The SF Signal gang have been running another of their ‘Mind Meld’ pieces. This time they asked a bunch of genre notables which up-and-coming writers they thought would be the next generation of sf’s big hitters. Here’s the final list, based on frequency of mentions:

• Paolo Bacigalupi (4 mentions)
• Darryl Gregory (4)
• Benjamin Rosenbaum (3 mentions)
• Cory Doctorow (3)
• Jay Lake (3)
• David Moles (3)
• Chris Roberson (3)
• Vandana Singh (3)
• Elizabeth Bear (2 mentions)
• Alan DeNiro (2)
• Alex Irvine (2)
• Ted Kosmatka (2)
• Paul Melko (2)
• Naomi Novik (2)
• Tim Pratt (2)
• Jason Stoddard (2)
• Karen Traviss (2)
• Scott Westerfeld (2)

We’re pleased to see two Futurismic alumni in that list – Jay Lake and Jason Stoddard. No mention of Tobias Buckell, though, which seems surprising to me – and not just because he used to blog here, either.

There’s also a lively discussion thread going on, with plenty of other writers pitching in with their suggestions and refutations. What about you guys – who would Futurismic‘s readers add to (or remove from) that list?