Information and links of interest to members.
If you don't see it on this list, also try
the sitemap,
the public contacts page,
the private
contacts page,
the list of addresses,
the list of webstaff,
the list of volunteers listed by name,
or try
the private search page.
- Griefcom The SFWA Grievance Committee assists members by investigating
claims of illegal or unethical contracts, assertions of
plagiarism, evidence of contract violation by editors and
publishers, misuse of royalty statements and funds, and other
complaints of professional concern. Griefcom operates confidentially,
without charge, and is extremely successful.
- Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) The SFWA Emergency Medical Fund offers interest-free loans to
members facing unexpected medical expenses. Loans are confidential
and have helped save the lives of many members.
- Legal Fund (LF) SFWA's Legal Fund offers low-interest loans to members to pursue
publishing related disputes. (Typically disputes that have not
been resolved via Griefcom.)
- Page to donate to the funds How to donate to the funds.
- Fiction online SFWA helps members get their fiction in front of readers via
an extensive online fiction section on the web site. Members
can have links to their fiction posted here or even have their
fiction hosted. The fiction section also includes links to
online magazines and publishers to help readers find top-quality
fiction.
- Fiction link form Form to submit a link to your online fiction.
- Online Update SFWA sends out email to every member with information, often within
hours of happening for time-sensitive information. A sort of
emergency-alert system, as well as a membership-wide mailing list
for non-urgent but important information.
- SFWA News A second electronic mailing list for less-urgent and less-time-senstive
information.
- SFWA Pressbook SFWA sends out press releases on behalf of members -- got a new
book or short story out, a signing, an appearance? Let SFWA help
you spread the word. Yes, for free.
- Pressbook Submissions Info/links for members how to submit.
- News Releases SFWA's News department seeks out and distributes news items of
interest to SF writers and readers
- Dozens of other private newsgroups SFWAns share instant information (and humor, etc.) via the many
private, members-only newsgroups. Members can post questions
on any topic and usually get quick answers, offer advice,
grouse about problems, you name it. In addition to the Cafe
and Lounge, there are dozens of other special purpose private
newsgroups for members, such as to discuss SFWA business, bylaws,
the business of writing, Bulletin issues, FORUM matters, conduct
election debates, copyright infringement and electronic piracy
policy and practicalities, foreign rights, markets, politics,
the Nebulas (rules, nominations, stories, the event, etc.),
other SFWA events, improving the SFWA web site, author promotion,
other writing related matters, and places to consign flames to.
If it relates to SFWA, SF, writing, reading, authors, or, well,
anything else, there's a place for it.
Some specific newsgroups are mentioned farther down this list.
- Public SFWA Newsgroups There are also many public newsgroups on SFF.NET, some of which
are SFWA specific. Key newsgroups are noted below.
- SFWA Skunk Works A "bleeding edge" forum to raise and discuss ideas regarding new
innovations in SF publishing and writing. Not that these would
yet have proven their worth (being too new yet), but just as
heads ups about potential innovations in the field.
- Free SFF.NET membership Members receive a free account on SFF.NET.
- SFF.NET FAQ for SFWAns Info on sff.net and how to do things on it.
- Don't Panic - how to get online Details how to get online and do basic things for those new to
the online world.
- Information on the private SFWA web pages An FAQ
- Genie Refugee Help To help ease the passage of those who used GEnie.
- Change your sff.net password If you've forgotten your password...
- Free web site design SFWA maintains volunteers who will help you create a web site
for you for free.
(More details for members can be found
here)
- Nebula Awards The Nebula Awards are recognized in the industry and among readers
as one of the premier awards of execellence. While the awards
are voted on only by members, the works nominated and selected
need not have been written by members.
- Read the NAR online The current NAR and related info.
- Nebula Awards - Recommend works and Vote for them Before stories and novels can win a Nebula award, they first have to
get recommended by a number of SFWA members. Then members get
to vote in various stages to determine the ultimate winners.
Each vote really does count here.
- How to acquire recommended works from publishers Contacts for publishers to get Neb-rec'd work.
- Information about the Grand Master award Winners, other info.
- Nebula Jury Duty Volunteers get free books for sitting on Nebula Juries. (The Juries
are empowered to add additional works to the lists selected by
votes of the membership.) It can be a lot to read, but can be
enjoyable for those who like to read a lot.
- Guide to the Andre Norton Young Adult Award About the award.
- Nebula Award Rules The rules themselves.
- The Service to SFWA Award Info on the StS, recipients, etc.
- http://www.sfwa.org//awards/author.htm Author Emeritus award What it is, winners, etc.
- Nebula Award Logos for Winners and Nominees Logos you can use if you're a nominee or winner.
