It’s a jungle out there for creators, but in Kansas City from June 5-8, we’re coming prepared for any eventuality! Join your fellow creators this year at SFWA’s 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Conference, and take part in Career Survival Planning: two workshops and one special presentation geared around challenges thrown at SFF creators by life and industry.
From 10 AM to noon on Friday, June 6, join former marketing executive and full-time author Laura Greenwood as she presents a variety of proven strategies to market your books without Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising.
Whether through content marketing, newsletters, or social media, there are many ways to get your book in front of the right readers and sell, sell, sell without relying on Facebook or Amazon ads. Impossible, you say? Laura will show you it’s not!
Then, from 1-2:30 PM local time, join 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Nicola Griffith, in conversation with the one who knows her best, wife and fellow writer Kelley Eskridge, for a 90-minute love letter to SFF and the wild ride of a career that’s still evolving.
Come listen, laugh, and AMA—in person or online—about the importance of figuring out who you are and what you want, how to get there, and the joy of finding your people.
Get an active pause in, then join us from 3-5 PM to hash out the big picture with Becca Syme. When you look into the future of your author career, what do you see? Do you see glistening highways paved with NYT#1 tags and dollar signs? Or do you see fans clamoring for the next book? Or do you see nothing, or worse than nothing?
Plot twist. Each author has an individual pathway to a sustainable author career, and in this workshop, Becca Syme, author success coach and alignment expert, will illustrate different pathways to an author career for life, and the action steps to keep yourself in the game. No matter what’s coming next.
Career Survival Planning at the Nebulas Friday, June 6
10 AM – 12 PM: Laura Greenwood “Successful Strategies for Marketing without Ads (and Other Impossibilities)”
3-5 PM: Becca Syme “The Longevity Blueprint: Building a Career That Lasts”
SFWA’s annual Nebula Awards Conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with SFF writers who know what it’s like to wrestle with the highs and lows of this career choice and creative passion. This year, we hope you’ll join us in Kansas City, Missouri—or online!—to celebrate our finalists and craft plans for the professional year ahead.
It’s a wild time for creators everywhere! Thank you for staying in the fray.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is looking forward to marking this year’s diamond-year 60th Annual Nebula Awards Conference with you in Kansas City, Missouri. From June 5 to 8, you’ll find us at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza, celebrating our finalists, special guests, and future for the genre.
Have you registered yet? The full in-person weekend, including Nebula Awards Banquet Dinner, is only $375 USD!
Here’s what we’ll be up to, whether you’re joining us in-person or online:
From June 5-8 in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza.
All times below are local to Kansas City (Central Daylight Time). Plan accordingly for online panels!
Thursday, June 5
12:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Visit our Book Depot throughout the conference to snag great titles by SFWA’s celebrated authors. We promise: Most of the merchandise doesn’t bite. 3:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Registration Station: Welcome to SFWA’s diamond-year 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Conference! Please check all intergalactic devices at reception, and safely stow all anti-matter units upon re-entry.
8:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Welcome Reception & Volunteer Recognition: Land-based environment only! Check your multiverse coordinates for aquatic equivalents.
Friday, June 6
Our Registration Station / Help Desk runs from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and our Hospitality Suite keeps pace from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., with refreshments on hand for humans and convincing replicants alike.
Our Silent Art Auction also runs out of the Hospitality Suite all weekend, with winners announced on Sunday morning. Almost all of this year’s items are original works, not reprints, and none (to the best of our knowledge) have been regurgitated by space whales.
The Book Depot opens at 9:00 A.M. and runs until 11:00 P.M., at which point the remaining books do get a bit bite-y, so we put them to bed for everyone’s safety.
8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. – Short Story Market (Hybrid Workshop!)
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.
Join us online and in persion to dive into the world of short story market advocacy, with Kate Ristau, John Murphy, Michael Capobianco, Anthony Eichenlaub, and Rachel Gutin!
