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Milena Benini is an award-winning Croatian speculative fiction author who writes short stories, serialized novels and very interesting theoretical essays on SF genre, feminism and vampires. (Wow, that was easy, once I got it out of my system!) She lives in Zagreb with a husband, two daughters and lots of pets. This summer she was […]
Read More Interview: Milena BeniniAfter a few years in Croatian fandom, when I finally got to know most of the people crazy enough to do esefnal things such as conrunning, writing workshops, publishing and such as a hobby, I realized how awesome all these people were. (And I will present each one of them separately on this blog so […]
Read More ŠTRUMF, the Croatian version of SMOFOccasionally, I get asked to speak on TV. A couple months ago it was about the awesome Russian SF film Kin dza dza! which was aired on Croatian TV, today it was about the fictional worlds of Milena Benini, one of the best and most versatile Croatian SF writers. As I was trying to squeeze […]
Read More Milena BeniniThe nominations for the ESFS Awards are now open. SF fandoms and publishers from all European countries are eligible but for specific rules and regulations please check here. The closing date for submissions is the March 23, 2015 and until then submissions can be sent through the webform or you can email them in directly […]
Read More Nominations for the 2015 ESFS Awards are open!I am forever full of guilt for not writing and speaking of GUFF and fan funds more (natural state for me – nothing is ever enough, as proven by my girth!). From time to time, though, my heart gets huge and I get giddy because I see that I did make a difference. In this […]
Read More Continental Europe goes for TAFF!