- The Bulletin Membership includes a subscription to the Bulletin, the quarterly
glossy magazine that is the "public voice of SFWA." Articles
include information for both beginning writers and experienced writers.
Topics are wide ranging, including market information, articles
on writing productivity, trends in the publishing industry,
taxes, advances in technology, etc. Page contains details on
subscriptions for nonmembers, getting a replacement issue, back
issues, etc.
- Advertising in the Bulletin Rate sheets, how to, etc.
- SFWA FORUM Archives, how to submit letters, guidelines, etc.
- SFWA Handbook Currently in production, info on status, past editions.
- SFWA History Information of historical interest, like the first membership roster.
- Speakers' Bureau To sign up for the speakers' bureau, see the contact information
on the contacts page.
- The Directory The online membership directory, only available to members, lists the
mailing, email, telephone, and fax contact information for all members.
- Change of Address Official change of address form.
- Pay your dues online Also a paper form to mail in.
- Election information Info on running for office, candidates, platforms past and present, etc.
- Ballots for bylaws/etc. Get copies of ballots for current/past referenda.
- Bylaws Read current and past bylaws.
- Board Actions Search all motions made by the Board.
- Map of SFWA Regions Need to know which region you're in?
- http://www.sfwa.org//org/advisors.htm About the Board of Advisors What the BoA is. Current list of members is on the
contacts
page.
- How to Join SFWA Info on requirements; note especially the page of
qualifications (which also describes how to qualify a
new market, and lists qualifying markets).
- Information for Webstaff How to write pages, upload, etc.
- Authors' Bill of Rights How you should be treated.
- SFWA Code of Professional Conduct One take on how you should treat others.
- SFWA New Writers Forum A group where newcomers to the field can ask questions (no matter
how introductory) and get tips from others, including old hands.
A meet & mingle area for SFWAns and non-SFWAns.
- Contracts Committee The Contracts Committee stands ready to help you decipher the terms of
your contract and give you advice.
Also see the contacts
page to reach them.
- Introduction to Publishing Contracts From the 2005 Nebula panel.
- iBooks Bankruptcy Info on the iBooks bankruptcy for those caught by it.
- Circulating Book Plan -- Read great books when they're released (or before) The Circulating Book Plan offers SFWA members access to new
hardcover and paperback books in regional groups around the
U.S. through a sequential sharing system.
See the contacts
page to reach them.
- Anthologies SFWA produces a number of anthologies, edited by the giants of the
field, such as the yearly
Nebula Awards Showcase
anthology of excellent fiction,
as well as other top-notch anthologies such as
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol I, IIA, IIB, III, IV,
The SFWA Grand Masters vols. 1-3,
Author Emeritus - Architect of Dreams,
The SFWA European Hall of Fame
- About the Anthology Committee What they do...
- Nebula Awards Weekend Like a private little worldcon, attended mostly by SFWA members.
Panels, parties, free books, the Nebula Award Ceremony -- many
members have said the Nebs are their favorite con of the year.
- About the Awards Rules Committee The committee that oversees rules for the various awards.
- The New York Publishers Reception Formerly called the "Authors & Editors", the NYR is a yearly
event held in New York City to thank the people of the publishing
industry (editors, publishers, assitants) for their hard work.
It's a great party attended only by insiders.
- Other Events This page lists known upcoming SFWA events.
- Stopping copyright infringement of your work SFWA offers assistance to authors to stop copyright infringement
(e.g. "piracy", "plagiarism") of their work. This can include
tips on doing it yourself and in some cases SFWA has done the
work for members. There is also
the public epiracy info page
where you or others can
report an e-piracy incident.
- Reprints Committees There are two committees (domestic and foreign) to help authors
with issues surrounding reprints.
See the contacts
page to reach them.
- Grants and Fellowships SFWA provides information to members on obtaining grants and
fellowships to assist with their writing.
See the contacts
page to reach them.
- Legislative Affairs SFWA maintains a committee to watch for and alert members about
laws and other legal/governmental changes that could impact writers.
See the contacts
page to reach them.
- Writer Beware SFWA's Writing Scams Committee serves to alert members (and non-members)
about scam publishers, agents, editors, etc. and generally help
educate authors how not to get taken.
- Literacy Fund The SFWA Literacy Fund was created for the encouragement
of genre reading and literacy in general, with funds to be
disbursed by an oversight board like the Emergency Medical Fund.
Funds may be used, for example, to assist existing literacy
charities or to assist schools/libraries in promoting or
purchasing genre literature, such as via grants, traveling
exhibits, etc.
- SFWA WebRing SFWA members may join the webring to help promote their web sites.
Join link is here.
- SFWA open newsgroup A newsgroup open to non-members to discuss SFWA or anything tangential.
