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A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
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Celebrating excellence in genre and community together, through a presentation led by Toastmaster Tananarive Due and including the official announcement of this year's Nebula Award winners for nine categories in science fiction, fantasy, and related genres.
The event you've all been waiting for. Toastmaster Tananarive Due will lead us through a wonderful evening of writer uplift, celebrating recipients of our Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, our Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award, our Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, and our Infinity Award. SFWA President Kate Ristau, with the assistance of some some surprise participants, will announce the winners in each of the nine categories: Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Game Writing, Comic, Poem, the Ray Bradbury for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and the Andre Norton for Middle G
Join the flight crew and watch the Nebulas!
Join us as Flight Crew commandeers the Jemisin Suite for their annual Nebulas viewing party. All are welcome.
The culimination of the 2026 Nebula Con continues with a great communal meal - Chicken Marsala, Pan Seared Alaskan Sole, and Grilled Vegetables En Croute - just before the winners of the 2026 Nebula Awards are announced,
The culimination of the 2026 Nebula Con continues with a great communal meal - Chicken Marsala, Pan Seared Alaskan Sole, and Grilled Vegetables En Croute - just before the winners of the 2026 Nebula Awards are announced,
Unwind at the end of the con with board member Curtis Chen for a little Karaoke in Flight Deck A and B.
Unwind at the end of the con with board member Curtis Chen for a little Karaoke in O'Hare V
Are you an aspiring comic book or game creator? Or maybe you have a little experience under your belt but could use some advice on how to do it better? Join our panel with gamer and author Will McDermott (Threshold), author Marie Vibbert (Multitude) and others for a hands-on panel to get you started or help you improve your workflow.
Are you an aspiring comic book or game creator? Or maybe you have a little experience under your belt but could use some advice on how to do it better? Join our panel with gamer and author Will McDermott (Threshold), author Marie Vibbert (Multitude) and others for a hands-on panel to get you started or help you improve your workflow.
Have you ever wanted to see your stories come to life in an illustrated format? Join Nebula Finalist Jessica Maison (Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters) as she shows you how to adapt and build upon your story ideas to create a graphic novel that will show off the true potential of your SFF ideas.
Have you ever wanted to see your stories come to life in an illustrated format? Join Nebula Finalist Jessica Maison (Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters) as she shows you how to adapt and build upon your story ideas to create a graphic novel that will show off the true potential of your SFF ideas.
You’ve written the book. You’ve gotten it published and the royalties (however big or small) are finally rolling in. How else can you monetize your writing skills? Join SF Grand Masters Steven Barnes (Dream Park), Joe Haldeman (The Forever War), Nebula Finalist Daryl Gregory (When We Were Real) and author Anthea Sharp to discover more ways to earn money from you writing skills.
You’ve written the book. You’ve gotten it published and the royalties (however big or small) are finally rolling in. How else can you monetize your writing skills? Join SF Grand Masters Steven Barnes (Dream Park), Joe Haldeman (The Forever War), Nebula Finalist Daryl Gregory (When We Were Real) and author Anthea Sharp to discover more ways to earn money from you writing skills.
Human sexuality is a rich and varied thing, and yet many SFF tales stick to its most vanilla varieties. Join award-winning author Cecilia Tan (The Siren and the Sword) and her esteemed panel as they navigate the rich and layered textures of sexual expression, helping you to give your world building the extra depth and variation that will keep readers coming back for more.
Human sexuality is a rich and varied thing, and yet many SFF tales stick to its most vanilla varieties. Join award-winning author Cecilia Tan (The Siren and the Sword) and her esteemed panel as they navigate the rich and layered textures of sexual expression, helping you to give your worldbuilding the extra depth and variation that will keep readers coming back for more.
What’s going on in the middle grade and young adult markets for SFF literature? Our experienced author and agent panel will explore where these two markets have been, the state of play today, and where they might be headed in the near future.
What’s going on in the middle grade and young adult markets for SFF literature? Our experienced author and agent panel will explore where these two markets have been, the state of play today, and where they might be headed in the near future.
Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the The Business of Writing: Earning Writing Revenue Beyond Publishing session.
Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the The Business of Writing: Earning Writing Revenue Beyond Publishing session.