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Nebula Awards Weekend
The Forty-Seventh Nebula Awards Weekend will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 17 to May 20, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, near Reagan National Airport.
We honor Connie Willis as our Grand Master!
To register, click on “Registration” in the menu to the immediate left. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Register” button.
Tours, workshops and panels are available for registered attendees (the number of people who can be accommodated on the tours and workshops is limited.) Active and Associate SFWA members may nominate works, until February 15th, for the awards to be presented at the May 19th Nebula Awards Weekend Banquet. Hour long interviews and readings will be recorded by Jim Freund for his Hour of the Wolf radio show broadcast on WBAI (99.5FM) in New York City.
Jon Williams is our Toastmaster (he will also conduct a half-day Writers Workshop on Friday morning.) Mike Fincke is our Keynote Speaker.
The Mass Autographing Session on Friday, May 18th will be followed by a reception to honor the nominees and other honorees.
You don’t have to be a nominee, a member of SFWA, or even a writer to participate in the weekend. Registration for the 2012 Nebula Awards Weekend is open now. The cost for the Nebula Awards Banquet is $75.00 per person. The cost to register is $50.00 for a SFWA Member and $60.00 for a non-SFWA Member until February 29, 2012. Rates for registration will be higher as the date of the event draws closer.
Results from the 2010 Nebula Awards (presented 2011).
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-14
Friday, May 14th, 2010
- In the lobby at the Nebula hotel we have @nasa tv running constantly. They are working on some very cool stuff. #
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-13
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
- RT @eugiefoster: New blog post: Nebula Mass Book Signing and Financial Planning for Writers http://ping.fm/2FdmW #
- By the way, this video tour of the International Space Station is the coolest thing you will see all day. http://is.gd/c60pr #
- RT @NASA: STS-132 weather forecast says there's a 70 percent chance of "go" weather for Atlantis' 2:20p EDT launch Friday. #
- Here is the schedule of events at the Nebula Awards weekend. It's not too late to try to get in. http://is.gd/c6cpl #
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-13
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Resources
- Eugie Foster: New blog post – Nebula Mass Book Signing and Financial Planning for Writers.
- NASA: STS-132 weather forecast says there's a 70 percent chance of "go" weather for Atlantis' 2:20p EDT launch Friday.
- Schedule of events for the Nebula Awards weekend. It's not too late!
Member News
- Order SFWA member Mary Robinette Kowal's SCENTING THE DARK from Subterranean Press; get an Evil Robot Monkey chapbook.
- SFWA member Matthew S. Rotundo sold his story "Right Before Your Very Eyes" to Intergalactic Medicine Show.
Industry News
- Angry Robot Books has left HarperCollins UK to run as an independent imprint, backed by Osprey Publishing.
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SFWA’s Nebula Award Ceremony will be streamed live
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
For the first time ever, one of the premier awards in science fiction will be streamed live on the Web. This Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm EDT The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will showcase the Nebula Awards Ceremony. Watch in real time as the best science fiction and fantasy for the year is honored. Stream available at: http://sfwa.org/nebula-awards-live-broadcast
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Tour of the International Space Station
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
The coolest thing you will see all day. The astronauts at the International Space Station take you on a tour.
For an SF writer, this is made of awesome.
via Lon Prater
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-12
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
- Angry Robot Books has left HarperCollins UK to run as an independent imprint, backed by Osprey Publishing. http://is.gd/c4oS9 #
- RT @doctorow: #Writers Donate your old keyboard, help #Clarion http://tinyurl.com/25xukcb #
- Order SFWA member @MaryRobinette's SCENTING THE DARK from @subpress; get an Evil Robot Monkey chapbook. http://tinyurl.com/24otmfg #
- RT @KatWithSword: Oh, holy crap. Tyra Banks is writing spec fic. http://bit.ly/asuEg0 I wonder if she'll join @SFWA? #
- SFWA member Matthew S. Rotundo sold his story "Right Before Your Very Eyes" to Intergalactic Medicine Show. #
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-11
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Member News
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Hayley E. Lavik. Read her qualifying story at Flash Fiction Online.
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Sherri Browning Erwin, author of Jane Slayre
- A fun contest to win SFWA member Blake Charlton's SPELLWRIGHT, from the Functional Nerds.
- SFWA has had 95 new members join since January. Who will be number 100 in 2010?
Industry News
- Thanks to a generous grant, the NYC simulcast Nebula reception and dinner is now $25. There are only 44 seats remaining.
Tags: Blake Charlton, Hayley E. Lavik, Sherri Browning Erwin, twitter
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Fundraiser for Nashville flood relief includes editorial review by SFWA president
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Amanda Morgan, Victoria Schwab and Myra McEntire, Nashville based authors, are holding an auction to raise money for middle Tennessee flood victims. Mission:To accept donations from publishing professionals to auction for middle Tennessee flood relief. Proceeds will benefit The Community Foundation Flood Relief.
Among the items up for auction is an editorial review by Russell Davis, SFWA president.
Russell Davis, author, editor, packager, and President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, will read (1) complete novel manuscript and reply with a detailed editorial letter in response. In addition, Russell will do a detailed line edit on the first three (3) chapters. Lastly, he will do a phone call with the person, after they’ve had a chance to look everything over, to answer any questions.
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NYC simulcast of the Nebula Ceremony is now $25
Monday, May 10th, 2010
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art is proud to announce that it has received a NYC Neighborhood Arts Grant that will cover much of the cost of the Nebula Awards Simulcast, allowing them to offer the May 15th presentation and dinner at less than half the original price. The cost is now $25.00 for SFWA members and $30 Dollars for others. All those who have already paid will receive a refund at the gallery the night of the event. The menu remains the same.
Click here to register for the NYC simulcast.
The original press release with all details is below. (more…)
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Quick Updates for 2010-05-10
Monday, May 10th, 2010
- Here's something you don't see everyday. The 1974 SFWA Bulletin Nebula & Hugo issues on ebay. http://is.gd/c1q9r #
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