Christine Taylor-Butler

Christine Taylor-Butler is the author of more than 95 books for children including her sci-fi series, The Lost Tribes. A graduate of MIT, she holds degrees in both Civil Engineering and Art and Design. She has served on a number of other committees including the Missouri Arts Council Grant Reviews, President of Missouri Writers Guild, and board member of Kindling Words. She is currently completing her second year of a Visiting Scholar Fellowship at MIT.

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RESCHEDULED – 2021 Winter SFWA Member Business Meeting

Kansas City Local Time:
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

Kansas City Local Time:
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.

2022 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

Kansas City Local Time:
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.

The Middle Path: Small-Press Publishing

Kansas City Local Time:
May 12, 2023 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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In between traditional publishing and self-publishing lies the land of small press. Authors who’ve been published by small publishers and editors or directors of small publishing companies discuss the joys and stresses of taking part in this alternative path to publication.

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Black Speculative Fiction: Urban Fantasy and Beyond

Kansas City Local Time:
May 13, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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From Octavia Butler’s “Kindred” to LA Bank’s Vampire Huntress series, Urban fantasy (fantasy that takes place in modern cities) is a subgenre frequently embraced by Black authors who write science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors, and especially by African American authors, but it is not the only thing we write. Why is the genre so popular with Black authors? And why is the popular genre, which is particularly associated with African Americans, so often maligned?

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2023 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

Kansas City Local Time:
September 21, 2023 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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Please save the date for our annual business meeting! We hope you will join the SFWA Board of Directors, staff, and key volunteers as they share what they’ve been doing, where the organization is going, and respond to your questions.

Come hear how we’re working for you, all writers in our genres, and the genre community at large!

2024 SFWA Town Hall

Kansas City Local Time:
September 10, 2024 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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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.