All dates and times are in the America/Los Angeles (Pacific) time zone.
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 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 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 LP Kindred (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)
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 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 Natasha D. Lane (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 R.S.A. Garcia (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)
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 Nilah Magruder (Webinar)
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 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 Sean Grigsby (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 Rebecca Roanhorse (Webinar)
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.
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.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Alix E. Harrow (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 Annalee Newitz (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 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 Charlie Jane Anders (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 Ken Liu (Webinar)
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 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 C. L. Clark (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 Malka Older (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 David Gerrold (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 Aliette de Bodard (Webinar)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Piper Drake (Quiet Writing Room)
Don your top hats, polish your dancing shoes, or fluff your slippers and bathrobes and attend our New Year’s Eve Party! There’s a catch, however—this party isn’t taking place on New Year’s Eve.
A bevy of entertainment options await!
Throughout the night, you can:
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Alison Wilgus (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 Nisi Shawl (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 Rebecca Roanhorse (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 N.K. Jemisin (Webinar)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Veronica Henry (Quiet Writing Room)
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.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with S.B. Divya (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 Erin Roberts and Peter Behravesh (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 Cat Rambo (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 Zen Cho (Webinar)
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 Curtis Chen (Quiet Writing Room)
Halloween Costume Party!
Special note to SFWA Members!
If you are a SFWA member and would like to attend, please see your email for the link to access the festivities! If you can’t find the email, please contact events@sfwa.org.
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Sharon Fisher (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 Mary Robinette Kowal (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 Jeffe Kennedy (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 Tade Thompson (Webinar)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Zoraida Córdova (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 L. Penelope (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 Phoebe Barton (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 Karen Osborne (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 Na’amen Golbert Tilahun (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 Fonda Lee (Quiet Writing Room)
These monthly events provide the Nebula community a chance to gather, network and enjoy readings from authors who read from their latest work, interpreting and explaining their concepts and vision. In addition, space is provided for networking and conversation.
Read more about Reading Series – Jasmine Gower, Corry L. Lee (Vorkosigan suite)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Shiv Ramdas (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 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 Alison Wilgus (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 L. Gidney (Quiet Writing Room)
These monthly events provide the Nebula community a chance to gather, network and enjoy readings from authors who read from their latest work, interpreting and explaining their concepts and vision. In addition, space is provided for networking and conversation.
Read more about Reading Series – Tochi Onyebuchi, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Vorkosigan suite)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Read more about Writing Date with Marianne Kirby and Suzanne Walker (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. Structure: This session is led by Nebula-nominated author K. M. Szpara. Chat until quarter past, then work until the hour. Rinse and repeat. During writing sessions, keep your mic off, but your camera on (optional). Knowing that people can see you helps prevent procrastination.
Read more about Writing Date with K. M. Szpara (Quiet Writing Room)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome. Structure: This session is led by Nebula award-winning author Sarah Pinsker. Chat until quarter past, then work until the hour. Rinse and repeat. During writing sessions, keep your mic off, but your camera on (optional). Knowing that people can see you helps prevent procrastination.
Read more about Writing Date with Sarah Pinsker (Quiet Writing Room)
These monthly events provide the Nebula community a chance to gather, network and enjoy readings from authors who read from their latest work, interpreting and explaining their concepts and vision. In addition, space is provided for networking and conversation.
Read more about Reading Series – Elsa Sjunneson, James Beamon (Grand Ballroom)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome. This session is led by Hugo-award winning editor Elsa Sjunneson.
Read more about Writing Date with Elsa Sjunneson (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. This session is led by Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal.
Read more about Writing Date with Mary Robinette Kowal (Quiet Writing Room)
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
Experienced authors discuss how to evolve alongside challenges in such a way that you can breathe new life into your career.
Read more about Rebounding: How to Have a Second–or Third or Fourth–Career in One
Panelists will discuss the factors that go into building a successful group, both online and in-person, and what they’ve learned about keeping one going.
Authors discuss the mechanics of school events, including methods of preparation, how to choose engaging content, what to charge, how to adjust to a virtual reality, and more.
Authors discuss strategies to cope with their own Imposter Syndrome as their careers evolve and they branch out into new areas of writing.
Read more about Moving the Line: Advanced Imposter Syndrome (Sponsored By Liminal Fiction)
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
Indie authors and artists discuss how to find and budget for an artist that best markets their stories to readers and conveys the appropriate subgenres.
Read more about Cover Appeal (Sponsored By Uncanny Magazine)
The glamor lies in first publication rights, but many stories extend their shelf lives and make extra money their authors through non-exclusive secondary sales.
Read more about The Second Life of Stories: Reprints, Translations, Audio, and More!
In this conversation, we offer tips for prose authors interested in transitioning into comics, focusing on common pitfalls, keys to scriptwriting, and most importantly, how to be a good collaborator.
Read more about Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels: Process and Collaboration
A diverse group of writers shares their techniques for drawing from their geographic and cultural backgrounds to craft story, setting, and voice.
Read more about Who and Where I Am: Rooting Writing in Identity and Place (Sponsored By FIYAH)
Writers who are successfully juggling multiple writing responsibilities talk about how to keep multiple projects on time and manage the chaos, as well as when and how to ask for help.
An experienced panel of SAG-AFTRA narrators and producers present an overview of the range of audiobook publishing options available to authors in the current landscape
Read more about The Landscape of Audiobook Production for Authors (Sponsored By 4theWords)
Jump into an alternate universe to listen to Nebula finalists give their speeches.
Read more about Alternate Universe Speeches (GRAND BALLROOM)
55th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
Visit our live bartenders ,who are available to guide you through mixing a beverage at home. They can help with mocktails, too.
