John Harrison's works are often lauded in literary circles and by his writing peers, but his novels haven't quite managed to ...

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin ... "I remember when my first book came out," says the darkly bearded Southard, "and my mom bought a copy of it.

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America also work as guild, informing writers on professional matters, protecting their interests, and helping them deal effectively with agents, editors ...

It seems like many, if not most, of the big literary books of the year deal with science fiction tropes one way or the other. The one glaring exception, of course, is Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom.

So, in fall 2011, Stephenson launched the Hieroglyph project to rally writers to infuse science fiction with the kind of optimism that could inspire a new generation to, as he puts it, “get big ...

Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fear of offending China. Leaked emails show organizers of the prestigious Hugo Awards vetted writers’ work and comments with regard to China ...

Two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley sat down to write a ghost story and created science fiction. Women still pen the genre’s finest, exemplified by Ursula K Le Guin, who died this week. Yet so ...

Reading Hannah Kuchler’s essay on “The ‘miracle’ obesity drug” (FT Magazine, July 16) I am reminded of the late Tom Disch, who described the profession of science fiction writer as to ...

In 2023 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan celebrates its sixtieth anniversary. A member of the group writes about its history, introducing some of the luminaries who have guided it ...