SF Gospel is a blog about religion in science fiction by Gabriel Mckee, author of the non-fiction book The Gospel According to Science Fiction.   He's posted a review of my novelette "That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made."   Key paragraph: Stone's story is chock full of scriptural allusions to the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Book of... read more »

In case you’re interested in reading the stories by my fellow nemeses nominees for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, here are links to the ones that are freely available online: “The Jaguar House, in Shadow,” Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 7/10) “The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara,” Christopher Kastensmidt (Realms of Fantasy 4/10) “Plus... read more »

My answers on the Six Questions For... blog are now up.   I answer questions about what I look for as an IGMS assistant editor.

I received 442 entries for my Spot the Schlock Reference Contest that Howard Tayler was kind enough to announce on the Schlock Mercenary site. I judged 338 of them to be referring to the correct answer. There were a lot of interesting and well-reasoned incorrect answers.   Many people thought the nanoswarm was similar to Ennesby in appearance, or that... read more »

My short story “Girl Who Asks Too Much” will be coming out in Daily Science Fiction’s email edition on March 24.  The web version will come out a week later.  Why wait? Sign up to get free stories by email. On March 4, in my capacity as an assistant editor for InterGalactic Medicine Show, I answer Six Questions For….

The results of the InterGalactic Awards are in, and you can read the winning stories in their entirety for free. The winners include my favorite short story of last year, not just in IGMS, but anywhere: “Sister Jasmine Brings the Pain,” by Von Carr.  I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did.

For the past few years, the Codex Writers have had what we call the Weekend Warrior contest.  For five weekends in a row, we are given writing prompts on Saturday morning and have to turn in a story of no more than 750 words by Sunday night.  During the week, people vote on the stories.  At the end of the... read more »

I am very pleased and honored to announce that my story “That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made” has been nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. (For those who are unfamiliar with the Nebula Awards, they are like the Oscars of science fiction and fantasy writing.) Adding to my joy, I have several friends who also have stories... read more »

A few days ago, I declared myself a candidate for Treasurer of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).  This is my platform statement: Dear SFWA members: I am running for the position of Treasurer. Since 2008 I have served SFWA as a member of the Grievance Committee, and I strongly believe in SFWA's mission of informing, supporting,... read more »

Thursday, February 17 10:00 AM: Panel: First Contact Stories Helge Moulding, Eric James Stone (M), Roger White 1:00 PM: Panel: Time Travel, Parallel Universes, and Quantum Physics Paul Genesse, Laura Lind (M), Eric James Stone 6:00 PM: Panel: The Lure of Horror Michael R. Collings, Eric Swedin, Eric James Stone (M), J. Scott Savage, Blake Casselman Friday, February 18 10:00... read more »