Clarion West Write-a-thon Needs You
The ninth annual Clarion West Write-a-thon is open for participant sign-up now through June 16.
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Tools of the Trade: Stellarium
When a character swims across the Arctic Ocean, in a story set a thousand years in the future, what stars might she use to guide her passage westward?
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Quick Updates for 2012-05-08
Hear @SFWA authors @JAPittsWriter @erikscottdebie @brendacooper @jenniferbrozek read at the U Bookstore, Seattle – http://t.co/wG381qwR #
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Join SFWA at BookExpo America
For the first time ever, SFWA will be attending the largest publishing event in North America: BookExpo America (BEA).
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Guest Post: Race in YA Lit: Wake Up & Smell the Coffee-Colored Skin, White Authors!
Which came first—the chicken, the egg, or the egg white omelet—I don’t know. But the discussion glosses over an obvious gap: white authors.
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Quick Updates for 2012-05-04
The SFWA website is temporarily down due to hosting issues. Our webmaster is working hard to resolve it. Thanks for
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Guest Post: How Writers Can Use Pinterest
When it comes to social networking, Pinterest has emerged as a major player. Cat Rambo provides an excellent overview.
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Guest Post: We Limit Ourselves and Need to Stop
Everyone can improve their abilities at almost anything with determination, practice, and coaching.
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Quick Updates for 2012-04-29
SFWA Member Alex Wilson: The Time of Reflection, a 5 page fantasy comic by @alexotica is a finalist for an
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Nebula Awards Weekend: Tragedy is Easy!
On May 18th, join Connie Willis, SFWA’s newest Grand Master, as she explains that when it comes to writing, tragedy is easy; comedy is the killer.
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Nebula Awards Weekend: How to Write About Infectious Diseases
Join us for the 2012 Nebula Awards weekend, where a panel on “Infectious Diseases” will educate and help science fiction and fantasy writers to write about epidemics more realistically.
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In Memoriam: K. D. Wentworth
Oklahoma author K. D. Wentworth (b.1951) died on April 18 of complications from cancer and pneumonia. Wentworth began her career winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1989 with her short story “Daddy’s Girls.”