SFWA’s special interest email group focused on professional middle grade and young adult publishing is now open to all SFWA members. Requirements are an up-to-date membership in SFWA at any level and an interest in the MG and YA fields.
Inside of genre circles, “YA” seems to be taking hold as a catch-all term for anything written for anyone under 18. Since so many people use YA as a catch-all, it’s becoming a catch-all, so how children’s book industry people define the category doesn’t matter. Does it?
by Dr. Debra Doyle This rant first appeared in the book review section of hwæt!, my zine for Apanage, a children’s literature apa. Later on, I posted it in the Doyle&Macdonald topic on GEnie’s Science Fiction RoundTable. And after that, it seems to have taken on a life of its own. The Giver (the 1994 […]
Ilarians must all work together to have any hope of surviving. When Gypsum, the sixth of seven sisters, joins a group known for its sexual promiscuity and playful ways, she must coax them into becoming life-saving warriors of a very different kind.
STEPHEN GOLDIN has written sf & fantasy professionally for over 50 years. He’s served as a Regional Director and as editor of the SFWA Bulletin. He’s got 40+ books and many shorter works to his credit.
