John P. Murphy

John is an engineer and writer living in New Hampshire with his partner and two ridiculously fluffy cats. His previous work, The Liar, was shortlisted for a Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2016. He was a SFWA Director-at-Large until 2018, and also a past Short Fiction Committee Chair. He has a PhD in Engineering and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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2022 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

Kansas City Local Time:
August 11, 2022 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Panelists: Jeffe Kennedy, Kate Baker (moderator), John P. Murphy, Jasmine Gower, Erin M. Hartshorn, Monica Valentinelli, Jordan Kurella, Remy Nakamura, Christine Taylor-Butler and José Pablo Iriarte
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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.

I Just Wrote My Sci-Fi Novel – Now What?

Kansas City Local Time:
May 13, 2023 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

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Panelists: Mark Tompkins, Cerece Rennie Murphy, John P. Murphy and Alex White (moderator)
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You’ve done it. Your sci-fi novel is complete and betas came back positive. But now what? Join this panel to learn about the various options, from querying to self-publishing, and get information to help you determine what the next steps in your publishing journey are.

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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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Panelists: Jeffe Kennedy, John P. Murphy, Jasmine Gower, Erin M. Hartshorn, Monica Valentinelli, Jordan Kurella, Christine Taylor-Butler, Chelsea Mueller, Phoebe Barton and Kate Baker (moderator)
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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!

Why AI Needs Humans

Kansas City Local Time:
June 8, 2024 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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Panelists: Kagan Tumer, Anthony Francis, Tom Taulli, Don Wilburn Jr. and John P. Murphy (moderator)
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While the services called “AI” are touted as independent, many (maybe even most) rely on human engagement to produce a product. Small changes in the prompts to an AI can dramatically change its output, the output can be incorrect or inappropriate in ways only humans can detect, and armies of low-paid humans help to train each generative AI by generating and labeling data — or data comes from human work never intended for this purpose. Our panelists will draw back the curtain on the essential role humans still play in the workings of generative AI.
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Short Story Market

Kansas City Local Time: June 6, 2025 8:00 am - 9:30 am
June 6, 2025 6:00 am to 7:30 am

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Panelists: Kate Ristau, John P. Murphy, Michael Capobianco and Anthony Eichenlaub
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The short story market is rapidly changing, and SFWA has been working on a new tool to analyze paying markets. Join us to test out the Short Story Matrix. We will discuss what writers should look for in professional markets—from payment to legalese.

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