For more information, contact LFS Publications Chair Tom Jackson

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 10, 2017

LIBERTARIAN FUTURIST SOCIETY LAUNCHES NEW BLOG

The Libertarian Futurist Society has launched a new blog devoted to science fiction, Prometheus Blog, available at http://lfs.org/blog/.

The new blog complements our main mission of awarding annual literary awards, the Prometheus Award and the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, along with periodic special awards and Hall of Fame awards for notable authors.

Prometheus Blog replaces Prometheus, our newsletter. We will be offering news about our organization's awards and actions, and we'll be publishing reviews of science fiction books and other artistic works of genre interest, and essays on science fiction.

The blog allows our members to easily access the latest news and information from us, but we also are reaching out to all science fiction fans, who may enjoy many of our offerings.

We have just published "Freedom in the Future Tense: A Political History of SF" by Eric S. Raymond, the author of the book The Cathedral and the Bazaar and a longtime SF fan. In the next few weeks, we will publish book reviews of all of the current nominees for the 2017 Prometheus Award. A survey of the works of Jack Vance will soon by published. Many other articles are in the pipeline.

The Prometheus Award, sponsored by the Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS), was established in 1979, making it one of the most enduring awards after the Nebula and Hugo awards, and one of the oldest fan-based awards currently in sf. Presented annually since 1982 at the World Science Fiction Convention, the Prometheus Awards include a gold coin and plaque for the winners.

For more than three decades, the Prometheus Awards have recognized outstanding works of science fiction and fantasy that dramatize the perennial conflict between Liberty and Power, expose the abuses and excesses of coercive government, critique or satirize authoritarian ideas, or champion individual rights and freedoms as the mutually respectful foundation for civilization, cooperation, peace, prosperity, progress and justice.

For a full list of past Prometheus Award winners in all categories, visit www.lfs.org. Membership in the Libertarian Futurist Society is open to any science fiction fan interested in how fiction can promote an appreciation of the value of liberty.

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