Scott Edelman

Scott Edelman has published 130+ short stories in magazines and anthologies such as Lightspeed, Analog, and Apex. His most recent collections include Things That Never Happened (Cemetery Dance, 2020) and Tell Me Like You Done Before: and Other Stories Written on the Shoulders of Giants (Lethe Press, 2018). His collection of zombie fiction, What Will Come After (PS Publishing, 2010) was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Memorial Award. He’s been a Stoker Award finalist eight times, and is also the author of the Lambda Award-nominated novel The Gift (Space & Time, 1990). He was the founding editor of Science Fiction Age, which he edited during its entire eight-year run, resulting in four Hugo Award nominations for Best Editor. Additionally, he is the host of the Eating the Fantastic interview podcast, which allows listeners to eavesdrop on his meals with creators of science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, and more. 

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Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

Kansas City Local Time: June 7, 2025 9:00 am to 10:30 am
June 7, 2025 7:00 am to 8:30 am

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Panelists: Becca Syme, Brian C. E. Buhl (moderator), Scott Edelman and Karen Osborne
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Perseverance. That’s the name of the game in publishing. The odds of “going viral” are akin to winning the lottery, and it often feels like agents and publishers only know the word “no.” Not to mention the options—so many options! Do I self-publish or query? What does writing to market even mean? Will changing genres mid-career be a game changer or a game over? Decision fatigue is real, but one thing is certain—if you want to “make it,” never give up, never surrender. It’s time to discuss perseverance in publishing and how to keep going when everything’s telling you to stop.

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