Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian hard-SF writer Robert J. Sawyer has won the Nebula, Hugo, John W. Campbell Memorial, Aurora, and Seiun awards, all for year’s best novel.
SFWA Blog
Interview: Mike Allen
At our sister site, NebulaAwards.com, Charles Tan talks with Nebula-nominated author, Mike Allen, about his story “The Button Bin.”
Networking 201: How to “work a room”
When attending a social function–whether it’s a small gathering at someone’s home, or a political fundraiser, or a room party at a convention–you are being gifted with the opportunity to meet, mingle, and make contact with a wide variety of people. What I intend to do here is give some pointers on how to get the most out of any social gathering, whether you’re there for business or for pleasure.
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines’ latest book is The Mermaid’s Madness, his 5th book with DAW. He hangs out online at www.jimchines.com
RIP: Charles Brown, (1937-2009)
Charles Brown
(1937-2009)
Locus magazine is reporting the very sad news that Charles Brown has passed away. He was a major force in the industry and will be missed.
How to Network at a Convention
So here it is. You’re a fairly “new” writer, or at least new to the convention scene, and you desperately want to make some industry contacts in the hopes that it will make it easier to get an agent/sell your work/quit your day job and hire a cabana boy/any of the above. You decide to go to a convention, perhaps picking one of the “big” ones such as WorldCon, or World Fantasy, because you’ve heard that editors and agents are absolutely spilling out the doors.
Here are some guidelines/rules/suggestions to go by:
Nebula Awards: Richard Bowes 2009 Interview
From our sister site, nebulaawards.com, comes an interview with Nebula nominee, Richard Bowes who was nominated for his novelette “If Angels Fight.”
When you were a kid, did you ever imagine that you’d be a writer?
Amazon Kindle Contract Review and Annotation (2009)
This .pdf document is an annotation of the Amazon Kindle contract as it was posted on Amazon’s Web site (downloaded in February, 2008).
Writer’s Workshop at Anticipation 2009, Worldcon
Montreal – There will indeed be a writers’ workshop at Anticipation 2009, Worldcon, in Montreal this August. The workshop sessions are two hours long and scheduled at various times on various days. SFWA members participating as workshop leaders include: Delia Sherman, Mary Robinette Kowal, Catheryne Valente, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, Rich Chwedyk, Lawrence Schoen, David Levine, Nancy Kress, Tony Pi, as well as others.
Why can’t I log in?
It is important to understand that the SFWA website has two different areas, the main website and the discussion forums. Each area uses a different username and password. The most common problem is getting the usernames and passwords mixed up. Q. How do I tell which is which? The main website uses the email address […]