8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. – Coffee & Career (In-Person)
Here’s an opportunity for all you early birds to catch a worm! Grab a cup of coffee and join a group of experienced publishing professionals as they critique your and your colleagues’ career strategies! Conference attendees have the opportunity to submit career questions and strategies for critique. During this workshop, the professionals will answer your questions, work through the pros and cons of your strategy, and offer possible alternative solutions.
Join Becca Syme, Katie Spina, and Phillip Drayer Duncan to start your conference day off right!
Join Karen Osborne, Shannon A. Thompson, Jennifer Povey, and Rosemary Claire Smith for refreshing chats about their work!
10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. – The Second Person and You (In-Person)
Second person fiction is often considered “artsy” and “difficult,” but it can also produce uniquely powerful, affecting stories. Authors Rachel Swirsky (“If You Were Dinosaur, My Love”; “A Memory of Wind”) and P H Lee (“The V*mpire”; “Your Own Undoing”), plus perhaps a mystery guest, will discuss a variety approaches to writing fiction in the second-person, including but not limited to you-and-I, ultra-close interiority, and reader-as-character. They’ll cover the effects on reader experience, benefits and obstacles in the writing process, and how to elevate your second-person story game.
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. – Laura Greenwood (Hybrid Workshop)
“Successful Strategies for Marketing without Ads (and Other Impossibilities)”
Description: Join former marketing executive and full-time author Laura Greenwood as she presents a variety of proven strategies to market your books without PPC advertising. Whether through content marketing, newsletters, or social media, there are many ways to get your book in front of the right readers and sell, sell, sell without relying on Facebook or Amazon ads. Impossible you say? Laura will show you it’s not!
Bio: Laura Greenwood is a bestselling author of fantasy romance and urban fantasy. She’s been a full-time author for over five years and has experience in PPC advertising from her previous career as a marketing executive. She specialises in leveraging content marketing and putting processes in place that result in a constant baseline income. When she’s not writing, Laura drinks a lot of tea, tries to resist French macarons, and works towards a diploma in Egyptology.
BREAK TIME TO FEED THE SPACE WOMBATS (and everybody else)
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Poetry & Prose (Online)
Writers of all types have so much in common: the love of a precise word, a complex rhythm, an agonizingly well-turned phrase. Where do poetry and prose overlap, and how do they differ—most importantly, what can these writers learn from each other?
Join Moderator Vanessa MacLaren-Wray and Panelists Gwynne Garfinkle, Jordan Kurella, and Geoffreyjen Edwards for a cross-pollination extravaganza across SFF forms!
Description: Join 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Nicola Griffith, in conversation with the one who knows her best, wife and fellow writer Kelley Eskridge, for a 90-minute love letter to SFF and the wild ride of a career that’s still evolving. Come listen, laugh, and AMA—in person or online—about the importance of figuring out who you are and what you want, how to get there, and the joy of finding your people.
1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – Writing in the Evolving Genre of Sci-Fi (In-Person)
As scientific breakthroughs and social shifts redefine what’s possible, today’s speculative writers are reimagining how we craft stories and futures that feel both visionary and grounded, generating bold new ideas while honoring the legacies of those who came before. This panel explores some of the most urgent questions at the heart of modern sci-fi: When does getting the science right enhance a story, and when does it weigh it down? What legal or ethical issues should sci-fi writers consider today? And how can the genre help us prepare for, or even shape, the world ahead?
Moderator Michael Solis and Panelists Mark D. Owen, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Mary G. Thompson will chart a course through these tough technical and social waters.
2:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. –Meet & Greets! (In-Person)
Join Curtis Chen, Brian C. E. Buhl, J.H. Fleming, Barbara E. Hill, Erin Roberts, and Michelle C. Leigh for a celebration of their work and delightful banter about the genre!
Urban Fantasy is the best genre ever! What are you even talking about? Space Opera forever! Pfft. You’re both wrong. Romance holds the largest share of the publishing market for a reason! Whatever. Epic Fantasy all the—STOP! We all have our personal preferences, both as readers and as writers. But what if instead of genre knockouts we explored genre mashups? This panel will explore the rich and vibrant spaces between genres and effective strategies for creating subgenre mashups that are greater than simply the sum of their parts. Moderator Joyce Reynolds-Ward and Panelists Bert-Oliver Boehmer, A.D. Sui, and Suzan Palumbo take us for a high-flying ride with this first of two rich conversations on the theme. (See: Saturday, for the In-Person Round Two!)