This discussion will present a respectful and safer space for fat and non-fat writers alike to center on identifying the personal biases that are expressed unconsciously through their writing and how to address them
Read more about Deprogramming Fat Hate in the Writer’s Brain (Sponsored By Liminal Fiction)
A detailed discussion of current best practices in how to spend your money as an author-publisher to drive sales and build your career
Read more about Spending Money to Make Money as an Indie Author (Sponsored By Liminal Fiction)
Authors with a variety of experiences in creating video discuss making video to support your author career, from brand development to content marketing to community development and management.
Several of this year’s Norton Award nominees discuss the changing role of science fiction and fantasy within the middle grade field.
Read more about Writing Middle Grade with This Year’s Norton Award Finalists
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome. Structure: This session is led by Nebula-nominated and Hugo award-winning author Sarah Gailey. Chat until quarter past, then work until the hour. Rinse and repeat. During writing sessions, keep your mic off, but your camera on (optional). Knowing that people can see you helps prevent procrastination.
Clicking “Join the Room” will send you to the Vorkosigan Suite. Depending on the crowd, there may be a brief wait before you are admitted to the Zoom. Once you are admitted, please ask the host to send you to the Quiet Writing Room.
Read more about Lunch + Writing Date with Sarah Gailey (Quiet Writing Room)
SpaceX Crew launch viewing party in Grand Ballroom. (Launch scheduled for 12:22 PDT.)
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
For most prose authors looking to transition into comics writing, you’ll be trying to sell your book on proposal.
In this panel, authors talk about building nuanced experiences into their world building and overall craft, with regard to multiply-marginalized characters.
Read more about Writing Multiply-Marginalized Characters in SFF (Sponsored By Liminal Fiction)
When your book straddles two popular genres, how do you determine which way to publish?
Read more about Publishing SFF Romance: Pick a Seat, Not a Side (Sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
You put a lot of work into your fiction, so put as much effort into reviewing your contract!
Read more about I Am Not A Lawyer: Contracts for Authors (Sponsored by FIYAH)
This panel brings together narrative designers to talk about the ways that narrative systems deliver, shape, and change storytelling – and how their own work in this field has evolved and grown over time.
Read more about What is Narrative Design in Games? (Sponsored by 4theWords)
A discussion of the evolution and life of cities through the future.
Join us for a DANCE PARTY with John Scalzi!
Read more about DANCE PARTY with John Scalzi (Grand Ballroom)
Join us in the Vorkosigan Suite for some online karaoke!
Representatives from next year’s Worldcon and bids to host subsequent events have joined us to answer all of your questions about Worldcon, their bids, and the bidding process.
We have live bartenders who will guide you through mixing a beverage at home. They can help with mocktails, too.
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
Editors discuss how to work with new-to-them authors and make adopted projects their own.
Read more about Finishing What You Didn’t Start: Editors Making Projects Their Own
A panel of professional game makers talk about their approach to choice, what they’ve seen in their own and other games, and what new approaches we can learn from for the future.
Read more about Managing Choice in Games and Interactive Fiction (Sponsored by 4theWords)
This is the fourth scheduled mentorship meeting of the SFWA Nebula Conference Online.
Read more about Mentorship Meeting — Clarion/Clarion West Class Of 2020
Panelists from a wide variety of backgrounds discuss how their different starting points affect how they construct language.
Read more about C is for Conlang (Sponsored By Liminal Fiction)
Disabled sword experts discuss the details of swordplay and how to depict realistic swordfighting scenes inclusive of all abilities.
Read more about Blades and Badasses: Disability and Swordwork (Sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
Meet up with fountain pen enthusiasts. Conversation will be guided by Fran Wilde and Aliette de Bodard.
Do you need a little bit of downtime with some adorable tiny monsters?
From 9am to noon and 2pm to 5pm each day we’ll have a kitten cam turned on this delightful litter of kittens from https://forgottenfelinesdenver.org/
Where and how should you be spending and getting paid?
Read more about Finances for Traditionally Published Novelists (Sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
Join SFWA’s newest Grand Master Lois McMaster Bujold for a conversation about her prolific career.
Read more about Grandmaster Lois McMaster Bujold (Sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
This is the third mentorship meeting of the SFWA Nebula Conference Online.
With so much changing in the SFF community this year, how can you find your people, promote your work, and connect with readers?
A small press can be the Goldilocks of publishing: just the right fit!
Read more about The Small Press Experience: How to Get What You Want (Sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
Learn how to develop a marketing mindset to help you pitch your book, work with an agent, and connect with your potential readers.
Game designer Arthur Protasio shares the creative principles which shaped the tactical RPG Sword Legacy: Omen and can be used in narrative projects in any format or medium.
Follow the journey of Rick Prince and Rashaad Santiago from SYFY’s series FACEOFF in a conversation about their careers and the movie industry.
Nebula- and Hugo-winning writer David D. Levine talks about the ways planets, moons, and asteroids can be used to make your characters’ lives more interesting.
Not sure whether an MFA is for you? This presentation walks you through the pros and cons, from cost to career opportunities.
Read more about Should You Get an MFA? Pros and Cons for Genre Writers
How does VR change the ways that narrative is created for games? Learn narrative and planning elements that take a 360-degree approach to game design.
Read more about Storytelling in the Round – Creating Narratives in Virtual Spaces
Want to crowdfund, but don’t know where to start? This panel will cover all the basics.
Read more about Crowdfunding for Authors (sponsored by Liminal Fiction)
Youth aren’t sheltered from the realities of the real world, so why should their literature be?
This is the second scheduled mentorship meeting of the SFWA Nebula Conference Online.
Nebula Award finalists’ reception
This is the first mentorship meeting of the SFWA Nebula Conference Online.
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.