Optimism is the New Bleak: How to Write with Hope
By Holly Schofield Dystopian fiction seems to be built into the human psyche. Is it our default setting, or can […]
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Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
By Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki It’s been a harrowing year for all, especially for Black people and Africans who have borne
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Sci-Fi Has a Cure Problem
By Ashley Deng I won’t beat around it too much: The context for this essay is our current, global healthcare
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Level Up: Think Like a Teacher
by Sean R. Robinson There comes a point in every writer’s life when they stare at the page and
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SFF Writing for White Goblins: Decolonising your Defaults
by Nick Wood (NW) & Isiah Lavender III (IL) After finishing a working stint as a psychologist in Aotearoa, New
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Think Like a Horror Writer to Create Better Villains
by Michael J. Moore You write speculative fiction for the same reason you’ve read or watched it your entire life.
Editors and Publishing Houses, The Business of Writing
So, you think your publication is working to advance equity in SFF?
by Sabrina Vourvoulias First, a quick quiz: Did you read the headline, and automatically compile a mental checklist of
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Short Fiction Rejection Letters: Best practices and expectations
by Benjamin C. Kinney Rejection letters are an inescapable part of the writing life, especially for authors of short
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Unusual Governments to Take Inspiration From
by Eleanor Konik Often, speculative fiction relies on common government types, like monarchies and republics, because they’re familiar to
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Cyberpunk: Writing for Tomorrow
by Naomi Norbez With the release of Cyberpunk 2077 a few months back, there has been some debate about what it