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. – Innovating Interaction: Indie Design and Player Choice (In-Person)
The core of any game is interaction design: how the players interact with the game to cause change. Indie game developers push the envelope, challenging expectations around mechanics and narrative choices to offer players a richer, deeper engagement with the text. In this panel, game developers discuss innovative approaches to player choice and agency, how those approaches affect narrative, and how broadening the possibilities of interaction can have real-world impacts.
Join Moderator Erin Roberts and Panelists Remy Siu, Tony Howard-Arias, Benjamin Rosenbaum, and Paul Dean for a dynamic conversation!
“The Longevity Blueprint: Building a Career That Lasts”
Description: When you look into the future of your author career, what do you see? Do you see glistening highways paved with NYT#1 tags and dollar signs? Or do you see fans clamoring for the next book? Or do you see nothing, or worse than nothing? Plot twist. Each author has an individual pathway to a sustainable author career, and in this workshop, Becca Syme, author success coach and alignment expert, will illustrate different pathways to an author career for life, and the action steps to keep yourself in the game. No matter what’s coming.
Bio: Becca Syme (MATL) is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and has individually coached more than 6000 authors at all levels. She is the author of the Quitbooks for Writers series and the popular Write Better-Faster course, and the host of the Quitcast for Writers podcast and YouTube channel. She also writes mystery novels and lives on one of the thousand lakes in Minnesota.
4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.Meet & Greets! (In-Person)
Join William Ledbetter, Greg Leunig, Steven D. Brewer, and Michael Capobianco for some hearty late-afternoon discourse about their work in the genre!
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Collaboration and Building a Publishing Community (Online)
So often, we can feel alone on our publishing journeys. How do we make friends? Where do we find help and support? Let’s talk about beginnings: How and where do we find our people, especially when we may be battling distances, introversion, and/or imposter syndrome? What are the best ways to reach out to and work with each other?
Moderator CJ Lavigne and Panelists Kristin Osani, Kate Heartfield, Wen Wen Yang, and Christiane Knight stand ready to take you on a journey in community for the hour!
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Save the universe? Or maybe explore the downtown core! Your On-Site Conference Booklet will have a great run-down of tasty eats and nearby sites to get you started.
Set course for an evening with the stars, open to the general public! Connect and network with this year’s Nebula Award Finalists, as we celebrate their achievements in the genre, and meet a ton of other storied writers in the field!
We have a terrific roster of SFF writers converging on the space together. Don’t miss your chance to touch pen to paper with…
Chris Arnone Steven D. Brewer Brian Buhl Michael Capobianco Curtis Chen R. R. Corvi Phillip Drayer Duncan Scott Edelman J. H. Fleming Joe Haldeman Christine Hanolsy Jennifer Hudak William Ledbetter Gregory Leunig Josh Mendoza Ray Nayler Karen Osborne Mark D. Owen Jennifer Povey A. W. Prihandita Kate Ristau Benjamin Rosenbaum Charles Schaefer Michael Solis Rachel Swirsky Mary G Thompson Shannon Thompson Kagan Turner
…all of whom are up for autographs or just good chats about great reads in the genre!
We can’t wait to see you out!
Saturday, June 7
Our Hospitality Suite opens at 8:00 A.M. and runs until 2:00 P.M.
Our Registration Station / Help Desk runs from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. This cut-off time provides guests with ample opportunity to settle into Airship Nebula, as it prepares for the next phase of its diamond-year voyage.
The Book Depot opens at 9:00 A.M. and runs until 11:00 P.M. If the books look a little hungry today, it’s because they’re champing at the bit for the big event this evening. They’ll probably settle down once they show up in your stack of great reads for purchase. Probably.
