Ever since I saw the Harpan Conference Center in Reykjavik, I knew that it needed to be the home of a Worldcon. It wasn’t something that I thought was possible, but in 2021 two things happened. One, I chaired a D.C. Worldcon from Tennessee. Two, I went to Icecon in Reykjavik. There, I asked the …
This is perhaps a bit belated, but I published two things in 2021 which are eligible for the 2022 Hugo Awards! Nominations are due tomorrow, March 15th, by 23:59 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC-7). In defense of my tardiness in getting this post up, I was weirdly busy at the end of last year …
Over the last year, I gained some serious XP and am now a level 53 human. So far, it’s delightful. I’m at a mini-retreat with three excellent people, Alyshondra, Christine, and Jen. They have plied me with eggs, rosemary scones, and cardamom shortbread that would make Ted Lasso weep with joy and envy. For you, …
I have some exciting news to share with you all today. It’s official: I’ve accepted the role of Con Chair for Discon III, the 79th Worldcon. I’ve met with the department heads, and I can tell you now that they are a wonderful, highly competent group of people. I am thrilled to be working with …
I want to begin by saying that it has been an honor to be your president. My last months in office have predominately been spent working on the Disney Must Pay situation. While we resolved Alan Dean Foster’s original complaint, doing so brought to light more than twenty additional writers with over one hundred affected …
When President Biden was elected, a lot of folks noticed that we share the same middle name — Robinette. Pretty much all Robinettes in the US are related. I’m an outlier, because I’m named after my grandmother, who is named after her father, who is named after the minister who married his parents. Basically any …
Lo! Today I have leveled up and am now a Level 52 Human. I’m celebrating by spending the day mostly offline with my family and then will do some cooking this evening. I also have a party favor for you. When The Relentless Moon came out last year, one of the things we did was …
I have two writing dates and a class on identifying the barriers to writing coming up between now and the first week of January for my Patreon Supporters. I hope to see you there!
We talked to the good folks at the Pet Placement Center and they directed us to the Naughty Cat Cafe, where a number of their cats are in residence. Everyone involved in this is looooovely. (Also, the Naughty Cat Cafe has a ton of comfie seating, jazz, good coffee, and 36 cats. It was pretty …
We’ve updated my website. Now with a working store, The Lady Astronaut Club and general prettiness.
Mary Robinette will be on virtual tour for The Relentless Moon from 14 July 20 to 08 August 20. Links to each of the events below! Here’s where to find Mary Robinette on tour: 14 JULY 20 Parnassus Books 6:30PM CT / 7:30PM ET Join Mary Robinette Kowal and special guests for a virtual book launch party …
Today, I reached Level 51 Human and am spending it at my parents’ surrounded by writers on a mini-retreat. I’m going to do some serious cooking tonight, but meanwhile, I have a party favor to share with you. I thought I’d show you the evolution of a story, from initial seed to published product. A …
I was recently at a conference and got to try on Adam Savage’s replica A7-L spacesuit. An A7-L is what they wore on the Apollo missions. This was very, very cool. A couple of actual astronauts were there and said that the fidelity of the suit was high. To begin with, Adam had me sit …
In which I try on an A7-L replica spacesuit, courtesy of Adam Savage Read More »
Calculating Stars won the Hugo! Here’s the text of my acceptance speech and some thoughts
Last night, The Calculating Stars won the Nebula Award. We can send signals to Mars and back faster than I can process this. Let’s just pause to gaze at it for a minute, all right? It’s pretty, right? Each Nebula award contains a unique selection of stones, representing planets. I love that this one …