Some Pics from Deep Dish
Some pics from last night’s Deep Dish at Volumes Book Cafe!
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Arriving at Volumes
Arriving at the new Volumes bookstore in Wicker Park — I say new, but they’ve been at this location for almost a year now, happy almost-birthday! Great space, delighted to have Deep Dish hosted at Volumes Book Cafe again! We’ll be back here on November 16th for the SLF’s next Deep Dish reading — if
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New SLF Course: Intro to Writing Speculative Fiction
We’re offering a new course at the SLF: Intro to Writing Speculative Fiction, instructed by writer and essayist Eden Robins (recent recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Prose). • What’s the price? $300 (with discounted rates for certain tiers of SLF membership) • When? August 2 – August 30, 2023, over the course
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New SLF Interview: Snaring New Suns
This was an amazing interview — so glad I got a chance to do it! “Mary Anne interviews editors Tom Gammarino, Bryan Kuwada, D Keali’i MacKenzie, and Lyz Soto about their anthology of speculative works of literature, poetry, and art from Hawai’i and beyond: “Snaring New Suns.” Together, they discuss the initial difficulties they faced
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Teaching at Berkeley
This will be fun — I’ve been invited to present at Berkeley as part of a 3-day program about speculative fiction from around the world. I’ll be presenting about South Asian and South Asian diaspora speculative fiction and will lead a discussion about one or two particular short stories (suitable for young adult readers). It’s
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Welcoming the New SLF Librarian
Really delighted to welcome Dr. Phoenix Alexander on as the Speculative Literature Foundation (www.speclit.org) Librarian! In his day job, he’s the Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy at UC Riverside. He’s also a writer himself! But he’s going to find some time to help us out a bit! We had a great meeting over breakfast
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I’ll Be Teaching at the 2023 Speculative Fiction Novel Bookcamp
Pleased to note that I’ll be teaching for a week at the 2023 Speculative Fiction Novel Bookcamp this August 13-19 at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin. More details below: ***** 2023 Speculative Fiction Novel Bookcamp Staff Announcement NEWS RELEASE Novel Bookcamp Dave Rank, director director@novelbookcamp http://www.novelbookcamp.org Award-winning Staff Named for 2023 Bookcamp RACINE,
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On the Clarkesworld / ChatGPT Thing
There are a lot of hot takes flying around about the Clarkesworld / ChatGPT AI thing, and it’s making me a little frustrated, clearly, since I’m up at 12:30 a.m. thinking about it, so let me add my hot take to the mix. Hopefully I can clarify some things in the process. Here are ten
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Ideas for SLF Courses and Workshops Wanted
Brainstorming help? Have you ever thought about taking a writing class? So, one thing we’re trying to do at the SLF is offer more writing workshops and courses. It’s clear from how many submissions they receive at Clarion these days that there’s far more demand for instruction than there are workshops available, so I’d like
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Screenwriting Is Coming Back to the SLF
Delighted to note that the SLF is offering “Screenwriting for Writers” — this class is designed for experienced fiction writers who want to try their hand at screenwriting. I’ve personally taken two classes and an independent study with Ted, and have drafted and revised three TV episodes as a result — recommended! How long is
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