And don’t forget to get your bids in for the On-SiteSilent Art Auction before the 11 P.M. End-of-Ceremony cut-off!
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Never Give Up! Never Surrender! (In-Person)
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. Moderator Brian C. E. Buhl and Panelists Becca Syme, Aimee Ogden,Scott Edelman, and Karen Osborne will help you keep the torch held high in your writing careers.
Here’s an opportunity for all you early birds to catch a worm! Grab a cup of coffee and join a group of experienced editors as they critique your and your colleagues stories! Conference attendees have the opportunity to submit up to two pages from a WIP for either developmental or line edits. During this workshop, the editors walk participants through the edits in small groups, answering questions and working through solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn techniques from editors by working through examples.
Moderator Katelyn Brehm is joined by Cody Sisco, J.H. Fleming, and Barbara Hill to craft this trip down editorial lane for in-person conference attendees!
Check out the author booths for Benjamin Rosenbaum, Mary G. Thompson, Michael Solis, Anthony Eichenlaub, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Mark D. Owen to snag some stimulating conversation and career celebration between panels!
11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Working with Editors (Online)
So, you’ve finished that story you’ve been working on for ages and… now what? What is the difference between revision and editing? What are the differences between developmental, line, and copy editing? How do you know when you’re done? How and when should you work with an editor, either on a short story in a magazine or anthology or on a book-length work? This panel aims to answer these questions and more!
Hash out all the fiddly bits with Moderator Mia V. Moss and Panelists Stewart C. Baker, Kerstin Hall, and Rachel Rosen.
Urban Fantasy is the best genre ever! What are you even talking about? Space Opera forever! Pfft. You’re both wrong. Romance holds the largest share of the publishing market for a reason! Whatever. Epic Fantasy all the—STOP! We all have our personal preferences, both as readers and as writers. But what if instead of genre knockouts we explored genre mashups? This panel will explore the rich and vibrant spaces between genres and effective strategies for creating subgenre mashups that are greater than simply the sum of their parts.
Moderator Curtis Chen and Panelists Kelsey Josephson, Nicola Griffith, and Ray Nayler guide us through this second of two rich conversations on the theme. (See: Friday, for the Online Round One!)
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. – Live Action Slush (In-Person)
Have you ever wondered what goes through the minds of slush readers? Why do some stories get picked up while others are passed over? What defines the moment that either makes or breaks a submission? In Live Action Slush, first pages are read aloud to a panel of experienced slush readers. Panelists raise their hand if and when they would pass on the piece and afterwards discuss their whys. Does your opening pack a punch? Will slush readers and agents stick with it until the end? Here’s your opportunity to find out what you can improve to make sure they keep reading. This workshop is for in-person conference attendees only.
Join Moderator Katelyn Brehm, Narrators Scott Edelman and Erin Roberts, and Panelists Erik Grove, Jennifer Hudak, Greg Leunig, and Chris Arnone for the highs and lows of the slush pile!
BREAK TIME TO FEED THE SPACE WOMBATS (and everybody else)
One last round of Meet & Greet before we gear up to the Nebula Awards Banquet. Join Becca Syme, Tony Howard-Arias, and Rachel Swirsky to share in love of the work!
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. – Cozy Horror: It’s Not an Oxymoron! (Online)
This panel is for everyone who’s ever wanted to cuddle up to the sharp teeth and the tentacles, or take solace in the whispering dark. There is no horror without comfort. What warmth can we find amid the nightmares; how is it evolving, and what does it mean? Join Moderator Nicole Luttrell and Panelists John Wiswell, Cat Girczyc, Eugenia Triantafyllou, and Angela Liu for a scary-ish good time deep-diving into this theme!
Writing for poetry or short story? Or are novelettes or novellas your passion? Join us to discuss the changing magazine market for these SFF forms. How do we stay up to date, strengthen our submissions, and support small publishers in shifting times?
