Spring 1997 SFWA BULLETIN
The Spring 1997 Issue of the SFWA Bulletin has cover art [69K jpg] copyright © 1997 by E.A. Gundlach. Inside the back cover is another selection from M. Christine Valada's famed Worldcon Portrait Gallery: Damon Knight.
FeatureSFWA Model Author-Agent Contract: Second Cut by John E. Stith, with detailed survey results, agents' comments, model author-agent contract, AAR Canon of Ethics and Checklist for Authors. "This is the follow-up to an article in the Winter/Spring 1994 Bulletin, part of a continuing SFWA Contracts Committee effort to make it easier to know what we as writers may contractually expect from our agents...."
BusinessAn Agent-Free Free Agent: An Alternate View by Jerry Oltion: "There's an old saying among writers: Any agent you can get when you need one isn't going to do you any good, and by the time you can get a good one, you don't need one anymore...."Getting the Word Out: Publicity Tips for Writers by Karen McDermott: "...In a perfect world, every author who signed a contract would be given a huge advance, a million-dollar advertising campaign, and a 50-city author tour. Well, as we all know, our world is far from perfect...." Armed and Ready: A Guide to Publicity Materials by Kate Stine: "As writers well know, the written world is a powerful weapon—particularly when it comes to publicity...."
ColumnsState of the Art: Expert Opinion by Robert A. MetzgerPortrait Gallery: Damon Knight by Christine Valada
ReviewsNovelists and Astronomers by John C. Bunnell and Catherine Asaro
MarketsMarket Report by Edo van BelkomSF & Fantasy Markets by Randy Dannenfelser
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