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IT’S BIFF TANNEN’S TIMELINE, FOLKS!

Biff's Towers, Biff's Casinos, Biff's Huge Portraits! Do you remember "BACK TO THE FUTURE?" That very ‘charming’ character named BIFF TANNEN? An aggressive, thuggish imbecile? In "BACK TO THE FUTURE Part II" (1989), BIFF TANNEN reveals the full extent of his potential! Welcome to the BIFF TANNEN’S TIMELINE — a world of broken neon, puffed‑up swindlers, false prophets, and masses hypnotized by the fraudulent spectacle of power...
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Dutch author Thomas Olde Heuvelt wins Hugo Award

Thomas Olde Heuvelt was nominated for the Hugos for the third time with his novelette 'The Day The World Turned Upside Down'. This time...
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Are the Dutch on the way to their own SFWA?

The past twelve months have seen interesting developments in the Netherlands. First, and maybe most important for authors and readers alike, is the establishment...
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Europa SF needs you

Look at the number of visitors for all conventions in Europe. Think about the number of readers of the speculative genre in Europe. That...
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Review: ‘Lovecraft, My Love’ by Tais Teng

The first thing that came to mind when I read 'Lovecraft, My Love' by Tais Teng was the 'Under The Radar' topic on the...
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Europe needs an “organization styled after SFWA” | Interview with Dutch author Mike Jansen

This interview was triggered by the two books Dutch writer Mike Jansen published recently. In March he published "The Failing God", the first book...
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‘Ophelia in my arms’ by Mike Jansen – Book Review

The English debut of Dutch writer Mike Jansen contains stories dating from the past 5 years, with a few exceptions. So it's all rather...
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The Dutch are coming 2: Tais Teng

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Dutch writer Tais Teng for instance is well known in the world of science fiction magazines and books...
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The Dutch are coming 1: Mike Jansen

Dutch bestseller "The Diner" by Herman Koch may sell in respectable numbers, generally speaking Dutch writers have a rather distressing track record when it...
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Dutch writer nominated for Hugo Award

For the first time in the history of the Hugo Awards, a Dutch writer has been nominated. This writer is Thomas Olde Heuvelt. The...
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Dutch SF&F scene sees the end of a unique quarterly magazine

True, the world did not end in 2012, but for the Dutch (language) SF&F scene it was nevertheless a bad year, a year with...
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Free stories give a new meaning to the expression “A Dutch Treat”

For my first post on Europa SF I had the plan to sum up all available stories and books by authors originally writing in...
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