Locus reports:
The 2011 inductees to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame are Harlan Ellison, Vincent Di Fate, Moebius (Jean Giraud), and Gardner Dozois. The induction ceremony will be held Saturday June 25, 2011 at the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum in Seattle WA.
I’m especially delighted that Harlan Ellison and Gardner Dozois are being honored by the HoF; both certainly deserve it, I’m personally very fond of both of them, and Gardner is one of this year’s Readercon guests of honor, so we now look very clever for having selected him!
Will Harlan make the trip, having publicly declared that he’s dying?
That’s a good question. I don’t know.
Harlan recently announced in Locus that the reports of his impending demise were exaggerated.
Exaggerated by him, you mean?
But he didn’t show up at the Eaton Conference, where he was to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Another good reason to be in Seattle in June. I hope Harlan comes and I’ve already dusted off my Hawaiian shirt for the Locus Awards.