- Authors Coalition Survey Info, survey form, etc.
- Grievance Committee Advisories When Griefcom can't resolve a case, at least it can warn others,
and issues advisories so others can avoid a trap.
- Griefcom Wiki for Griefcom members For Griefcom members only.
- Model Contracts and other Business Advice SFWA offers model contracts and other information useful to
authors starting of maintaining their career. There is also the
Business of Writing page.
- Ergonomics and Health Issues Writers are susceptible to various health risks unique to the
writing lifestyle, and SFWA is here to help avoid or solve them.
- * Cyberstalking and Internet Safety FAQ Authors become somewhat public figures, and may need to know
how to avoid some of the problems that come with that.
- Research Information Both via newsgroups and links, SFWA helps writers with their
research, to get the facts correct and make the science believable.
- Financial Planning SFWA maintains a list of information to help authors with
financial planning, which can be difficult given the writing lifestyle.
- Health Insurance While most writers organizations are too small to offer health
insurance, SFWA offers tools to help find health insurance.
- Legal Resources Beyond Griefcom and the Legal Fund, SFWA helps authors with
information about legal resources.
- Directory of Member Web Sites SFWA maintains a list for readers and fans of all known SFWA member
web sites. This provides an easy way for fans to locate their
favorite authors.
- Form to submit your web site for the list of web sites Add yourself to the list...
- Officers Guide and Grand Calendar Information for officers how to do their jobs.
- Author Appearances Calendars - Readings, Signings, Speaking Engagements, etc.
SFWA provides readers a calendar and links to author calendars
for information on readings and other appearances.
- Recommended Reading Lists SFWA provides a set of recommended reading lists of don't-miss novels
and short stories.
- Book Reviews A compendium of new releases and book reviews for readers
who want to know what's come out without having to hunt down
lists from each publisher.
- Convention Information A list of SF conventions, to help authors promote their work
and fans to attend.
- Market Reports A resource on market reports to help authors place their work.
- Articles on Writing An extensive site for new, intermediate, and advanced authors on
how to write, submit, sell, manage a career, and on and on.
- Extensive SFnal links SFWA keeps an extensive list of links to all kinds of SF-related
web sites, for authors and fans.
- Workshops A large list of writers workshops / critique groups, of all
flavors -- online, snail mail, in person, local, as well as
critiquing resources.
- Reference Works Links to reference works of all kinds, great for writers or
anyone needing to do research
- Agent Information In addition to agent information in the Directory, SFWA maintains
online information about agents.
- Find Book Stores A resource to locate bookstores to get your favorite books.
- Libraries and Link Collections A resource to locate libraries and link collections relating to
SF reading.
- Help with Creating Web Pages A list of resources to help authors (or anyone) create web sites.
- Defining "SF" Is it "sci-fi" or "SF"? SFWA helps answer the common question.
- Young Adult Committee Young readers are not simply an important market segment today,
they're also our future adult readers. SFWA's YA committee
focuses on ways to get kids more interested in reading SF&F.
The YA Committee has, for example, lead to the creation of the
Andre Norton Young Adult award, financial sponsorship for
www.AboutSF.com, and
providing materials for teachers to use in the classroom. See the
contacts page
to reach them.
- Get a SFWA Patch Info what it is, how to get it.
- SFWA Musketeers Got Foil? SFWAns put on fencing events to promote worthy causes.
- Putting "Member, SFWA" on submissions It's debatable whether it helps, but it certainly doesn't hurt.
- SFWA/WotC agreement Info and agreement from 1999.
- Publicity info for members How to get reviewed, etc. See also:
- Publicity Committee SFWA maintains a publicity committee to send out information
of interest to the SF community and world at large.
- SFWA Lounge An online forum where SFWAns let their hair down. It's social,
though a lot of information also gets exchanged. It can get
heated, since there is a high tolerance here for free expression
and a tremendous diversity of opinions in SFWA. (And the flames are
often well written.) Many SFWAns (and even some officers) don't
participate in the newsgroups, so that is not in any way a
sine qua non of SFWA. For those who find it too hot but want
to enjoy the online experience, there is the SFWA Cafe:
- SFWA Cafe An online forum where SFWAns can socialize or share information
without anyone getting testy.
- Contacts for Estates Need permissions or otherwise need to contact the agents for
estates of many authors?
- SFWA wiki Which may or may not be updated...
- Is it SFWA or SFFWA? Inquiring minds want to know.
- SF Author newsgroups SFF.NET is home to hundreds of newsgroups of authors, many of whom
would not be here if they were not SFWA members.
- Atlanta Nights A bunch of SFWAns got together to write the worst book ever written.
(For a reason, for a reason!) A hilarious read with a sharp point.
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