Peyton Skoczylas

Gary was previously a judge for the Omega Sci-Fi Awards and agreed to return as an Organizing Board member for the 2020-2021 season. He works with our other Organizing Board members to recruit judges, conduct outreach, and evaluate Roswell Award and Tomorrow Prize submissions in our second round of judging. Gary’s favorite part of being a Board member is, “being exposed to new voices… new takes on old plots and fresh ideas.”

Gary Phillips was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles (differ

Hey sci-fi readers and writers! As you’re wrapping up any final edits to your Roswell Award submissions (and perhaps trying to reclaim some of that creative energy after an abundance of worldly stressors this month), we’re here to provide you with a burst of inspiration. A number of our past finalists and honorable mentions for The Roswell Award as well as our “Women Hold Up Half The Sky” Award winners have kindly offered to share their writing journeys and past competition experiences with our

People around the world are finding themselves working and conducting media interviews from home for the first time.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many to move their in-person meetings to video conferencing on platforms like Zoom, Skype, Google Hangouts and GoToMeeting. It’s also changing the media landscape. Interviews that used to be done from a studio are now being shot in experts’ living rooms, offices and kitchens.

As a media and public speaking trainer, I teach executives who need to

Want to see your favorite Bookstagrammer featured next? Message @bookstrofficial here. This Week’s Featured creator: @mitra_bookish_girl Each week Bookstr is going to be highlighting your favorite Bookstagrammers. What is a Bookstagrammer you ask? A Bookstagrammer is someone who shares all of their literary interests, ranging from book reviews and aesthetically pleasing book pictures to outfit pictures featuring their current reads. Anything that evokes bibliophile feels is on their Instagram pa