Nebula Awards Finalist Announcement
%excerpt% Tananarive Due selected as Toastmaster for the 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference happening in Chicago, IL from June 3-7.
A 23-Button Stenography Keyboard: All Gain, Zero Pain
by J.D. Henning. Because the QWERTY keyboard has well‑known ergonomic drawbacks, stenography offers a human‑centered alternative. Here’s how switching systems helped one writer overcome injury and rediscover sustainable productivity.
Managing Your Story Portfolio
by Laurence Raphael Brothers. A look at essential strategies to safeguard your manuscripts, track submissions, manage contracts, and navigate reprints and translations, with practical guidance that supports a sustainable approach to your writing career.
Unearthing Timbuktu’s Legacy: Using West African Manuscripts in SFF Worldbuilding
by Jason Collins. Explore Timbuktu’s manuscripts and see how their astronomy, law, medicine, and theology can spark original worldbuilding beyond traditional European-centric fantasy.
Walking and Dictating: A New Strategy to Mix Up Your Writing Routine
by Corrine Kumar. Writing while walking can boost creativity, deepen immersion, quiet your inner editor, reduce distractions, and help you reach flow. Here’s how to use physical activity in your creative process.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Rosemary Edghill
Honoring a novelist, short story writer, comic writer, and essayist.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Joseph L. Green
Honoring a science-fiction writer who wrote fiction on topics of extraterrestrial life and technology.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Lee Martindale
Honoring a multi-genre fantasy writer, editor, anthologist, essayist, advocate, Named Bard, ordained minister, and friend to many.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Jeffrey A. Carver
Honoring a novelist, short story writer, essayist, teacher, and creator of science fiction worlds.
A Brief History of SFWA: The Nebula Awards Report
by Michael Capobianco. Learn how the awards began in the 1960s from simple postcard nominations and a small team tallying and reporting back. The evolution shows the growth of SFWA from 200 members to thousands, complicating the system.
Talk to Write: Advance to a Completed Draft Using Dictation
by Melynda Hill-Teter. A quick guide to setting up and using mobile dictation, including installation steps in Microsoft Word and Google Docs, formatting commands, troubleshooting tips, and practical routines for drafting and organizing writing on the go.