The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) hosted its annual reception for the publishing industry last night. The Authors & Editors event is a fixture of the sf field’s annual calendar, usually happening the Monday night after Philcon (which in years past, as one of the major conventions, drew guests from across the country). As it has for the past several years, Monday’s reception was held at the Society of Illustrators on East 63rd Street in Manhattan. Executive Director Jane Jewell, Eastern Regional Director Bud Sparhawk, and Events Coordinator Steven H. Silver managed a wonderful evening attended by more than 250 writers, editors, agents, publicists, reporters, and others. There were hors d’oeuvres a-plenty, two open bars, a large birthday card (signed by most of the attendees) honoring Forrest J Ackerman’s 92nd birthday (which was Monday), and a wonderful atmosphere in which to meet and mingle.
We took photos of many people, but we’ve surely missed many others. If you have photos of the evening available, let us know, and we’ll link to them as well.
[Edited later: Apparently, Ellen Datlow attended a different party than we did. Well, she seems to have spent most of the party on the lower floor, while we were on the upper. Thus, her pictures are very different.
Jay Franco writes “I was at the SFWA party last night and wrote about it on my blog, which included some photos as well.” His write-up is at this link.]
Graduates of the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers: Miranda Wilde ten Broeke, Rebecca McNulty, Thomas Seay, Malina Rose Suity, Rebekah White, Sarah Miller, Sky Schneider, and Jack Smith IV.
Analog Editor Stanley Schmidt, Paul Levinson, and SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock.
Paper Golem Publisher Lawrence M. Schoen and Michael Capobianco.
Strock, film-maker Melvin Van Peebles, ComicMix co-founder Glenn Hauman, comics artist/writer and actor Larry Hama, and author/journalist Frank Lovece.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Editor Gordon Van Gelder, artist Alan F. Beck, and artist Donato Giancola.
Strock, Laura Anne Gilman, and Kim Kindya.
Carrie Wright, Sean P. Fodera, and Aaron Rosenberg.
Tor Books Editor David Hartwell, Joe Haldeman, and Year’s Best SF Editor Gardner Dozois.
Lovece and critic Maitland McDonagh.
Fears Magazine Executive Editor Joseph Mauceri and Liza Perez.
Editor/writer Steven H. Silver, Strock, and Baen Books Editor Jim Minz.
Schmidt, Spectrum Literary Agency agent Eleanor Wood, and Michael F. Flynn.
Strock, Wright, Hauman, and David Mack.
Gay Haldeman, Joe Haldeman, and former Science Fiction Book Club Editor Ellen Asher.
Asher, Esther Friesner, Beth Bernobich, and Tom Purdom.
Space and Time Editor Hildy Silverman, former Pocket Books and Phobos Entertainment editor John J. Ordover, and Strock.