A Checklist for Critiquing Science Fiction
by David Alexander Smith Theme and meaning. Does the story move us? So we emerge from our fictional journey emotionally […]
by David Alexander Smith Theme and meaning. Does the story move us? So we emerge from our fictional journey emotionally […]
by David Alexander Smith Those of us who’ve been in the Cambridge SF Workshop for some time have developed an
by David Smith This is only a partial list of the terms we have found most useful in critiquing sf.
Joan Marie Verba has a physics degree, wrote novels Action Alert and Countdown to Action, nonfiction books Boldly Writing and Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets.
Eileen Gunn is a Nebula-award-winning writer and the editor/publisher of the Infinite Matrix website. She serves on the board of Clarion West.
Mike Allen edits the anthology series Clockwork Phoenix and the poetry journal Mythic Delirium. His story “The Button Bin” is a 2008 Nebula Award nominee.
Alma Alexander is a Pacific Northwest fantasy author who writes for both adult and YA audiences. Her work has appeared in 13 languages worldwide to date.
Bud Sparhawk has sold about seventy science fiction stories and recently published one novel – VIXEN. He has been a three-time Nebula finalist for his novellas.
James David Audlin, author of The Circle of Life; novelist, poet, playwright; most fiction based on dreams. Ordained in several religions; multilingual; instrumentalist-composer; jamesdavidaudlin.com under construction.
Diane Turnshek is an astronomer who’s been published in Analog and elsewhere. She served as Eastern Regional Director and ran the 2007 Nebulas in NYC.