Interview with George R. R. Martin!
Here’s the start of the Portolan Project, the SLF’s new endeavor providing free creative writing instruction — an interview I did with George R.R. Martin, asking him about how to […]
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SLF Call for Artists
Hey, artists — the SLF is having a little art contest, to choose our signature artwork for the next year! It comes with a $500 prize, which I know isn’t […]
SLF Chicago Chapter info and updates
SLF Chicago Chapter info: I had set up a tentative meeting for today, which I’m cancelling — the date didn’t work for most. BUT, we had a great meeting on […]
SLF Statement on Grant Review Process
Yesterday, it came to my attention that a piece of juror feedback for a SLF grant was passed along to the writer, and it was inappropriate in two ways — […]
Reminder Upcoming Reading (Tonight)
Quick final reminder about tonight’s Deep Dish event at Volumes, 7 p.m., 1474 N. Milwaukee, just off the Blue line! Hope to see you there — and as a bonus, […]
Upcoming Reading October 3rd!
Deep Dish Reading Thursday | October 3rd | 7 – 8:30 p.m. Volumes Book Cafe 1474 N. Milwaukee | Chicago IL Featured Readers: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Jane Rosenberg LaForge Scott Huggins […]
Listening to the Coode Street podcast
Listening to the Coode Street podcast with Gary Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan and thinking about how well it pairs with some of the other fabulous podcasts that are more focused on NEW! EXCITING! writers. […]
Naming things is very hard
Naming things is v. hard. Help? The SLF is starting an interview series, which I’ll be talking more about soon, at great length, I imagine. My hope is to build […]
WorldCon in Dublin panel schedule
My WorldCon in Dublin panel schedule: Wild Cards, SF in Higher Ed, Protest and Resistance in Fiction and Reality, Polyamory in Theory and Practice. Details below. ***** • THURSDAY, 15 […]
Our Director talks with LitHub on Fiction/Non/Fiction
I was honored to be on the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast as part of their 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 celebration. We talked about all kinds of things — the role of […]