Archive for 2010

Quick Updates for 2010-11-09

SFWA member @mattkressel reports that the KGB Raffle was a success. Thanks for your generous support! http://bit.ly/cyed7I # Congratulation to SFWA member @seananmcguire, whose novel FEED is one of PW's Best Books of 2010! # SFWA member Chris McKitterick (@mckitterick) had a blast at launch of his debut novel TRANSCENDENCE: http://is.gd/gQxT9 # SFWA member @jimchines […]

Open Competition: Design the 2011 Hugo Award Base

Renovation is delighted to announce an open competition for the design of the 2011 Hugo Award base. The Convention is soliciting artists and designers from around the world to come up with a base that is worthy of the Hugo Award and which reflects the convention’s theme of the New Frontiers and/or the region of Reno, Nevada and the North-Western United States.

Odyssey Writing Workshop: Online Classes Announced

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The Odyssey Writing Workshop, one of the most respected programs for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, is offering three online writing classes this winter.  Each class is focused on a particular element of fiction writing and is designed for writers at a particular skill level, from beginners to professional writers.

Getting Published is Not a Crap Shoot

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware

Many of the writers who contact me with Writer Beware-type questions seem to be convinced that the process of getting published is equivalent to a crap shoot. There are enormous numbers of people trying to …

Quick Updates for 2010-11-05

Member News for Andrew Burt, Trent Hergenrader, Lauren Beukes, Juliette Wade, Felix Gilman, N.K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, Genevieve Valentine, Yasmine Galenorn, Kevin Evans, Karen Evans and Catherynne Valente.

Quick Updates for 2010-11-04

Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Trent Hergenrader with 3 short story sales. http://3.ly/vZ2N # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member @laurenbeukes author of Moxyland & Zoo City. http://www.laurenbeukes.com/ # @AuthorGuy Volunteers can work harder than people with a job. It's hard to be professional if you aren't getting paid. in reply to AuthorGuy # […]

Quick Updates for 2010-11-03

To let folks know: SFWA member @andrew_burt is conducting an Ebook reader survey – http://bit.ly/bmn64Y # @jaymgates That way it's not opposite programming. Plus we offer free breakfast, coffee, and mimosas to make up for the hour. in reply to jaymgates # @catvalente @apexjason Totally not true. There's Liz Gorinsky at tor.com, Sheila Williams at […]

A Dispatch from the Norton Jury

The Norton jury is beginning its work of reviewing the field of young adult genre literature for 2010, and would like to invite authors to help us obtain your eligible works. The jury will add deserving but overlooked works to the ballot for SFWA’s Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Member […]