This is the group page for the Talis Sci Fi & Fantasy Portal, part of Second Life Library. We aim to provide resources to SL citizens who want to read, write, and research Science Fiction and Fantasy works created in and out of SL.
Ideas for Resource Categories for the Talis SF/F Portal
Three "portal areas": Research, Read, and Write
Resources for Researchers (Research)
-- Links to major research journals/web sites (e.g., New York Review of Science Fiction, Locus online)
-- Resources about authors
-- Resources about specific research areas (e.g., Feminism in SF)
-- Links to popular Cons and Con resources (this actually overlaps all three main categories)
Resources for Readers (Read)
-- eBooks, public domain works, etc.
-- Web sites publishing stories, e.g., Strange Horizons
-- Podcasts/audio versions of stories
-- Works being published in SL, e.g., machinima (not sure what is out there), book references in SL
Resources for Writers (Write)
-- Idea generators (e.g., SciTech Daily, Edge.org)
-- Agents and Publishers & Writers Beware (might be nice to link to some small presses here)
-- Workshops and writing groups (e.g., Clarion, Critters)
-- Doing SF/F in SL (not sure what would be here, need to explore with community)