Moderator Michelle C. Leigh (Christine Bothun) and Panelists William Ledbetter, John McNeil, A. W. Prihandita, and Rosemary Claire Smith are on hand to hash out the chewy bits of short fiction and poetry with us. (Only, please refrain from nibbling on your markets!)
Airship Nebula is on its way! Check your spaceware, stow your a-temporal devices, lubricate and pontificate with other guests where applicable, and get ready to board for the main event!
Guests are invited to gather in a 1-G environment for a mid-flight meal before we reach our diamond-year destination. (Yes, you may devour literature while you dine, but watch out for any books that bite back!)
Here there be dragons. Er. Award finalists. And then winners! But dragons can come, too. Check out your On-Site Conference Booklet for a full list of finalists, and your Ceremony Program for the event schedule tonight!
Sunday, June 8
8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Breakfast with the Presidents (In-Person)
Six past and present presidents will converge to share lore about SFWA’s sixty years, chat about genre today, and maybe get a bite in, too!
8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Fueling Station
Serving carbon-based lifeforms in our Hospitality Suite.
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. The Book Depot
Feed your book habit one last time before you go!
Winners of the On-Site Silent Auction: Collect your goodies, too!
Today’s the day to check out and beam away, full-to-bursting Nebula Conference Book Bags and all. Don’t forget to thank your Flight and Ground Crews for all the fish!
* More details forthcoming as our Universal Translator works out transmissions from Airship Nebula’s final destination! All in-person panels will be streamed for attendees on other worlds!
** The wibbly-wobbly hour, where time itself might disappear amid creative conversations. Or maybe your recharge pod is calling? User’s choice!
Do you have questions about the big event, or what to feed the space wombats? Write to office@sfwa.org with any and all relevant queries!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is excited to announce that acclaimed author Erin Roberts, will serve as toastmaster for the 60th Annual Nebula Awards® Ceremony! The ceremony will take place in Kansas City, Missouri on June 7, 2025, and stream live on YouTube so that our global audience can partake in the latest adventures of Airship Nebula.
Erin Roberts tells stories however and whenever she can. She’s written short stories published by magazines including Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and The Dark; built worlds and designed adventures for over 50 tabletop roleplaying game projects, including Nebula finalist Journeys through the Radiant Citadel; offered players choices as an interactive fiction and video game writer; and given characters a voice in scripts for projects including Zombies, Run! and the Yoto interactive children’s adventure Forge Your Quest.
When not telling her own stories, Erin helps others tell theirs. She’s taught creative writing courses for the University of Texas at Austin, Surrey International Writers Conference, and Clarion West; talked about the craft of writing in conference panels, on cruise ships, and between karaoke numbers; and shares her thoughts in a weekly conversation about the business and craft of writing as one of the hosts of the Writing Excuses podcast.
She’s honored to have this opportunity to celebrate the power of story in all its forms, and SFWA is delighted to have her lend further shine to the brilliant writers who bring new worlds to life and make ours that much brighter.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA, Inc.) is pleased to announce that William Gibson has been named the 35th Damon Knight Grand Master for his contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recognizes “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.” Gibson joins the Grand Master ranks alongside such legends as C. J. Cherryh, Peter S. Beagle, Ursula K. Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Joe Haldeman. The award will be presented at the 54th Annual Nebula Conference and Awards Ceremony in Woodland Hills, CA, May 16th-19th, 2019.
Gibson is known for his cyberpunk novels Neuromancer, Virtual Light, and Mona Lisa Overdrive,and co-wrote the steampunk novel The Difference Enginewith Bruce Sterling. Gibson’s writing, through novels such as Pattern Recognition and The Peripheral, continues to break new ground and stimulate conversation about the cyberworld. The influence of Gibson’s writing has not only been felt within the science fiction community, but has expanded to other forms of art, as seen in the music of Billy Idol and Warren Zevon and the Matrixfilms, as well as throughout computer culture.
