Science fiction society, SFFWA
establish Hall of Fame

he Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society has established a Hall of Fame at the University of Kansas to honor achievement in the science fiction and fantasy genres. The hall will honor professionals in the field on the basis of their continued excellence and long-term contribution to science fiction and fantasy.

Plans call for the Hall of Fame to induct at least one living and one posthumous science fiction or fantasy writer per year, with the number to increase as funding allows. An exhibit honoring the inductees will be housed at the university's Spencer Library.

The Hall of Fame was created in conjunction with the university's J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Donations may be made to:

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
P.O. Box 12021
Overland Park, KS 66282-2021.

E-mail inquiries should be sent to sfreader@unicom.net.

Another red shirt casualty:
Adams dismissed from Whitewater

arbara Adams, the alternate juror on the Whitewater trial who made headlines for showing up in court wearing a red Star Trek: The Next Generation uniform, was dismissed from jury duty on March 14. Adams reportedly violated a court order to avoid the press when she gave an interview to the television showAmerican Journal.

Adams, who was accepted by both the prosecution and defense even though she wore her uniform during jury selection, was occasionally seen giving the Vulcan salute. Her uniform included a phaser and a communicator, although there was no word if she brought a tricorder along.

Entertainment Weekly reports
Fox will forge ahead with Sci-Fi

n its March 15 report on television's February sweeps, Entertainment Weekly suggested the Fox Broadcasting Co. should lay off its attempts to find a companion science fiction show for the ever-popular X-Files. EW called Space: Above and Beyond "below and beneath" its competition and also took a shot at Strange Luck.

EW reported that Fox isn't ready to give up just yet, citing the return of Sliders and next seaon's scheduled release of a new series from X-Flies creator Chris Carter. The new series is tentatively titled 2000.

Del Rey signs Hickman, Weis
for two upcoming trilogies

el Rey Books has acquired the world rights to six new novels by the bestselling writing team of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The pair are slated to write a science fiction trilogy entitled Starshield and an untitled epic fantasy trilogy.

Weis and Hickman are the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling series Dragonlance, as well as the Darksword trilogy, the Rose of the Prophet trilogy and the Death Gate Cycle. The Death Gate Cycle was later adapted into a computer game.

The first book of the Starshield series well be published in hardcover in November 1996.

Dark Forces earns Codie Award

he Software Publishers Association's 11th Annual SPA Excellence in Software Awards -- known as the Codies -- were presented at a black-tie gala earlier this month. Not surprisingly, Dark Forces from LucasArts Entertainment Co. won in the Best Action/Arcade Software category.

Although several science fiction titles were nominated in a variety of categories, Dark Forces was the only one to walk away with a Codie. The Codie recipients were selected from a field of more than 350 software titles nominated in 1995.

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