Welcome to the New SFWA Events!
For years, SFWA staged out events on events.sfwa.org, but we’re bringing our events “home” to SFWA.org for an important reason: better integration.
Instead of two separate login systems, we have one – with seamless event-access for all future ticket purchases from store.sfwa.org. And instead of having events “stuck” on just one page, we now have an interface that allows us to promote the work of our volunteers and their presenters all across the website. This means that committee and project teams will have upcoming events front and center on their main pages, right next to deep dives into relevant creative topics.
You will also note that SFWA now finally shows local time for events on most displays. (Hello, 21st Century!) If you have a VPN turned on, your experience may vary, but we hope this improves your Nebula conference this year, and all other events via SFWA.org.
Thank you for growing with us! It’s been a wild ride, and your support through these technical transformations has meant the world to our team. Check back soon for news about a proper Open House to provide more insight into this and other recent changes here on SFWA.org.
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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"Sit in the chair every day: Plant yourself in the chair daily for a few hours and eventually the words will come." -Joshua Fields Millburne. If you've ever felt like this - and other conventional writing advice - doesn't quite suit you, then this is the workshop for you! Particularly for those of us who are disabled or neurodivergent, we each need to find a writing rhythm, process, and systems that work for our unique selves. Join this interactive workshop led by three disabled or neurodivergent writers to identify writing strategies that work for your body and brain.
"Sit in the chair every day: Plant yourself in the chair daily for a few hours and eventually the words will come." -Joshua Fields Millburne. If you've ever felt like this - and other conventional writing advice - doesn't quite suit you, then this is the workshop for you! Particularly for those of us who are disabled or neurodivergent, we each need to find a writing rhythm, process, and systems that work for our unique selves. Join this interactive workshop led by three disabled or neurodivergent writers to identify writing strategies that work for your body and brain.
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.
If you love poetry and you adore speculative fiction, you won’t want to miss this panel, which includes some of the best up-and-coming SFF poets! Four of this year’s Nebula Finalists will meet to discuss the state of spec fic poetry, and to discuss their own styles and methods for writing in the form.
If you love poetry and you adore speculative fiction, you won’t want to miss this panel, which includes some of the best up-and-coming SFF poets! Four of this year’s Nebula Finalists will meet to discuss the state of spec fic poetry, and to discuss their own styles and methods for writing in the form.
Scriptwriting takes many forms. In this panel, which includes three of this year’s Nebula finalists, the authors will discuss a number of script structures, including the difference between writing a script for a play, a comic book, and an audiodrama.
Scriptwriting takes many forms. In this panel, which includes three of this year’s Nebula finalists, the authors will discuss a number of script structures, including the difference between writing a script for a play, a comic book, and an audiodrama.
We love our plots in SFF: the bigger the better! But is plot everything? Nebula Finalist Jennifer Hudak (“The World to Come”) will lead the discussion about how plot is configured in conversations of craft, and which other elements of your story may be just as important, if not more.
We love our plots in SFF: the bigger the better! But is plot everything? Nebula Finalist Jennifer Hudak (“The World to Come”) will lead the discussion about how plot is configured in conversations of craft, and which other elements of your story may be just as important, if not more.
Major genre awards, including the Nebulas, usually go to authors who have traditionally published their works with larger publishing houses. But that’s starting to change, as indie authors break their way into the awards scene with phenomenal tales. Our panelists tell you how they are working their magic in an industry with more paths to success than meet the eye.
Major genre awards, including the Nebulas, usually go to authors who have traditionally published their works with larger publishing houses. But that’s starting to change, as indie authors break their way into the awards scene with phenomenal tales. Our panelists tell you how they are working their magic in an industry with more paths to success than meet the eye.
Writing SFF in abbreviated forms – short fiction and middle grade fiction – requires a different approach from writing a novel. Nebula Finalists Michelle Knudsen (Into the Wild Magic) and P.A. Cornell (Through the Machine”) are part of an all-star panel discussing writing short form spec fic – how to wring the most worldbuilding out of limited words.
Writing SFF in abbreviated forms – short fiction and middle grade fiction – requires a different approach from writing a novel. Nebula Finalists Michelle Knudsen (Into the Wild Magic) and P.A. Cornell (Through the Machine”) are part of an all-star panel discussing writing short form spec fic – how to wring the most worldbuilding out of limited words.
So you just finished the last book, and you’re not sure where to go next? Writing the first paragraph can set the tone for the whole project. Our panel discusses how to pick yourself up again after completing the gargantuan task of writing a novel, and how to prepare yourself to plunge back into the choppy waters of writing once again.
So you just finished the last book, and you’re not sure where to go next? Writing the first paragraph can set the tone for the whole project. Our panel discusses how to pick yourself up again after completing the gargantuan task of writing a novel, and how to prepare yourself to plunge back into the choppy waters of writing once again.
Ever feel like a minotaur trapped in the labyrinth when writing a new book? What if you could take all that mythological energy and use it to write something fresh and new? Nebula Finalists John Wiswell (Wearing the Lion) and Wole Talabi (“Descent”) join other decorated authors to discuss using classic mythology to build new SFF worlds.
Ever feel like a minotaur trapped in the labyrinth when writing a new book? What if you could take all that mythological energy and use it to write something fresh and new? Nebula Finalists John Wiswell (Wearing the Lion) and Wole Talabi (“Descent”) join other decorated authors to discuss using classic mythology to build new SFF worlds.
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.