The All-Seeing Eye missed this one for a while, but better late than never: check out “The Castle That Jack Built” by Alpha graduate Emily Gilman (2003 & 2004). This short story about bears, castles, memory, and true love appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies in January. Congratulations, Emily!
A full list of Alpha … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that Catherynne M. Valente will teach for two days at the 2012 workshop.
Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen works of fiction and poetry, including … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that John Joseph Adams will teach for two days at the 2012 workshop.
John Joseph Adams—called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble.com—is the bestselling editor of … Read more
Okay, this will be our last post of the year. Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose short story “The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Her Field-General, and Their Wounds” can be found in the current issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies!
A list of other Alphan publications can be found on our … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that Kij Johnson will teach for two days at the 2012 workshop.
Ms. Johnson is the author of three published novels, many short stories, and several essays, and a winner of the Nebula, World … Read more
2011 Alpha student Aleka Gurel wrote a fantastic review of this year’s workshop, which has been posted at Teen Ink. Check it out!
Also, Alpha is now on Twitter (@AlphaWorkshop). We renamed the account that Alpha alumni used for the “Ned and Jane” fundraiser in 2010, so if you were following @nedandjane … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that Scott A. Johnson will teach for two days at the 2011 workshop.
Mr. Johnson is a professional author specializing in horror and true ghost stories. He currently has ten books in print and is the Paranormal Studies Editor for Dread Central. In his free time, he teaches … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that Ellen Kushner will teach for two days at the 2011 workshop.
Ms. Kushner’s first novel, Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners, was hailed as the progenitor of the “Mannerpunk” (or “Fantasy of Manners”) school of urban fantasy. Her second novel, Thomas the Rhymer, won both the 1991 World Fantasy Award … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that David Levine will teach for two days at the 2011 workshop.
Mr. Levine has sold over 40 science fiction and fantasy short stories to publications such as Analog, Asimov’s, Realms of Fantasy, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Interzone. In addition, he … Read more
Welcome to the official blog of the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers. We have lots of exciting plans for this space:
