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"Excess" Books

Looking for something to read? We’ve found lots of duplicate books while cataloging our library. Since we only have space for one copy of each book, the excess books are available for a suggested donation of $1-$5 per book. Stop by the NESFA Clubhouse when we are open which is generally Wednesdays from Noon to 9 PM, Saturdays from Noon to 7 PM, and most Sundays (but usually not the second Sunday of the month) from Noon to 10 PM. (Check the NESFA Events Page for our schedule.) The excess books are in the area by the back door to the clubhouse in two bookcases on the left wall and in boxes on the floor. New books from NESFA Press (on the metal shelves to the right) are also available at 20% off the cover price for non-members and 40% off the cover price for members.

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The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny Available in Ebook Format!

The 6-volume series, The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, has been available in durable hardcover editions since 2009. The NESFA Press is delighted to provide these books in ebook format.

This series contains all the short science fiction of Roger Zelazny. Each story is enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.

File 770 Magazine has run a series of reviews of these books: V1: Threshold, V2: Power & Light, V3: This Mortal Mountain, V4: Last Exit to Babylon, V5: Nine Black Doves, V6: The Road to Amber

To purchase any of our editions of The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, click on one of the following: For the EPUB versions // For the MOBI versions // For the Hardcover versions

Or you can visit NESFA Press available books to see all of our books.

For more information, please visit the NESFA Press website or send email to sales@nesfa.org.

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The 2026 Skylark Award

The 2025 Skylark Award was given to Ian Randal Strock writer, editor, publisher, historian, lecturer, and serial entrepreneur. (and also, according to his website): teacher, trivia nut, erstwhile stock trader, serial volunteer, occasional space development advocate, and one-time tour guide.

 

The 2026 Skylark Award is now open for nominations. Any NESFA member may place a nomination in the Skylark Award mailbox in the clubhouse, email it to skylark@nesfa.org, or hand it to the Skylark administrator. Per the Bylaws, a nomination must be in writing and list a single person.

 

Nominations close on Saturday, November 1st, 2025. Email submissions will be accepted until 23:59. Submissions placed in the clubhouse mailbox or handed to the administrator will be accepted until the administrator leaves the clubhouse on November 1st.

 

The 2026 Skylark recipient will be announced at the Boskone 63 awards ceremony on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Learn more here about the E. E. Smith Memorial Award.

 

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The 2025 Gaughan Award

The recipient of the 2025 Gaughan Award is Eleonor Piteira.

The Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist honors the memory of Jack Gaughan, a long-time friend of fandom and one of the finest SF artists of the 20th century. Because Jack felt it was important to encourage and recognize new blood in the field, The New England Science Fiction Association, Inc., presents the Gaughan Award annually to an emerging artist (an artist who has become a professional within the past five years) chosen by a panel of judges.

The winner of the 2026 Gaughan Award will be announced in February, 2026 during Boskone 63, NESFA’s annual convention.