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R-SPEC is a group of writers, readers and thinkers in the Rochester NY area, that exists to celebrate and create speculative literature. We hold public meetings once a month to discuss new ideas and critically examine the literature we care about. You can help by joining us at a meeting, or becoming a member.

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July 2025: The 2025 Hugo Short

R-SPEC, Rochester Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, July 2025: The 2025 Hugo Short Story Award Goes To

Coming up on Tuesday, July 1...you know, we had so much fun discussing all the short stories on this year’s ballot for the 2025 Nebula Awards that we’ve decided to reprise that idea by talking about this year’s short story nominations for the 2025 Hugo Awards!

This year’s winners will be announced at the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Seattle, Washington from August 13-17. For our July meeting, we’ll discuss what we liked, what we didn’t care for, and hold our own (non-binding) voting for Best Hugo Short Story.

If you read the Nebula stories for our May meeting, you’re already ahead of the game as three of the stories are the same.

See full article for list of stories. Start reading today!

Moderator: R-SPEC Team

Location: Our July 1 meeting will be in person at Barnes & Noble, Pittsford and 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, July 1, 2025 from 6:30-8:45 p.m.

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

Note: R-SPEC presentations on topics of interest may be recorded, and a link to the recording posted on our website.

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  • May 2025: Story Club: The Nebula Short Story Award Goes to…
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  • March 2025: Speculative Fiction - How Far Back Does It Go?
  • February 2025: R-SPEC Annual Business Meeting + Who Owns the Future? [Redux]
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Speculative Literature News

News from the Speculative Literature writing community, including items from Locus Magazine, SFWA, etc.

SFWA Market Report For July
(SFWA.org)
David Steffen
07/09/2025 - 11:30

Welcome to the July edition of the SFWA Market Report.

Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this...

2025 Heinlein Scholarship Recipients
(Locus News)
07/09/2025 - 11:12

Winners of the Heinlein Society’s annual undergraduate scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year were announced on July 7, 2025...

How Many Poems Does It Take to Make You a Poet?
(SFWA.org)
Roxana Arama
07/08/2025 - 11:30

by Brenda Gates Spielman

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Mazzola Wins 2025 Dagger Award
(Locus News)
07/07/2025 - 14:41

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Dagger Awards. Winners of genre interest include ...

2025 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
(Locus News)
07/07/2025 - 12:40

The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2024 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2025 World...

SFWA News
(Locus News)
07/07/2025 - 10:50

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) announced that the SFWA Blog will be renamed to Planetside: The Online...

SLF Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants Now Open
(Locus News)
07/07/2025 - 10:29

Submissions for the Speculative Literature Foundation’s (SLF) Diverse Writers Grant and Diverse Worlds Grant are open from July 1...

Publishing News
(Locus News)
07/06/2025 - 10:00

Scholastic combined their trade publishing, book fairs, and book clubs divisions into the unified Scholastic Children’s Book Group on...

Legal News
(Locus News)
07/05/2025 - 10:00

A federal court judge has sanctioned Jesse David Spurlock and Vanguard Productions after finding that Spurlock forged a document that...

Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know
(SFWA.org)
M. L. Clark
07/03/2025 - 12:34

by Victoria Strauss of WRITER BEWARE®

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    • April 2021 Winner: "Baby Grand", by Jack Feerick
    • May 2021 Winner: "Reading Glasses," by Sally Caves
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