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Quick Updates for 2010-01-25

By SFWA Admin / January 25, 2010

Industry News!

Congratulations to the Aurealis Awards winners

By SFWA Admin / January 24, 2010

The winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards, honoring works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced. Congratulations in particular, to SFWA members Ian McHugh, Jonathan Strahan, and Cat Sparks.

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Now on Kindle! – Mansfield Park and Mummies

By SFWA Admin / January 24, 2010

Norilana Books is proud to present a Kindle Edition of: Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True

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Authors Guild offers phone seminars on Google Book Settlement

By SFWA Admin / January 23, 2010

The Authors Guild is offering telephone seminars next week to help authors and agents who have questions about the Google Book Settlement. Remember the deadline to make a decision is January 28th.

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Another Google Book Search Settlement Deadline

By VictoriaStrauss / January 22, 2010

Writers: Another Google Book Settlement deadline is fast approaching. Per the amended Settlement agreement, January 28, 2010 is the last date you can opt out of the Settlement, or opt back in if you previously opted out and have since changed your mind.

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Webcast: Google Book Settlement Workshop – 1/20/2010

By SFWA Admin / January 22, 2010

On Jan 20, the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) , the National Writers Union (NWU), Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) jointly sponsored a workshop to discuss the implications for writers of the proposed Google Books Settlement (GBS). This is an audio of that panel.

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Transcript available for online Google Book Settlement panel

By SFWA Admin / January 21, 2010

Today, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., hosted an online panel discussion regarding the proposed settlement between Google,

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The Networks Around us

By SFWA Admin / January 19, 2010

This article, reprinted from the Bulletin, explores the various aspects of social networking and how a writer can use them to help promote herself.

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Open Letter from a Writer to New Publishers

By VictoriaStrauss / January 19, 2010

Posted by Richard White for Writer Beware

Dear New Publisher:

You may have noticed people discussing your company on various web sites. Normally, this would be a good thing, I mean, free publicity, right? But, when you go to these sites, they may be discussing your company in unflattering terms and asking all kinds of questions about your ability to get books into bookstores.

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SFWA Hosting Online Panel Discussion on Google Book Settlement

By SFWA Admin / January 18, 2010

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., will host an online panel discussion regarding the proposed settlement between Google, Inc., and the Authors Guild, Inc., and other class action plantiffs.

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