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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2008-04-30 02:54 pm

Question of the day

Should SFWA consider opening membership to writers of comic books and graphic novels?

[Wow, that was a dull way to frame that. Please add "Why or why not?]

Inspired by a discussion on one of the blogs that I read regularly, which I will not name for the moment so that people will not run over there and have their reactions influenced by the discussions that have already occured.

[identity profile] keithmm.livejournal.com 2008-05-01 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Let us summarize.

Under current rules, allowed to be members of SFWA:
Corey Mandell and J. D Shapiro (who brought us "Battlefield Earth" on film).
Andrew Burt.

Not allowed to be members (ignoring non-comic work):
Masamune Shirow. Anyone who claims Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed aren't science fiction needs their head examined.