Nebula Awards sponsor Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association now accepts video game scribes

You no longer have to write a novel or film to join one of the longest-running collective of creative writers, because video games count now, too.

The nonprofit Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America organization revealed today that it will start accepting people who write the narratives and characters for video, role-playing, and table-top games beginning August 1. The SFWA membership voted to make this change, and anyone who meets a few requirements can submit an application to join. Video games alone are a $99.6 billion industry, and sci-fi and fantasy power a huge swatch of settings and plots in that market. Now, after years of toiling away in relative obscurity, the SFWA wants to start recognizing the creative forces behind this industry.