At a convention in washington dc. the hugos are like the nobel prize for sci fi writing. mary robinette kowal is chair of the discon iii event and a multiple hugo award winner herself she s nominated for best novel this year. many congratulations on that nomination. the last year, to be perfectly frank, as felt like being trapped inside a dystopian sci fi novel for everyone. what impact do you think it has had or will have on the tone and the content of this year s event? science fiction always reflects the zeitgeist of the moment. during the atomic error, that is when we had all of this atomic punk. it s something that you see the golden age of science fiction so i am absolutely certain that we will see a lot of things that are influenced by pandemic, not necessarily pandemic direct lee, but things that reflect the sense of being trapped, of being isolated from ourfriends and family, i am sure that is
Why Isabel Yap keeps coming back to fan fiction
Written by Oliver Emocling
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endIndex: In her debut story collection “Never Have I Ever,” Isabel Yap borrows from mythology and fan fiction conventions to craft narratives that remind readers of their humanity. Portrait by MEG WHITTENBERGER
In my conversation with the U.S.-based Filipino writer Isabel Yap, I found myself confessing to not pursuing personal writing projects. That all I could do after a long day of work is watch an episode of the volleyball anime “Haikyuu.”
“I love Haikyuu!” she says.
Yap, who is currently juggling writing (both fiction and her occasional Substack posts on her practice) and product management at a start-up in California, started watching “Haikyuu” during the second year of her MBA program at Harvard Business School a period where she had to grapple for time to write.