José Pablo Iriarte

José Pablo Iriarte is a Cuban-American writer and teacher who lives in Central Florida. Their fiction can be found in magazines such as Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and others, and has been reprinted in numerous Year’s Best anthologies. Their novelette, “The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births,” was a Nebula Award Finalist for 2018 and longlisted for the Otherwise (Tiptree) Award, while their short story “Proof by Induction” is a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards for 2021. José is on the board of directors of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and their longer work is represented by the Donald Maass Literary Agency. Learn more at www.labyrinthrat.com, or follow José on Twitter @labyrinthrat.

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RESCHEDULED – 2021 Winter SFWA Member Business Meeting

December 11, 2021 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

2022 Winter SFWA Member Business Meeting

January 15, 2022 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

Flash: More Story, Fewer Words!

May 22, 2022 9:00 am to 10:00 am

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Flash fiction can be funny, quirky, and deeply moving, but it’s a challenging form that requires its own skill set. What makes flash different from longer short stories? In this panel, several flash writers will share their tools and tricks for creating stunning stories under 1000 words.

Dealing With Trauma Through Fiction

May 22, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

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Speculative Fiction can be a way of escape for both the writer and the reader. What are ways that trauma shows up in fiction? How does it translate to the page? How do we approach out own trauma when developing stories versus how do we approach writing about trauma that isn’t our lived experience? Authors from various backgrounds and perspectives discuss how to create a safe space to process trauma through storytelling.

2022 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

August 11, 2022 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

Navigating Short Story Markets

May 13, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Choosing markets, preparing submissions, themed anthologies, and coping with rejection.

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The State of the YA and MG Market

May 13, 2023 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

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Panelists: Amber Morrell, José Pablo Iriarte and Effie Seiberg (moderator)

Now that we’re in the next phase of the pandemic, how has this shifted the MG and YA market? How has the recent editorial churn affected the landscape? What does this mean for acquisitions, timing of edits, number of new releases, willingness to take a risk on debut authors, and more?

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