Quick Updates for 2010-01-05
Member news for Erin Cashier, Justin Howe and Jennifer Brozek!
Member news for Erin Cashier, Justin Howe and Jennifer Brozek!
Happy New Year, everyone! To kick things off for 2010, we have a great guest blog post from multi-published author
Literature is all about metaphors–analogies. One thing is like another. Much of literature works by saying, “This thing is like this other thing.” In secondary world stories, how do you handle metaphors?
Today the board of directors of SFWA unanimously voted to add Beneath Ceaseless Skies to the list of SFWA qualifying markets. This online magazine publishes literary adventure fantasy set in secondary worlds. Issues come out bi-weekly with two stories per issue.
Longtime review and news site IROSF announced today that they would be shutting down in February.
Beginning February 2010: One on One Advanced Level Fiction Writing Mentorships in the Literature of the Fantastic (fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, etc.)
Resources and Member News for Matthew Johnson and Beth Cato!
Industry News and Member News for Charlene Teglia and David D. Levine!
A video with the cautionary tale of the Little Christmas Tree.
Member news from Caren Gussoff and Victoria Strauss!
On December 18th, Ursula K. Le Guin posted an open letter on her website, resigning from the Authors Guild in protest about its role in the Google Book Settlement. She has been a member since 1972.