Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose short story “Cronus and the Ships” appears in the July/August 2013 issue of Analog:
In their naïveté the race of men had considered the silence of the cosmos and seen a cradle, rather than a grave. The ships of man had found the truth—raced light
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Haris Durrani (2009), whose novelette “Tethered” appears in the July/August 2013 issue of Analog!
Haris describes the story as follows: “In the near future, the intricacies of economic competition, political conflict, and mathematical inevitability have clogged Earth orbit with artificial debris, rendering space ‘an impassible frontier.’ Charlie and Kalima … Read more
So you didn’t get into Alpha this year.
What do you do now?
First off: recover. It can be a really tense wait and all the ignoring it in the world doesn’t help if back-of-brain decides to fixate on it. I’ve refrained from posting this for a while so you can chill a … Read more
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Lara Donnelly (2007 & 2008), whose short story “The Bohemian Method” appears in the Spring 2013 issue of Icarus:
In the failing light, Aristide chased the last of his new lambs up the hillside, back towards their evening pasture. Some of the other Currin shepherds sang to their sheep. Aristide couldn’t
The deadline’s approaching fast, you might have your story in, you might not, you suddenly have to wait to find out. Use this thread to talk to each other. You can talk about your application stories too, if you want; I promise that the application committee will not read this.
Take a deep breath … Read more
February 24, 2013 – 14:44
So you’re going to apply to Alpha. You have it all planned out. You’ve convinced your parents. You can’t stop talking about it with your friends. You’re so excited to have the chance to spend two weeks of your summer with famous authors and other young writers just like you. The application doesn’t even look … Read more
February 17, 2013 – 20:38
As in previous years, a group of Alpha alumni are working hard to raise money for the workshop’s scholarship fund. Alpha is committed to ensuring that no talented young writer must decline to attend for financial reasons. In recent years, the generosity of Alpha alumni, who have not only donated to the scholarship fund but … Read more
February 17, 2013 – 19:50
Alpha is pleased to announce that author Justine Larbalestier will teach for two days at the 2013 workshop.
Justine Larbalestier is the author of novels such as Team Human (co-authored with Sarah Rees Brennan), Liar, How to Ditch Your Fairy, and Magic or Madness, the winner … Read more
Every year, Alphans gather together to submit to the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing, then to wonder just when the news will come out.
This year, we’d like to congratulate Alphan Lara Donnelly, whose story “To the Dogs” won the Dell Award for 2013. The first runner-up … Read more
Alpha is pleased to announce that authors Theodora Goss, Tamora Pierce, and Scott Westerfeld will each teach for two days at the 2013 workshop.
Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and spent her childhood in various European countries before her family moved to … Read more
