Thank you, dear anonymous donor, in case you’re reading this
I came home from SALA and in my mail, found two $250 anonymous donor checks for the SLF. So I just want to say thank you, dear donor, in case you’re reading this, since I can’t send you a thank you e-mail. I will endeavor to put the funds to excellent use. (They’re probably going […]
The SLF is in serious need of Grants Administrators and Jurors
Hey, folks. The SLF is in serious need of volunteers to help us with our SF/F literature grants. Specifically, we’d like to add: • two assistant grants administrators (to help Malon Edwards, our primary grants administrator) • a broader pool of jurors for our various grants (older writers, working class, travel, diversity, and South Asian) No […]
Organizing and developing the SLF grants
I scheduled Karen (managing director) and Carly (development) to come over and work this morning from 9-12 on SLF stuff, and I admit, when I woke up at 8, I had a long, groaning moment of ‘aren’t I supposed to be on vacation still? Why did I make more (volunteer) work for myself?’ But I […]
Call for volunteers for the Foundation
I spent some time this morning setting up the start of a formal internship program at the SLF. We have so many people who’ve expressed an interest in working with us and supporting us, and so far, it’s mostly been lack of direction on my part that’s kept them for doing things. So I’m starting […]
Formal Internship at the SLF
Quick note for UIC and other Chicago area college students — the SLF is forming a formal internship program, to be starting next semester. These are currently unpaid internships (the staff is also mostly unpaid at the moment!), but do come with course credit at UIC if done in conjunction with an internship class in […]
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 write great epic fantasy. Dublin WorldCon, 2019. About 30 minutes total. Transcription will be coming shortly — hopefully within a week. Thanks for your patience […]
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 a lot, but it might be a good opportunity for a student artist to bulk up their portfolio? We’d just be licensing a non-exclusive right […]
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 Thursday (present: C. Gockel, Chris Bauer, Dain Broadbent, Jeremy John, Anaea Lay, and me), despite the cold I’m fighting that made me a little tired and cranky […]
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 Rapid-fire Readers: Sue Burke Mary Anne Mohanraj Jeremy John Anaea Lay All are welcome! Find out more..
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. Maybe it’s the teacher in me, but I think a lot of genre writers could benefit from the perspective they’re bringing to their conversation, the […]
