In Memoriam: Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)
SFWA Grandmaster Anne McCaffrey has passed away at the age of 85.
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust
Announces Winter 2012 Online Classes
Last winter, we had a huge response to the three online courses we offered. Writers from all over the world applied; only fourteen were admitted to each course. Using the latest technology, we were able to interact with each other in live class meetings and exchange homework and critiques.
Policy and Procedure on Harassment in SFWA Venues
Updated 9/21/2018 (A PDF of the following is available for download.) Introduction SFWA® sponsors or hosts discussion boards, communication avenues such as the SFWA Slack Channel, social media presences via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc., publications, the SFWA website, Writer Beware®, the Nebula Awards® Conference and Ceremony, the SFWA suite and other programs and activities (the […]
Quick Updates for 2011-11-03
Member News for D. Walters Grintalis, Jennifer Brozek, Allan Cole, Felicity Shoulders, Nancy Kress, and Ferrett Steinmetz.
2011 World Fantasy Awards Announced
This year’s judges were Andrew Hook, Sacha Mamczak, Mark Rich, Sean Wallace, and Kim Wilkins.
The Agenda of "The Write Agenda"
Some of you may be aware that for the past few months, a group calling itself The Write Agenda has been attempting to wage a disinformation campaign against Writer Beware and other anti-scam activists.
Quick Updates for 2011-10-04
Member News for Eugie Foster, John Joseph Adams, David D. Levine, Tobias Buckell, Karin Low, and Ferrett Steinmetz.
PublishAmerica and CBA: Rowling Redux
I’m sure you all remember the notorious J.K. Rowling Incident, in which PublishAmerica tied Rowling’s name to one of its numerous author promotions.
Video Interviews of SFWA Members
Buzzy Multimedia features video interviews of Maria V. Snyder author of the the New York Times best-selling Study Series and Hugo winner Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl.
The site also includes video interviews with award-winning writers John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal.
Baltimore Book Festival
You can promote your book(s) and support SFWA’s participation at the Baltimore Book Festival even if you can’t be there. We will be hosting Book Cover Bingo on Friday night of the Festival. To get your book cover included on the Bingo cards, all you have to do is contribute a small prize, such as a signed book.
