Genre Grapevine
Jason SanfordNews and information about the science fiction and fantasy genre.
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Genre Grapevine interview with Earl Kemp on the intersection of the SF/F and porn genres in the 1960s and '70s
Back in 2014, I worked on an article about the intersection of the science fiction and fantasy and pornography genres in the 1960s and ‘70s. During that time many SF/F authors wrote soft porn or erotic novels as a means of supplementing the...
Genre Grapevine on Two Secrets about LLM Usage Every Writer Must Remember
Like many writers in the SF/F community, I was horrified when on December 19th the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) briefly changed the rules for the Nebula Awards to allow partial LLM usage. In response to member outrag...
Thoughts on the Nebula Awards, LLM usage, and where we draw the line
Yesterday the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association updated the rules for the Nebula Awards, one of the SF/F genre’s premier honors. The first rule change gave Nebula eligibility to works partially created by large language models...
SFWA changes Nebula Award rules to allow partial LLM usage (update: SFWA changed the rules again, now not allowing LLM usage)
Note: Wow, what a day this was for SFWA and the Nebula Awards. After only a few hours of hearing complaints from members, SFWA undid the rule change and will not NOT allow LLM-created or partially created works to be considered for the Nebu...
The Mask Comes Off When I Write
Note: This year I’ve been both reflecting upon and writing about my life as a neurodiverse author. Below is one of the most personal essays I’ve ever written about being on the spectrum. In addition, during 2025 I taught a writing workshop...
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Archaeologist turned author with a science fictional take on life. Published in magazines such as Asimov's, Interzone, Analog. He/His. Member of SPJ, SFWA.
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