I have just posted a poll over at spec_poetry that might be of interest to everyone who's been following the SFPA discussion the past several days. The first question duplicates one I posted at the SFPAnet mailing list. I wish I could have posted the whole thing, but Yahoo Groups polls only allow one question at a time.

I have a partial draft of a response to all the ad hominem attacks on the SFPAnet mailing list. The draft is on my home computer. I will complete it when I get home, and I will post it, but I don't anticipate it will make a difference, because it hasn't so far, and I am not saying anything that hasn't already been said and proven ( Read more... )

What do people think about the Speculative and Science Factual Poetry Association? Still SFPA for short.

One sale, the poem "Kindler," to, uh, Star*Line, in fact.

Also, kinda hilariously, the first step in creating a non-profit organization is picking the name under which the organization will incorporate.

Hey, look, more poetry blathering. And I am reminded that I better apprise Sam of my address change.

( Yes, I am still wordy. )

I've been invited as a guest for ConDor for next year. It's the last weekend of February, and the official theme (as opposed to unofficial, like this year) is steampunk/gaslight fantasy. I've been asked for referrals for other guests/panelists. Who'd be interested in being asked? My understanding is that you'd be obliged to do at least two ( Read more... )

So sartorias is hosting an interesting discussion prompted by the upcoming Sirens Conference. The focus of the discussion is the ways in which fantasy has come to cater to female readers, with some specific questions posed for discussion ( Read more... )

Like poetry! For them what asked, here is the spec poetry/Rhysling discussion. If you've a yen for some good examples of the genre, check out this month's line-up over at Lone Star Stories. Wonderful stuff ( Read more... )

verb_noire is open for business, taking donations and looking to create a pool of readers (which looks to mean slush readers). Go forth and check it out!

So there are a lot of us who, for various and sundry reasons, aren't able to attend conventions in the sf/f/h field, or aren't able to attend major conventions. We'd still like to participate in the give-and-take of ideas, though, and the discussions that happen in panels and out in the corridor between panels. Thus, the idea of flycon2009, to be held the ( Read more... )