Marshall Payne
Marshall Payne, formerly a pro musician, has written over 100 stories appearing in place like Aeon, Brutarian, and Talebones.
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John Brown
John Brown is a new author. His epic fantasy series begins with Servant of a Dark God. Visit him at
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SF meets real life: US Government issues patents on human genes
This could be Science Fiction, but it isn’t. For the last twenty years, the US patent office has been issuing patents on human gene sequences.
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Volunteer: Call members to update info
We need twenty SFWA members to help us make calls to ensure that every member has current contact information.
Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog
Resource: The Convention Finder
The Convention Finder searches a database of cons based on location, making it easy to find the convention nearest you.
Nebula Awards, The SFWA Blog
Interview with Charles Coleman Finlay
Our sister site, Nebulaawards.com, has an interview with Charles Coleman Finlay who was nominated for his novella “The Political Prisoner.”
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Site Errors and Slowdown
As you may have noticed, the site is intermittently slow or returning server errors such as 500 server errors, configuration
In Memoriam, The SFWA Blog
RIP: Gene Van Troyer 1950-2009
Gene Van Troyer
(1950-2009)
Gene Van Troyer, a science fiction writer and poet who worked as an English teacher in Japan, died July 17, 2009 of cancer. He was 58.
Advice for New Writers, Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Reading Aloud
There are few things that can destroy a good story faster than a bad reading. At the same time, a really good reading can make an audience excited and drive sales. Short of a background in theater, how can authors improve their reading skills?
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Philip Pullman speaks against UK’s vetting laws
A measure in the UK that would require anyone working at a school, even if for only a day, to be vetted by the government has caused some outcry, particularly among children’s authors. Philip Pullman has gone on record as saying that he would rather not go to schools than buy into the “surveillance culture.”