The Nebula Awards Website is launching soon. (And it is gorgeous.) The website will function as a repository for information about the Nebulas and a showcase for the Weekends. Our target audiences are writers of both SFWA and non-SFWA memberships, readers, and of course, bookstores and librarians.
Among the regular features are interviews with Nebula nominees, starting with this past ballot.
In addition, the Nebula blog will invite members of the SF&F field to offer their opinions about a subject of interest to the field. Most of these guest blog entries will stand alone, although certain subject angles will appear in a series, or semi-regular routine (bi-monthly or quarterly). That will be the exception, not the rule. For both participants and subject matter, the guest blogs will be broadened beyond the Nebulas. These guest blog entries will appear one to four times per month.
The website content editor, David De Beer, is now accepting pitches on subjects from people interested in blogging about the field.
Submission Guidelines
What to send:
Non-fiction blog posts, not essays. We are seeking posts that are subjective, opinionated and contain the human element — the emotion and beliefs — as much as the content.
Note: This is not a platform for rantings at specific individuals, magazines, publishers, et al within the field. While criticism can be valuable, it needs to be directed constructively.
Length: Approximately 1000 words.
Payment and Rights: This is a volunteer gig as a way for individual writers to help advance public awareness of science fiction and fantasy. We ask for donations of non-exclusive electronic rights and the right to archive your post. Any author wishing their post removed has the option of requesting it. All authors receive byline credit, bio and link.
How to submit: email: debeer dot david at gmail dot com, put Nebula Guest Blog in the subject line. In the body of the text, a brief paragraph on the topic you want to blog about, whether you’re interested in doing it as a stand alone, a series, or semi-regular blogging.
Please provide a sample of your non-fiction writing as an attachment or link.
Response Times: One to three weeks.
oh. cheers, Mary. I’d wanted to wait a bit until the site is officially up, before asking publicly but I suppose it doesn’t matter that much.
There will be a contact form on the website as well.Either option is fine.
Whoops! I got my wires crossed.
nah, is fine *imagine smiley here*