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May 11, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
A #DisneyMustPay Task Force Update - Alan Dean Foster, James Kahn, and Donald F. Glut, the novelization authors of the original Star Wars trilogy, have resolved their royalties’ issues and will be paid by Disney. Lower-profile authors have not received the same treatment. 1/5 Image The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers #IAMTW, the International Thriller Writers @thrillerwriters, and Mystery Writers of America @EdgarAwards have joined the Task Force along with award-winning author, screenwriter, and producer @LeeGoldberg . 2/4
Mar 22, 2019 8 tweets 10 min read
With only nine days left to vote in the Nebula Awards, let's go over our finalists in a thread! First up, the Nebula Award Finalists for NOVEL. With @MaryRobinette @kuangrf @sentencebender @clpolk @RoanhorseBex Here are your Nebula Award Finalists for NOVELLA! A novella is a story with 17,500 to 40,000 words, and can have as much complexity as a novel. With @jonathanbrazee @pdjeliclark @aliettedb @kateheartfield @kellyoyo @marthawells1
Nov 2, 2018 11 tweets 2 min read
Awards season is starting soon. Time for a primer on SFWA's Suggested Reading List! The list is a great way to find new books, stories, games, and media, and get up-to-date for the upcoming awards season. Let's have a thread! 1/11 The Suggested Reading List is created by SFWA's 1800+ members. It's always being added to, with new listings appearing as members make recommendations for work they loved. 2/11
May 18, 2018 67 tweets 9 min read
Gearing up for the #nebulas2018 panel on “How to decolonize your fiction,” with Bill Campbell, Rebecca Roanhorse, Fonda Lee, JY Yang, DongWon Song. This is going to be great! DS: We’re going to talk about decolonization, and about how to represent other cultures in your writing. But first, intros.
May 17, 2018 55 tweets 7 min read
Ignite Talks at #Nebulas2018 - many things very quickly! First up, Rekka Jay talking about sailing ships to a good crowd.
May 17, 2018 61 tweets 6 min read
Hello #Nebulas2018 ! Panel live tweet starts NOW, with “How to fail gracefully,” with Michael Underwood, Carrie DiRisio, Vanessa Rose Phin, and moderator Annalee Flower-Horne. What do you do when you make a mistake, and we will ALL make mistakes. How do you apologize?