RJ Blain: Why I joined SFWA – A Self-Published Author’s Perspective
Once upon a time, in an elementary school far, far away, I read a banned book. My teacher was the […]
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Robert Silverberg: The Right Choice?
At the Milford Writers’ Conference in September, 1966 Damon Knight cornered me in his kitchen and said, “I want you
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USC Engineering School Seeks “The Next MacGyver”
The University of Southern California has launched a global crowdsourcing competition, “The Next MacGyver,” aimed at developing a television show with a female engineer lead who is a role model for girls and young women.
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2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press), has won the 2015 Philip K. Dick Award.
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James Tiptree Jr. Award Winners Announced
he 2014 Tiptree Award has two winners: Monica Byrne for her novel The Girl in the Road (Crown 2014) and Jo Walton for her novel My Real Children(Tor 2014).
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Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt: Recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards
SFWA is pleased to announce Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt as the recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards. These
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Libertarian Futurist Society to Honor F. Paul Wilson
Bestselling author F. Paul Wilson will receive a Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Libertarian Futurist Society.
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World Fantasy Awards Judges Seek Art Submissions
The World Fantasy Awards judges are seeking materials to consider in the Artist category.
As always, this seems to be the category with the fewest submissions from either publishers or artists. This category, like the others, is for work published in 2014.
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Nebula Awards Deadline to Vote: Today!
Voting for the 2014 Nebula Awards ends today, Monday March 30, 2015 at 11:59pm PDT!!! Active SFWA members, the ballot is here:
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Catastrophe and Transformation
by Jason S. Ridler, PhD.
WARNING: This article will not end with me being rich and famous, having a bestseller or a million-dollar movie deal, or even being able to quit my day job. Nor will it instruct you on how to hit those targets. If those are your goals, please, go elsewhere.
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Get Some Humble Bundle Goodness!
SFWA is pleased and honored to be one of the beneficiaries of the latest Humble Bundle ebook offering. Said SFWA president Steven Gould, “We are grateful for Humble Bundle’s continued support. I am quite excited, in particular, to see two of my favorite novels reissued, Roger Zelazny’s Damnation Alley and Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower.
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A Chance to Help Young Writers
THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE FICTION IS IN YOUR HANDS!
Writing genre fiction can be a lonely business for teens. The Alpha SF/F/H Workshop brings together young writers, aged 14 to 19, for ten days of creation and peer review critiques. At the end of the workshop, students leave with new skills and a vibrant network of support.