March 13, 2025: Yazeba's Is A Nebula Finalist!
Hard on the heels of the
Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast
nomination for a GAMA award comes more awesome news: this innovative RPG from Possum Creek Games is a finalist for the 60th annual Nebula Awards, in the Game Writing category!
The Nebula is an old and prestigious award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). It's right up there with the Hugo in significance; the difference is that the Hugos are voted on by fans at the World SF Convention each year, while the Nebs are awarded by a vote of SFWA's membership – that is, your fellow professionals are judging your mastery of the craft. The Game Writing category is fairly new and is almost always dominated by computer games (for their dialog, not for the coding). This is largely, in my own opinion, simply because the pros doing the nominations are more familiar with computer games than tabletop RPGs, and not because of any bias against the written word. SFWA's members, after all, are mostly writers! Be that as it may, the nomination for Yazeba's is, to use the technical term, a Big Deal! I am even prouder to be associated with its creators than I was this time yesterday . . .
Fun fact: this is the second Nebula nomination for Jay Dragon, one of the authors of Yazeba's . Jay's Wanderhome was nominated in 2021. And (sweet agony) the winner that year was Thirsty Sword Lesbians , another written work. But it really looks like Jay is making a habit of this.
By the way, many of the game creators reading this are eligible for SFWA membership . . . and that membership has benefits both professional and practical. I put my money where my mouth is many years ago and joined as a Life Member. Visit SFWA.org to learn more.
Congratulations!
– Steve Jackson
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
The Nebula is an old and prestigious award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). It's right up there with the Hugo in significance; the difference is that the Hugos are voted on by fans at the World SF Convention each year, while the Nebs are awarded by a vote of SFWA's membership – that is, your fellow professionals are judging your mastery of the craft. The Game Writing category is fairly new and is almost always dominated by computer games (for their dialog, not for the coding). This is largely, in my own opinion, simply because the pros doing the nominations are more familiar with computer games than tabletop RPGs, and not because of any bias against the written word. SFWA's members, after all, are mostly writers! Be that as it may, the nomination for Yazeba's is, to use the technical term, a Big Deal! I am even prouder to be associated with its creators than I was this time yesterday . . .
Fun fact: this is the second Nebula nomination for Jay Dragon, one of the authors of Yazeba's . Jay's Wanderhome was nominated in 2021. And (sweet agony) the winner that year was Thirsty Sword Lesbians , another written work. But it really looks like Jay is making a habit of this.
By the way, many of the game creators reading this are eligible for SFWA membership . . . and that membership has benefits both professional and practical. I put my money where my mouth is many years ago and joined as a Life Member. Visit SFWA.org to learn more.
Congratulations!
– Steve Jackson
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
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