM), the world's
first science fiction museum, has announced the date for its first
Hall of Fame Induction ceremony: Friday, May 6, 2005 , at EMP's Sky
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of Fame induction and will include four new members.

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"Our goal with Narrative," said co-founder Jenks, "is to encourage
literary values and provide the magazine to our readers for free. In an age
of hypertext and lowered literacy, we feel there is nonetheless a strong
audience for literature online. A literary archive of all work published in
Narrative is available at no charge. A $4,000 Narrative Prize is awarded
annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, or work of literary
nonfiction published in Narrative by a new or emerging writer. The new inductees will also be featured
in laser-etched images on the translucent, glowing Hall of Fame
display. For
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Science Fiction Museum to Induct Its First Hall of Fame Class

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SFM Members, who make up the Hall of Fame Academy, are invited to
nominate potential inductees for the Class of 2005 in the following
categories: literature, art, media and other.

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honor the legends that have shaped the field of science fiction," said
Bob Santelli, director of SFM programs and chair of the Hall of Fame
executive committee.
Each year, the Hall of Fame inducts four individuals on the basis
of their continued excellence and long-time contributions to science
fiction.
SFM attracts participation from the highest echelon of science
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The newest issue also carries stories by four diverse, emerging writers --
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"My memory," Blount writes, "is
jogged by oysters.5 million hits, some 300,000 page views, and
30,000 unique visits, a readership that exceeds that of most exclusively
literary publications in print. Current inductees include such well-known figures as Ray
Bradbury , Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur C.

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In addition, there are exclusive interviews with directors of two of
America's top university creative writing departments: Frank Conroy, retiring
director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and Geoffrey Wolff, retiring director
of the Graduate Writing Program at the University of California, Irvine.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame honors the lives, works and
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Humorist Roy Blount Jr. Ehrhardt, Shann Ray, Krystn Lee Yang, and an excerpt from
a first novel-in-progress by noted young playwright and journalist Chandler
Burr, whose latest book on the mystery of the sense of smell, The Emperor of
Scent, was a recent bestseller. Founded in
1996 , the Hall of Fame was relocated from Kansas City to its permanent
home at SFM in 2004.

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The conclusion of the novel will
appear in the April issue.
The evening includes a seated ceremony, dinner and after-party.