Joss Whedon Honored with Ray Bradbury Award

The Nebula Awards are presented by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America to celebrate excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing.

Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon will be honored this year with the The Ray Bradbury Award.  The award,  named after the author and screenwriter Ray Bradbury, was created to honor excellence in dramatic works such as motion pictures, television, internet, radio, audio, and stage productions.
The Ray Bradbury Award has traditionally been given to the principal director and writer of the production by the SFWA President and this year’s award has been given to Joss Whedon by SFWA president Russell Davis.  This is the last year the award will be given by the president of the SFWA and in future years will be awarded via the same mechanism as the Nebula Awards in accordance with the recently revised Nebula Rules.

“I’m very excited to be giving this honor to Joss Whedon in recognition of his substantial and superior body of work, including Buffy, Angel, Firefly and the Serenity film, as well as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog,” said SFWA President Russell Davis. “His impact as a writer, producer and director on the science fiction and fantasy film and television landscape is undeniable, and he is more than deserving of this recognition from our organization.”

What’s Coming Up

Fannish Inquisition has an exciting What’s Coming Up #3 podcast due to be posted at the end of March including some special interviews.  If you’re a fan of Firefly, Dollhouse or Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog you’ll want to tune in for one of our special guest interviews (You’ll have to wait to find out who it is!).  We’ll also talk to Sci-Fi author PJ Haarsma and the Executive Director of LA’s Paley Center for Media about the Paley Festival coming up in April.  Listen out for the exciting news of a possible new project involving the cast of Firefly!