Building Yesterday’s Future–For Everyone
We have received questions regarding Seattle’s use of AI tools in our vetting process for program participants. In the interest of transparency, we will explain the process of how we are using a Large Language Model (LLM).
Seattle’s easy access to quality fresh seafood and large Asian-American population have made sushi as common in the local food landscape as pizza and tacos.
Hello, fellow travelers! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful time digging into the rich banquet of work on the finalist ballot of the Hugo Awards—including the best poem category finalists (but of course I hope you’re reading everything else, too)! Soon we will be tasked with casting our final ballots and determining which among … Read more
What is the longest running SFF series written by a single author? If you answered “Elric of Melniboné” by Michael Moorcock, congratulations, you’re right. Spanning a whopping 62 years from the first Elric story, The Dreaming City, in 1961 to the last story to date, The Folk of the Forest (2023), no other series written by a single author has run longer. But who is Elric of Melniboné, and what makes him so special?
Seattle’s home for pro baseball is a very fun place, worth visiting whether or not the Mariners are in town.
I thought it was only fair to step all the way back—to rewind time and our focus way past our initial reading questions and come back to the way we first dig into poetry: by sound and by emotion.
We live in worrying times. Fascism is on the rise across Europe and America, according to the consensus of many commentators. In this post, I will highlight SF that has speculated on the rise and activities of fascism. In a later blog post, I’ll discuss science fiction that has thought about ways to resist.
Hugo Award finalists have been announced, join a group themed costume meetup, dates for business meeting town halls and consultative vote, about our virtual content, looking for performers for concerts, about our safer spaces lounges, announcing our accessibility needs survey, announcing our short story contest finalists, the community fund status, site selection bids, and the virtual business meeting dates and times.
If you like hard cider, you’re in the right place. Washington grows more apples than any other state, and that includes cider varieties.
This week we’re chatting with SFPA Grand Master Akua Lezli Hope!