Join SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal, Nebula Award Toastmaster Aydrea Walden, and SAG/AFTRA members Tori Barron, Marisa Blake, James Patrick Cronin, Cary Hite, Amy Landon, and Shammen McCune as they announce this year’s Nebula Award finalists in a live stream.
Nebula Finalist Reception!
Celebrate this year’s Nebula Award Finalists
NOTE: You must be a ticketholder for the 2021 conference to receive an invite to the reception. If you are registered and did not receive or cannot find your invitation, email events@sfwa.org and we’ll get you sorted.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with C. L. Polk (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
Read more about Narrative Worlds with Kate Elliott and Malinda Lo (Webinar)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Valerie Valdes (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with LH Moore (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with LP Kindred (Quiet Writing Room)
Damon Knight Grand Master Reception Honoring Nalo Hopkinson!
Celebrate the newest Damon Knight Grand Master.
NOTE: You must be a ticketholder for the 2021 conference to receive an invite to the reception. If you are registered and did not receive or cannot find your invitation, email events@sfwa.org and we’ll get you sorted.
Read more about Grandmaster Reception Honoring Nalo Hopkinson
Authors and editors discuss what makes a first line successful at a craft level, breaking down their favorites and sharing their own strategies.
Read more about Crafting the First Line (Sponsored by Plottr)
Authors of middle grade and young adult science fiction discuss craft and career strategies to make this often hard-to-sell category more appealing to gatekeepers.
Read more about Middle Grade and Young Adult Literature… in Spaaaaace! (sponsored by 4theWords)
Authors and agents discuss healthy strategies for maintaining a good business relationship—and how to know when it’s time to move on.
Read more about Maintaining A Good Relationship With Your Agent (sponsored by Tor)
Experienced comics writers discuss the unique challenges of writing a graphic novel script that’s already been sold.
Read more about Actually Writing the Comic You Promised (Sponsored by podium audio)
Join indie authors as they discuss how to maximize paid advertisements, newsletter reach, and the promotional tactics that are working, now!
Writers discuss what experiencing a real worldwide pandemic has taught them about crafting speculative worlds.
Read more about What Sheltering-In Teaches Us About Our Speculative Worlds (Sponsored by Uncanny)
Writers explore the ways in which traditional workshop methods suppress the voices of writers of color and suggest ways to dismantle these structures for a more inclusive, anti-racist workshop.
Read more about Building an Anti-Racist Workshop (Sponsored by Clarion West)
Panelists share tips, tricks, and approaches that keep players engaged, maintain player agency, and craft a story that builds and engages.
Read more about This Ain’t the Hero’s Journey: Writing for Video Games (Sponsored by 4theWords)
Writers from a variety of countries discuss their experiences, their goals, and what they might need from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers “of America.”
Read more about Hometown Heroes: Working and Writing Globally (sponsored by khōréō)
Writers discuss how their experiences with verse and prose affect one another, where the two blend, and advice for writers trying to expand or improve their repertoire.
Read more about Bridging Verse and Prose in Speculative Writing (Sponsored by uncanny)
Northern Illinois University hosts short exciting talks by STEM experts and the reactions of speculative fiction authors to the research, technology, and artistry that will transform our future.
Authors discuss their processes for creating side characters and their stories.
Authors across the publishing spectrum discuss how they interact with, acknowledge, and encourage their readers while maintaining personal boundaries.
Read more about Setting Boundaries (Sponsored by Podium Audio)
Authors and editors discuss how current horror writers are subverting the genre’s troubling past and what new twists lay ahead.
Read more about Interrogating Scare Tactics: Today’s Horror Writing (Sponsored by Clarion west)
Authors and editors discuss why they choose to publish with a small press rather than a “Big 5” house, including the ups and downs.
Read more about Thinking Big, Publishing Small (sponsored by liminal Fiction)
Join SFWA’s newest Grand Master Nalo Hopkinson for a conversation with Tobias Buckell about her prolific career as an author, editor, and teacher.
