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
Category Archives: Announcements
2012 Author Guest: John Joseph Adams
January 20, 2012 – 14:36
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
Recent Alphan Publication
December 30, 2011 – 19:52
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
1. Apply to Alpha. 2. Enter the Dell Awards.
December 14, 2011 – 15:16
3. ????
4. PROFIT!
First and foremost, applications are now open for the 2012 Alpha workshop. The deadline is March 1, so start working on your application stories!
This post, however, is mostly about the Dell Awards. Or, more precisely, the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and … Read more
2012 Author Guest: Kij Johnson
November 20, 2011 – 11:39
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
Alpha reviewed on Teen Ink!
October 3, 2011 – 22:14
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
Recent Alphan Publications
June 8, 2011 – 18:30
This post is short, but exciting! Two Alpha alumni, Allison Jamieson-Lucy (2009 & 2010) and Evelyn Wang (2010) have recently published short stories.
Allison’s story, “To Soothe Ravaged Throats,” can be found at Daily Science Fiction, and Evelyn’s story, “Tippler’s Bane,” is available in podcast form over at Pseudopod. Congratulations to Allison … Read more
2011 Author Guest: Scott A. Johnson
March 1, 2011 – 17:03
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
The Dell Award and Alphans
February 17, 2011 – 02:02
The Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing just announced its winner, runners-up, and honorable mentions.
Like last year, Alphans have made a very strong showing. How strong? Eight Alphans were honored. The full list, taken from the Dell Award Facebook page, follows. Alphans are listed in bold … Read more
2011 Author Guest: Ellen Kushner
February 1, 2011 – 21:05
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
