Second person fiction is often considered “artsy” and “difficult,” but it can also produce uniquely powerful, affecting stories. Authors Rachel Swirsky (“If You Were Dinosaur, My Love”; “A Memory of Wind”) and P H Lee (“The V*mpire”; “Your Own Undoing”), plus perhaps a mystery guest, will discuss a variety approaches to writing fiction in the second-person, including but not limited to you-and-I, ultra-close interiority, and reader-as-character. They’ll cover the effects on reader experience, benefits and obstacles in the writing process, and how to elevate your second-person story game.

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Please join our Board of Directors, staff, and key volunteers as they share about SFWA’s ongoing projects, where the organization is going, and respond to your questions. We’re excited to share more about SFWA with all of you.

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Emily Jiang, Kanishk Tantia, James Beamon, and Nelly Geraldine García Rosas talk about the essays they contributed to the Publishing Taught Me anthology with its chief editor, Nisi Shawl. The conversation will also cover the anthology’s entire scope and how the ideas of inclusiveness and diversity leave their mark on our genre, their lives, and our community as a whole.

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Editorial interns Somto Ihezue and Zhui Ning Chang talk with Publishing Taught Me anthology contributors Diana Pho and Erika Hardison about their essays and the anthology as a whole. They’ll also discuss some of the ways our field’s inclusivity is expanded and supported.

Read more about Publishing Taught Me: Tools For Our Task

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Please join the SFWA Board this upcoming Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 at 11AM PT for the first official Town Hall.

This event is part of the ongoing effort to foster communications with the membership, talk about what the organization is doing, and take an opportunity to listen.

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Read more about What is Your “Why?” Setting Yourself up for Personalized Success

Book promo for noobs! Resources and advice for making the most of the months leading up to and following a book release. Blurbs, ARCS, industry reviews, blog tours, making the most out of cons or book fairs, tips for effectively using social media. Should you make your own graphics? Hire an independent publicist? Plan a book launch or just enjoy a book birthday lunch?? Help, inquiring debut authors want to know!!

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Read more about Writing and Publishing Beyond the English-Speaking World

Many writers practice some kind of hand-craft, from fiber arts to woodworking to metalsmithing and numerous others. The panelists will share what lessons translate from creating physical objects to telling stories (and perhaps vice-versa!) as well as other benefits a craft hobby can provide to writers.

Read more about Making It: What Handcrafts Can Teach Us About Writing

Read more about Grand Master Interview — Susan Cooper