Read more about Nalo Hopkinson in Conversation (sponsored by Clarion West)
Authors who are based outside the United States discuss their financial experiences with a publishing industry that is largely based in New York City and offer tips to those in similar situations.
Join experienced creators and editors and discover new graphic novel authors and learn about the possibilities of this vital medium.
Join short fiction writers for a discussion about best practices for assembling and publishing a collection of your own stories.
Read more about Assembling a Short Story Collection (sponsored by Kurth Lampe Worldwide)
Authors discuss what we can and should be thinking about while building systems of justice into our speculative worlds.
Read more about Writing Speculative Justice (sponsored by L.E. grabowski)
56th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony
Experienced freelance editors give insights on how writers and publishing professionals can set up their own businesses in editorial.
NASA Aeronautics experts discuss the future of advanced air mobility, sustainable subsonic transports, commercial supersonic aircraft, and the future airspace needed to manage it all.
Read more about Dude, Where’s My Flying Car? NASA’s Future of Aviation
Editors discuss how they approach pitching books featuring marginalized identities and non-western inspired worlds in acquisition meetings to marketing and sales teams that might fear they are not “commercial enough.”
Read more about Taking Marginalization to Acquisitions (sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
Writers discuss what it takes to write well for TTRPGs, which skills transfer between mediums, and how to become comfortable with writing for both mainstream and indie tabletop games.
Read more about Transitioning To Tabletop Games Writing (sponsored by 4thewords)
Panelists discuss the methods that help them navigate writing through pain and fatigue, and share strategies for writers in similar situations.
Read more about Writing Through Pain and Fatigue (Sponsored by Tj Berry)
Writers across prose, games, and television share their collaboration stories and strategies.
Read more about By Our Powers Combined: Writing Collaboratively (Sponsored by Tor)
Experienced authors and editors discuss how the middle grade and young adult markets shifted due to COVID-19 and how they stay agile as the rules begin to shift.
Authors discuss techniques for worldbuilding quickly in short stories.
Read more about Worldbuilding in Tight Spaces (sponsored by Uncanny)
Authors (parents!) talk about finding time and balance between the needs of family and writing–how to keep motivation, and how to prevent and deal with overwhelm.
Read more about Writing and Parenting: Finding Balance and Time (sponsored by plottr)
Writers and creators question received wisdom, share their ideas on building story, and highlight various non-three-act structural approaches you can incorporate into your writing toolbox.
Read more about Beyond Three-Act Structure (sponsored by khōréō)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Jen Brown (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Ayodele Olofintuade (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Lyda Morehouse (Quiet Writing Room)
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.
Read more about Writing Date with Sonja Thomas (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with the SFWA FLIGHT CREW (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Valerie Valdes (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Nobilis Reed (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Christine Taylor-Butler (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Kate Heartfield (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Craig Laurance Gidney (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with José Pablo Iriarte (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Juliette Wade (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Sharang Biswas (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with the SFWA FLIGHT CREW (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Brandon Crilly (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Sarah Gailey (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Cecilia Tan (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Emma Candon (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Adam R. Rakunas (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Cassie Hart (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Victor Manibo (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Kate Heartfield (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Melanie Fletcher (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Elizabeth Schechter (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Curtis C. Chen (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Elsa Sjunneson (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Michael J. Deluca (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with the SFWA FLIGHT CREW (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Selena Middleton (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Meghan Ciana Doidge (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with the SFWA FLIGHT CREW (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Kelly Robson (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Sharang Biswas (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Kate Heartfield (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with C.L. Polk (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Alex Jennings (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Ayodele Olofintuade (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Rose Fox (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Claire O’Dell (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with A.T. Greenblatt (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with the SFWA FLIGHT CREW (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Sam J. Miller (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Natasha D. Lane (Quiet Writing Room)
Narrative Worlds is a monthly discussion between Kate Elliott and a guest, looking into a specific single worldbuilding topic in depth.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Cecilia Tan (Quiet Writing Room)