The Solstice Awards were created to acknowledge members who have had a significant impact on the science fiction and fantasy landscape. It is especially meant for those who have made a consistent, positive, major difference in the genre.
I’m going to touch on something that I’ve discussed briefly before but which I think is worth reheating into its own post. Here are the best selling books in the US from 1912, which is (for those of you for whom math is not a strong suit) 100 years ago.
Buzzy Multimedia features video interviews of Maria V. Snyder author of the the New York Times best-selling Study Series and Hugo winner Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl.
The site also includes video interviews with award-winning writers John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal.
Whether you want to self-publish your novel or are trying to land a traditional publishing contract, it is in every author’s interest to make connections and talk with the editors in our field.
A US District Judge has rejected an agreement between Google and some members of the book industry. If the deal had been accepted Google would have put millions of additional books online, in most cases, without the author’s permission.
Resources and Member News for Nina Kiriki Hoffman, John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, David Anthony Durham, John Kessel, Kij Johnson, Paul Park, Nancy Kress, L. Timmel Duchamp, Charlie Stross, Andrew Burt, and Allan Cole.
Industry News and Member News for Cory Doctorow, Laura Anne Gilman, John Scalzi, Jackie Kessler, Douglas Hulick, Harry Connolly, Deanna Hoak, and China Miéville.
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Robert Silverberg, Paul S. Kemp, John Scalzi, Gwynne Garfinkle, Samantha Henderson, Cherie Priest, John Joseph Adams, and Lynn Flewelling!
My daughter Athena was born in 1998, and once my wife completed her six-week maternity leave, I was and still am the stay-at-home parent, caring for our daughter Athena during the day. Along the way I’ve also managed to write a dozen books and literally thousands of articles and entries for magazines, newspapers, blogs and online sites. How have I managed to juggle kid-watching duties with writing work?
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Polenth Blake, Nathaniel Williams, David Forbes, Mark Teppo, Alethea Kontis, David Macinnis Gill, and John Scalzi!
If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?
Pat Murphy is an acclaimed author of science fiction, fantasy, and science books for adults, teens, and children. She was the Activity Guru for the ed-tech startup Mystery Science and the Marketing Director for the Crucible, a school of fire arts.
