Worldcon Report | Nicola Griffith
A very short report of Worldcon, which was great—but, y’know, short. Here’s why.| Nicola Griffith
Summertime, and the living is easy... Especially for New World Screwfly, bird flu, and Covid, all those things that like to kill us... Also, it turns out mammals evolved in the cold northern forests of either North America or Europe, tough little squirrel-sized critters...| Nicola Griffith
A very short report of Worldcon, which was great—but, y’know, short. Here’s why.| Nicola Griffith
Aud Torvingen: child of a Norwegian diplomat and a Chicago businessman. Thirty-one. A rangy six-footer with eyes the colour of cement, and the tendency to hurt people who get in her way. On the Atl…| Nicola Griffith
4 posts published by Nicola Griffith during August 2025| Nicola Griffith
For weeks Ive been in survival mode, ignoring all communications from friends, family, and colleagues. Please don't take it personally: it's not you, it's me.| Nicola Griffith
Looking for help to transcribe hand written cursive document—pencil on lined paper, with mix of hand-drawn and photocopied musical notation—into editable digital text. Under 20k words.| Nicola Griffith
I read Brackett’s The Long Tomorrow for the first time in 2005. Five pages in, I wondered why I’d never heard of this novel. Twenty pages later, I was wondering why it wasn’t univ…| Nicola Griffith
9 posts published by Nicola Griffith during July 2025| Nicola Griffith
Yes, there’s a newly discovered world in town (that is, our solar system): the sednoid named by its discoverers ‘Ammonite’…| Nicola Griffith
George enjoys watching Murderbot—he has found his role model| Nicola Griffith
I was interviewed by JJ Pionke for DisLIS—the open access multimedia journal, Disability in Libraries and Information Studies. Listen/read online or download the audio and transcript enjoy at your …| Nicola Griffith
It was a hard summer and spring is even worse—though there are two bright pieces of news. Here’s my update and explanation.| Nicola Griffith
9 posts published by Nicola Griffith during April 2025| Nicola Griffith
Today only: AMMONITE on sale for $1.99, all US ebook platforms. Curious about why it’s #25 on Esquire’s best SF of all time? Why I was inducted into the SFF Hall of Fame? And named 41st…| Nicola Griffith
My Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award finally arrived and it is an absolute unit! And embedded in it—among other things—is a squash-ball sized sphere of lapis lazuli…| Nicola Griffith
Aud’s been out in the UK for 5 days and is finally beginning to meet some of her new readers…| Nicola Griffith
12 posts published by Nicola Griffith during June 2025| Nicola Griffith
37 years ago today I met and fell instantly and irrevocably in love with Kelley. 37 years later, we’re living the life that bloomed from that moment. Every day is a miracle. Here’s that…| Nicola Griffith
An interview with Pat Cadigan and Nicola Griffith: an intriguing look at parallel but rarely crossing careers in SF| Nicola Griffith
Charlie Bean, Head Gardener, has exacting standards. This year he is Displeased: we’ve hung the hummingbird feeder out of his reach and the hummingbirds are mocking him…| Nicola Griffith
The transcript of Nicola Griffith speech accepting the honour of becoming SFWA’s 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master| Nicola Griffith
In my Grand Master acceptance speech I’ve chosen not to thank people from the stage but to write this blogpost. I owe so much to so many…| Nicola Griffith
Today is the day you can finally go into your local bookshop and buy all three Aud novels in matching editions. If you do, you’ll discover something.| Nicola Griffith
Thurs 5 June through Sunday 8 June I’m in Kansas City at the Nebula Awards Conference. I have a few things on my schedule, including a speech and my 90-minute Grandapalooza!| Nicola Griffith
Why are orange cats the way they are? They are mewtants…| Nicola Griffith
Today is Syttende Mai—Seventeenth of May, a national holiday in Norway celebrating the signing of the Constitution of Norway. Ballard, here in Seattle, has the biggest celebration outside Norway. W…| Nicola Griffith
I donated a first edition copy of Ammonite to the Locus fundraiser. It’s signed and can be personalized. Proceeds directly support Locus. Visit the link for more details and other rewards.| Nicola Griffith
I really like making maps and graphics and writing poetry. I *love* sharing them. But I’m also trying to raise money on Patreon for a publicist and want your support.| Nicola Griffith
Two recent studies show that bonobos demonstrate female coalition power against male dominance, and suggests humans historically exhibited egalitarian behaviours, challenging notions of inevitable …| Nicola Griffith
I’ve finally been on Patreon long enough that I can now offer annual memberships, which for now I’m pricing at 10% off the aggregated monthly cost. So if you’re a free member who&…| Nicola Griffith
Is it true as a recent paper claims that signs of have been discovered 700 trillion miles away? Did the Easter Bunny really bring us aliens to play with?| Nicola Griffith
You know life has been hard for a while when the best thing you can say about resolving one situation is, “Well, hey, at least we didn’t die….”| Nicola Griffith
I AM THRILLED!! The Aud novels will finally—finally!—be published in the UK, by Canongate (3 July 2025). Why did iti take so long? Read on…| Nicola Griffith
Sometimes news is so enormous I just don’t know what to do with it, even—especially—when it’s fabulous. I am overwhelmed.| Nicola Griffith
Ammonite comes in at #25 on Esquire’s “75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time” list. Which does not suck 🤩| Nicola Griffith
— WINNER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD — Image description: Image of a book cover of So Lucky: A Novel, by Nicola Griffith. The background is matte black with the title “So Lucky,” and …| Nicola Griffith
Novel set in the very near future. Winner of the Nebula Award and Lambda Literary Award. “Slow River elevates the genre, joining a select few books that shine as beacons of excellence.”…| Nicola Griffith
Winners of the World Fantasy Award, two Lambda Literary Awards, and more. 3 anthologies of original queer speculative fiction. “The science fiction volume, like all the BENDING THE LANDSCAPE …| Nicola Griffith
Novel set in the future on another planet. Winner of the Tiptree Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Premio Italia. “Nicola Griffith’s first novel, Ammonite, flies all the banners…| Nicola Griffith
Recent papers explain how Wolbachia, a bacterium, induces parthenogenesis in parasitic wasps by manipulating sex determination. This discovery excites the writer as it parallels a concept in scienc…| Nicola Griffith
I’ve been inducted into the SFF Hall of Fame. It’s an honour: although not all my novels are SF, SF people are my people. SF is part of my identity. Here’s an essay to try explain…| Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith, a British American speculative fiction writer and activist, has been inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame at MoPOP in Seattle, joining Nnedi Okorafor as a 202…| Nicola Griffith
Can Biden win? It seems unlikely. If I had the power to influence 25 minds here’s what I’d do to fix things. And it would all be legal—except, well, the mind control bit.| Nicola Griffith
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s immunity from prosecution just turned POTUS into a monarch. Not even a constitutional monarch but one, as in the days of old, with absolute power. I fear for d…| Nicola Griffith
If you want to nominate SPEAR for an award (thank you!), here’s what you need to know.| Nicola Griffith
Novel set in 7th-century Britain. Winner of the Washington State Book Award. “In its ambition and intelligence, Hild might best be compared to Hilary Mantel’s novels about Thomas Cromwe…| Nicola Griffith
