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A judge has dismissed the case of an author who launched a criminal libel suit against a journal editor who published a bad review of her book, and the author has been ordered to pay punitive damages to the defendant.

In Memoriam: W.J. Maryson (1950-2011)

Dutch author W.J. Maryson (1950-2011) died on March 9 after being taken to the hospital suffering from heart problems.  Maryson, who was born Wim Stolk, was the author of the six-volume Master Magician series and the Unmagician trilogy among other books. In 2004, the third novel of the Unmagician trilogy, De heer de Diepten, received the Elf Fantasy […]

Quick Updates for 2011-03-14

Congratulations to SFWA member @seananmcguire whose book LATE ECLIPSES is on the NY Times extended bestseller list. http://is.gd/GkbDl0 # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Richard Johnson with a sale to WotF 27. http://www.rpljohnson.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Linda Poitevin, author of SINS OF THE ANGELS: The Grigori Legacy (ACE 9/11) http://is.gd/JXWy4e […]

Contest Alert: TheNextBigAuthor.com

In May 2011, the publishers of many of the world’s most famous authors – including Dan Brown, Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer – join to support The Next Big Author: a new initiative which encourages budding authors to write the opening to a novel in May.