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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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Generative AI, is everywhere. Authors are having to navigate a challenging new landscape, their works stolen without permission, seeing AI stuffed into every piece of software. How do we navigate this new reality? Panelists discuss Emerging Tech’s new resource library.
Generative AI, is everywhere. Authors are having to navigate a challenging new landscape, their works stolen without permission, seeing AI stuffed into every piece of software. How do we navigate this new reality? Panelists discuss Emerging Tech’s new resource library.
Audio-first storytelling techniques.
How to write scripts specifically for the ears of your audience.
Science fiction is all about the science, right? Goodness, no. Plenty of SFF traditions involve a healthy dose of cultural mythology, spirituality, and plain-old fantastical mix-ins. Nebula Finalist Wole Talabi leads a discussion about how this richer tapestry of ideas shows up in modern SFF.
Science fiction is all about the science, right? Goodness, no. Plenty of SFF traditions involve a healthy dose of cultural mythology, spirituality, and plain-old fantastical mix-ins. Nebula Finalist Wole Talabi leads a discussion about how this richer tapestry of ideas shows up in modern SFF.
Join our panelists as they discuss the vibrant, growing field of contemporary speculative poetry. What have they seen in the latest zines and books? How are speculative poets navigating the swiftly changing internet and social media environments? And how - and where - are they publishing or performing their poetry?
Join our panelists as they discuss the vibrant, growing field of contemporary speculative poetry. What have they seen in the latest zines and books? How are speculative poets navigating the swiftly changing internet and social media environments? And how - and where - are they publishing or performing their poetry?
Keeping the momentum going after the first few books.
Panel of veteran authors share strategies for long-term sustainability.
Indie authors publish their own works without relying on major traditional publishers for assistance. But what if you want to scale up your indie author gig to a professional small press with multiple authors? Our panel will discuss the ins and outs of creating and running a small press with an indie mindset, and the pitfalls to avoid.
Indie authors publish their own works without relying on major traditional publishers for assistance. But what if you want to scale up your indie author gig to a professional small press with multiple authors? Our panel will discuss the ins and outs of creating and running a small press with an indie mindset, and the pitfalls to avoid.
A picture’s worth a thousand words, right? But sometimes when you blend words and pictures, that’s where the magic really begins, as any comic or graphic-novel writer knows. Join our panelists as they discuss how powerful imagery can elevate more streamlined approaches to storytelling prose.
A picture’s worth a thousand words, right? But sometimes when you blend words and pictures, that’s where the magic really begins, as any comic or graphic-novel writer knows. Join our panelists as they discuss how powerful imagery can elevate more streamlined approaches to storytelling prose.
An offsite panel event with several of our 2026 Nominees and VIPs held at the American Writers Museum, in conjunction with the American Writers Festival weekend.
An offsite panel event with several of our 2026 Nominees and VIPs held at the American Writers Museum, in conjunction with the American Writers Festival weekend.
You don’t have to do it alone. 2026 Nebula Finalist Wole Talabi (“Descent”) leads a stellar panel to discuss building worlds with others for group projects. How does it work? How do you make sure your own ideas get heard? How should group worldbuilding be structured to reduce friction and encourage shared creativity?
You don’t have to do it alone. 2026 Nebula Finalist Wole Talabi (“Descent”) leads a stellar panel to discuss building worlds with others for group projects. How does it work? How do you make sure your own ideas get heard? How should group worldbuilding be structured to reduce friction and encourage shared creativity?
Writing a novel and writing for a game both involve crafting detailed worlds that your audience will love, but the process can diverge widely from that point on. Join Nebula Finalist Greg Kasavin (Hades II) and J. S. Dewes as they discuss how game writing differs from other narrative storytelling forms, and how to pack the most punch into a game’s limited prose.
Writing a novel and writing for a game both involve crafting detailed worlds that your audience will love, but the process can diverge widely from that point on. Join Nebula Finalist Greg Kasavin (Hades II) and J. S. Dewes as they discuss how game writing differs from other narrative storytelling forms, and how to pack the most punch into a game’s limited prose.