Publication News! “Detours on the Way to Nothing” and “How the World Became...
I have two pieces of publication news that I wanted to put out through the blog! Of course, they’re both a couple of weeks late. ;) Detours on the Way to Nothing First, I am really pleased to say that...
View Article“If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” Nominated for the Nebula Award
I am thrilled to announce that my short story, “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love,” has been nominated for the Nebula Award for short story. I am particularly pleased because I love my category. I’ll be...
View ArticleInterview with Eileen Gunn
Short story writer Eileen Gunn (author of the collection Stable Strategies and Others which you should read) was recently kind enough to do an interview with me for the SFWA Bulletin. We didn’t end up...
View ArticleTwo Stunning 2013 Short Stories You Should Read
I knew I was missing some great short stories in my rush to read as much as I could (and failing to get to anywhere near what I wanted). I have since found two more gorgeous pieces that I wish I’d seen...
View ArticleRachel Swirsky’s Recommendations for the 2014 Campbell Awards
There are two weeks left until the end of the Hugo nomination period, and I wanted to blog about some of the awesome writers I’ve found this year or last year who are eligible for the Campbell Award....
View ArticleEllen Klages, Toastmaster of the 2014 Nebula Awards
I am so excited that Ellen Klages is going to be the Toastmaster for this year’s Nebula Award weekend! The announcement went up on SFWA’s website a bit ago, but I just wanted to repeat it for people...
View ArticleAnnie Oakley, Historical Cranky Lady
When I originally wrote this, the crowd-funding campaign for funding this book was still ongoing. It’s over now—but yay, it succeeded! Here’s what I wrote about it. Cranky Ladies of History: Annie...
View ArticleBrief Updates: Mind Meld, Dark Matter Zine, Little Faces
A couple of brief updates: I. Mind Meld in the Tardis Even though I was late turning it in (due to finding a four-day-old kitten in our backyard and trying to figure out how to take care of it!), Mind...
View ArticleRachel Swirsky’s 2014 Publications & Award Reading
This was two separate posts on my own blog, but condensed here for convenience. First, my 2014 work: “Grand Jete“ (or “The Great Leap”) came out in the last issue of Subterranean Online. I am honored...
View ArticleRecommending Fiction from “Across the Aisle”
At some point, I’d like to put together a recommendation list of awesome stuff (science fiction and fantasy, probably only short fiction because that’s where I feel like I really have a specialty) by...
View ArticleRachel Swirsky’s Recommendations for Novellas Published in 2014
Every year, I try to binge read short fiction and make recommendations on it. I am not able to do a very comprehensive job this year. First, because I’m on the jury for the Norton Award (given to...
View ArticleRachel Swirsky’s Recommendations for 2014 Young Adult & Middle Grade...
So! I’m on the Norton jury this year, which is the jury that’s responsible for reading widely for the award (which is given to young adult and middle grade science fiction and fantasy novels). After...
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Terry Pratchett Has Died
Science fiction and fantasy humor writer Terry Pratchett has died. This is not unexpected as he has been ill for some time, but it’s still sad to see the end. As I said on my livejournal: I don’t...
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The Follies of Gin in “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love”
So, I have been thinking about my story, “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love,” for obvious reasons. I’ve spent a lot more time thinking about that story than probably anything else I’ve ever written,...
View ArticleFanfic: If Breq Were a Dinosaur, My Blog
My friend Ann Leckie showed me a tumblr where people were sharing fan fiction they’d written about the Ancillary Justice universe. This inspired me to write some of my own. Since everyone else is...
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Interviewing C. Dale Britain about the Royal Kingdom of Yurt
When I was nine or ten, my mother and I used to go to the local chain bookstore — Barnes & Noble? Borders? Walden’s? I don’t remember now — on about a weekly basis. I’d go stare at the science...
View ArticleCat Rambo and I teaching a class on Nov 8
Interested in writing retellings? Cat Rambo and I are teaching a class together: retellings and re-taleings. Authors constantly draw on the stories that have preceded them, particularly folklore,...
View ArticleRecommendation Roundup 10/12/15
Hello, internet world. On my social media, I’m posting links to things I’ve written, things other people have written, and artists to support. I wanted to gather those links in one place, so each...
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Link Roundup & Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy
Interviewed on Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy I was privileged to be in this week’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy in which host David Barr Kirtley interviewd me, Matt Kressel, and Jack Dann about Jewish...
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Short Story and Novelette Recommendations, 2014
Over at Apex Magazine, I did a quick round-up of some short stories and novelettes I really enjoyed in 2014. Yes, it’s a while ago now, but I never managed to make my 2014 recommendation posts for...
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