Brilliant speech that doesn't pull its punches. "Speculative fiction has always been home to the literary avant-garde, and to rejectors of the status quo, and to progressive activists." HELL YES.
Sara Norja
I posted the text of my speech on my website. It's slightly different bc I adlibbed a lot and did some hand-edits at the last minute, but it's pretty close to what I actually said.
nkjemisin.com/2026/06/text...
Hi, all. It’s been a while since I updated this blog! Figured now was a good time, since I just became SFWA’s newest Grand Master! I got an award for it at the Nebula Conference this past weekend, but...
