TIME MACHINE: 6/5/22
Reviews & streaming popularity, Free fiction, SFWA, Ed Wood, Lolita Fashion and Space Merchants round out our most popular posts for the week.
2021 Nebula Conference Online Programming Preview
Proposed panels and presentations for the Nebula Awards conference
Call for Panelists and Programming Proposals for the 2021Nebula Conference Online
SFWA calls for panel proposals for its upcoming Nebula conference
Diversity Plus: Diverse Story Forms and Themes, Not Just Diverse Faces
Diversity can and should also include different story forms and themes drawn from diverse traditions
“Cities That Think Like Planets”: On Writing SustainableCities in Science Fiction
the aesthetic of the city is a science-fictional aesthetic, for good or ill. The architecture of the city is a way that creators who write science fiction encode futurism – signaling technological development and its accompanying social changes.
The 2021 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award Recipients: Ben Bova,Rachel Caine, and Jarvis Sheffield
The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award will be presented to Jarvis Sheffield and posthumously to Ben Bova and Rachel Caine at this year’s Nebula conference.
Navigating the Parallel but Uneven Ecosystems of TraditionalPublishing and Self-Publishing
The old adage, ‘if you build it, they will come,’ is not true for the writer.
Legal Affairs Committee Alert: CASE Act on Copyright SmallClaims Becomes Law
The CASE Act (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019) has become law
Shooting at a Rolling Hoop: Predicting the NearFuture
The far future is easy.
Explicit Sex Scenes and the Work of Stories
a good sex scene is usually sexy, and one of the best ways to be sexy is to go deep into what’s going through characters’ heads
Navigating the Parallel but Uneven Ecosystems of Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing
traditional publishing spaces, with their broad and interconnected reach, still offer the best chance to speak to and be seen by the most people
#DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster
A message from SFWA’s President, Mary Robinette Kowal: Last year, a member came to SFWA’s Grievance Committee with a problem, which on the surface sounds simple and resolvable. He had written novels and was not being paid the royalties that were specified in his contract. The Grievance Committee is designed to resolve contract disputes like […]
Marginalized people living varied and fulfilled lives in genre fiction is historically accurate
Historical accuracy is important in science fiction and fantasy because it can change the default as it is known
Nalo Hopkinson Named the 37th SFWA Damon Knight GrandMaster
Nalo Hopkinson is SFWA’s newest Grand Master
Shooting at a Rolling Hoop: Predicting the Near Future
Cat Rambo addresses the perils inherent in making near-future SFnal “predictions”.
Don’t Forget the H
Don’t be afraid to get a little scary now and then.
An Open Letter to Convention Chairs and the Greater SF/FCommunity
What do you feel is our ethical responsibility to our abuse survivors?
Here are Eight Places That Accept Nonfiction Essays on SF/FTopics
Hey, a place to sell your essays!
A Guide for Authors on Recommending Books
If you want to help recruit new genre readers to the fold, recommendations on what to read should be more than casual mentions
Copyright Registration Rule Change Allows Flat Fee Registration of Short Textual Works Published Online
New rule allows for registration of multiple short works
SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 2: Short- and Long-Term Prospects & the Post-COVID Landscape
Ira Nayman, Amazing’s editor, chimes in with thoughts from F&SF, Clarkesworld, Uncanny and others
Authors Invited to Share Information for #PublishingPaidMe Report
Information request
SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 1: Submissions & Supplies
Check it out: Amazing Stories was consulted….
Authors Invited to Share Information for #PublishingPaidMe Report
Study wants to look at how advances are distributed in the industry
SFWA News Round Up: Year-Round Online Education: Health Care Program: Statement on Protests & BLM
SFWA commits to addressing unaddressed racism within the organization
Not-so-still Life: Writing from an Inanimate Object’s Point of View
We know that the dish ran away with the spoon, but who knows what untold, breathtaking adventures they had
Donate to Help Members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Affected by Covid-19
For any SFWA members who are struggling to afford necessary expenses due to lost revenue from COVID-19 illness or related restrictions, SFWA wants to help cover those expenses.
Infringement Alert – “National Emergency Library”
“Emergency Library” creates an emergency of infringement.
The Reality of Writing in Uncertain Times
There is this insidious assumption that suffering and struggle are good for writers
Donate the Help Members of Science Fiction and FantasyWriters of America Affected by Covid-19
Donate to help out the folks what bring you great stuff!
