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May 2026: Story Club: The Nebula Short Story Award Goes to…

On March 15, SFWA announced 2025 Nebula Awards Finalists as chosen by SFWA members.

On May 5, R-SPEC will hold our own (non-binding) voting for Best Nebula Short Story.

See the full list of stories.

From June 3 - 7, SFWA’s 61st Annual Nebula Conference will be held both online and in-person in Chicago, Illinois, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel Conference Center, where the Nebula Awards for all writing categories will be presented on June 6.

Moderator:The R-SPEC Team

Location: Our May meeting will be in person at Barnes & Noble, Pittsfordand virtually on Zoom. (Please join us at least 10 minutes before the 7:00 p.m. start time to ensure a good connection.)

Meeting Time:Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 6:30-8:45 p.m.

• Open chat: 6:30-7:00p.m.
• Discussion: 7:00-8:45p.m.(with a short break at 8:00p.m.)
• Close meeting: 8:45p.m.(or sooner to break down the Community Room before the store closes)