SFWA PRESIDENT, CAT RAMBO
William Gibson coined the word cyberspace in his story “Burning Chrome,” expanding on that concept two years later in the novel Neuromancer. He forged a body of work that has played a major part in the coalescing of the cyberpunk movement, influencing dozens of writers of cinema, fiction, and games, among other creatives. Not content to be one of the definitive writers in only one subgenre, he then went on to help engender steampunk with Bruce Sterling in their collaborative work,The Difference Engine. Gibson continues to produce taut, evocative works that reflect the despair and hope of the 21st century. To be a SFWA Grand Master is to be a speculative fiction writer that has shaped the genre and made it what it is today. Gibson fills that role abundantly.
The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award will be presented along with the Nebula Awards® during the annual SFWA Nebula Conference, which will run from May 16th-19th and features seminars and panel discussions on the craft and business of writing, SFWA’s annual business meeting, and receptions. On May 18th, a mass autograph session will take place at the Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills and is open to the public.
The Nebula Awards®, presented annually, recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the United States as selected by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The first Nebula Awards® were presented in 1966.
The Nebula Awards® include four fiction awards, a game writing award, the Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book. SFWA also administers the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, the Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams Named SFWA Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award Recipients
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) is pleased to announce that Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams have been named the recipients of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award to honor their editing careers in support of science fiction and fantasy.
The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award is given by SFWA for distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community. Dozois and Williams join the ranks of previous Solstice Award winners, including Octavia E. Butler, James Tiptree, Jr., Tom Doherty, Carl Sagan, and Stanley Schmidt. The award will be presented at the 53rd Annual Nebula Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, May 17th-20th, 2018.
In addition to an honored career as a science fiction author, Gardner Dozois has edited science fiction since the 1970s. In 1977, he took over editing the Best Science Fiction of the Year series from Lester Del Rey, editing volumes 6-10 until 1981. He began editing a new series of The Year’s Best Science Fiction in 1984, and 2018 will see the release of the 35th annual volume of that series. From 1984 to 2004, he served as the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. He has also co-edited anthologies with Jack Dann, George R.R. Martin, and Sheila Williams, among others.
Sheila Williams took over the helm of Asimov’s from Dozois in 2004 and is the magazine’s current editor. In addition to her work on the magazine, Williams has edited and co-edited numerous anthologies, sometimes in collaboration with Cynthia Manson, Charles Ardai, and Connie Willis. Williams co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy in 1992 and continues to administer the award.
SFWA President Cat Rambo has noted, “Two of the most influential editors of our time, both Dozois and Williams have shaped our field through encouraging, growing, and spreading word of new voices. Honoring them for their contribution to our community seemed like a great use of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award.”
The Nebula Awards® will be presented during the annual SFWA Nebula Conference, which will run from May 17th-20th and feature seminars and panel discussions on the craft and business of writing, SFWA’s annual business meeting, and receptions. On May 20th, a mass autograph session will take place at the Pittsburgh Marriott Downtown and is open to the public.
The Nebula Awards® recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the United States as selected by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, membership in which is open to professional science fiction and fantasy authors. The first Nebula Awards® were presented in 1966.
In addition to the Nebula Awards®, SFWA will present the Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
If you’re going to the Nebula Conference, don’t forget the block deadline is Wednesday, April 26. This is your last chance to make a reservation at the conference hotel. Make a reservation.
If you already have a reservation, please check your confirmation E-mail to ensure your reservation dates match the dates you plan to be in Pittsburgh.
If you try to reserve beforeApril 26 and can’t get a room (hotel claims the block is full), please e-mail steven.silver@sfwa.orgimmediately and he should be able to help. If you wait until after April 26 to reserve, there is nothing he can do to get you a room at SFWA’s reduced rate.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kjell Lindgren has agreed to serve as the Toastmaster for the 52nd Nebula Award Ceremony in Pittsburgh, PA, May 18th-21st, 2017.
Dr. Lindgren flew to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-17M in 2015 to serve as part of ISS Expedition 44 and 45. During Expedition 44, Dr. Lindgren became one of the first American astronauts to eat food that was entirely grown in space. For Expedition 45, Dr. Lindgren and the other five astronauts posed as Jedi for their mission poster with the tag line “The Science Continues.” His missions lasted from July 22nd to December 11th, 2015.
