Quick Updates for 2011-02-06
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Alyxandra Harvey (@AlyxandraH), author of Out for Blood. http://www.alyxandraharvey.com/ #
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Alyxandra Harvey (@AlyxandraH), author of Out for Blood. http://www.alyxandraharvey.com/ #
We cannot help but be interested in characters who are, do, or have things we want. In fact, this is one of the main draws of fiction–experiencing something wonderful or cool, even if it’s vicariously.
At Escape Pod: "Written on the Wind" by SFWA member @daviddlevine, read by @mightymur. http://bit.ly/e1cwJ8 # SFWA member Vera Nazarian (@Norilana) is now a member of the Austen Authors group blog, debuting today. http://is.gd/k07t0Y # @MarcyRockwell You have to wait for me to get out of bed first! Welcome back! # SFWA member @alcole123 presents […]
BBC World Service, in partnership with the British Council, launches the 12th Annual Radio Playwriting Competition, which invites writers from around the world to submit a one-hour radio play on any subject.
SFWA Active and Associate members, there are only 11 days left to nominate for the Nebula Awards. Why not spend the weekend reading some of the 367 free pieces of eligible fiction available in the members’ only Discussion Forum. Then, hop over to the Nebula nomination ballot and nominate your five favorites in each category.
RT @opattyg: "Why isn't my publicist doing anything?" A familiar cry and now article over at The Gatekeepers Post http://bit.ly/f0Eo80 #
On March 1, 2011, membership rate changes for Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, will go into effect.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Oprah. The mere mention of her name sets writers’ (and let’s face it, publishers’) hearts aflutter. Oprah, maker of best sellers. Oprah, whose most offhand endorsement can generate massive sales.
Member News for Madeleine Robins and Jennifer Brozek.
Since Morris’s time, many fantasy writers have created fictional worlds using history as their foundations. Each writer has had to decide just how much history to use. I mean, and this is where it gets fascinating, where does one stop?