How to Make Your Next SFF Work’s Currency
by John Dale Beety What do your characters spend? Currency, the forms of money used in a setting, can add […]
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Jim Hosek Named the 2024 Service to SFWA Award Recipient
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is pleased to announce that the 2024 Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA
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Inside the Fiction Editor’s Mind: Does the Writer’s Identity Matter?
By Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki So, does the writer’s identity matter? The short answer is, well, yes. But the question people
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Using Poetry to Enhance Your Writing
By Holly Henderson Poetry can be one of the shortest forms of fiction, but it has the ability to make
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SFWA Market Report – February 2024
Welcome to the February edition of the SFWA Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not
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Publishing Taught Me Accepting Pitches for Four Essays
Publishing Taught Me, the SFWA online anthology project supported by a grant from the NEA, is seeking pitches for four
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Sourcing Art on a Budget
By Austin Conrad Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series from Austin Conrad on acquiring illustrations for
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SAFETY DISPATCH: Don’t Get Hooked by Phishing and Scams
by the SFWA Safety Committee Listen, so there’s this prince in Nigeria who really needs— Hey, wait, where are you
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THE INDIE FILES: Productivity That Fits You
by Marie Andreas New year, new you, new stories! And, as always, new ways to increase your productivity. Every January,
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The LGBTQ+ Speculative Experience: Part 4
(Kind of like the Star Trek Experience—lots of diversity that some accept, some fight, and others never see) by Elle
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How Writing Challenges Made Me a Better Writer
By Rachel Craft I’ve recently gotten hooked on writing “challenges,” multi-round contests that give participants a creative prompt and a
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Sharing the Spotlight: 6 Tips for Collaborative Storytelling
By Hildy Silverman Sharing story creation and developmental duties with a writing partner might seem daunting, given that we authors