Dr. Lindgren was born in Taipei, Taiwan and spent most of his childhood in England. He holds a BS in Biology, an MS in Cardiovascular Physiology, and a Doctorate of Medicine with a two year residency in aerospace health and a Masters of Public Health. He has served as a jumpmaster for the US Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team. In 2007, he began working at Johnson Space Center and was serving in Star City when he was selected for NASA Astronaut Group 20. While aboard the International Space Station, Dr. Lindgren was a Guest of Honor for the 2015 Worldcon, Sasquan, participating remotely from Low Earth Orbit.
The Nebula Awards® will be presented during the annual SFWA Nebula Conference, which will run from May 18th-21st and feature seminars and panel discussions on the craft and business of writing, SFWA’s annual business meeting, and receptions. On May 19th, a mass autograph session will take place at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center and is open to the public.
Registration rates are currently $180.00 to attend the weekend. Rates will be increasing on April 8th, 2017 to $200.00. Additionally, banquet tickets are still available. Register Here!
The Nebula Awards® recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the United States as selected by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, membership in which is open to professional science fiction and fantasy authors. The first Nebula Awards® were presented in 1966.
In addition to the Nebula Awards®, SFWA will present the Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has awarded Jim Fiscus the 2017Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWAAward for his outstanding work on behalf of the organization.
Jim Fiscus’ long service to SFWA began when he volunteered to serve as the SFWA Liaison to Westercon in 1990, hosting an Oregon wine tasting. He repeated the event in 1995, hosting an Oregon beer tasting at that year’s Westercon. In the mid-90s, Fiscus began writing a column for the SFWA Bulletin looking at the business and legal aspects of the publishing industry, including an explanation of the Tasini case, contracts which were hostile to writers, and other aspects of the law. Fiscus oversaw a review of the SFWA Handbook from 2002-3.
When Russell Davis was elected SFWA President in 2008, he appointed Fiscus to fill his position as Western Regional Director, a position Fiscus held until the California re-incorporation, at which time he became a Director-at-large until 2015. While serving as a Director, Fiscus served as Chair of the Orphan Works Committee. When the Orphan Works Committee was re-formed as the Legal Affairs Committee, Fiscus remained on board as co-Chair with Michael Capobianco. Fiscus also joined the Contracts Committee in 2014 and became Chair when the former chair stepped down.
Previous recipients of the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award include Victoria Strauss, George Zebrowski and Pamela Sargent (joint), Michael Capobianco and Ann Crispin (joint awards), Keith Stokes, Vonda McIntyre and John E. Johnston, III.
The award will be presented during the annual Nebula Award Conference, which will run from May 18th-21st and feature a series of seminars and panel discussions on the craft and business of writing, SFWA’s annual business meeting, and receptions. On May 19th, a mass autograph session will take place at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center and is open to the public.
The Nebula Awards® recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the United States as selected by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, membership in which is open to all professional science fiction and fantasy authors. The first Nebula Awards® were presented in 1966.
In addition to the Nebula Awards®, SFWA will present the Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, the Solstice Award, the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
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The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recognizes “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.” Gibson joins the Grand Master ranks alongside such legends as C. J. Cherryh, Peter S. Beagle, Ursula K. Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Joe Haldeman. The award will be presented at the 54th Annual Nebula Conference and Awards Ceremony in Woodland Hills, CA, May 16th-19th, 2019.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kjell Lindgren has agreed to serve as the Toastmaster for the 52nd Nebula Award Ceremony in Pittsburgh, PA, May 18th-21st, 2017.
FWA Liaison to Westercon in 1990, hosting an Oregon wine tasting. He repeated the event in 1995, hosting an Oregon beer tasting at that year’s Westercon. In the mid-90s, Fiscus began writing a column for the SFWA Bulletin looking at the business and legal aspects of the publishing industry, including an explanation of the Tasini case, contracts which were hostile to writers, and other aspects of the law. Fiscus oversaw a review of the SFWA Handbook from 2002-3.