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 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)
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.
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)
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)
Join indie authors as they discuss how to maximize paid advertisements, newsletter reach, and the promotional tactics that are working, now!