SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association

SFWA Pre-Hugo Awards Networking Reception
2025-08-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seattle Convention Center-Summit, 900 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association invites members and guests to a pre-Hugo Awards networking event. Connect with your next writing partner, editor, or agent with structured speed networking facilitated with fun and engaging ice breaker questions and prompts. We recommend downloading Blinq ahead of time for sharing contact information!
Marie Brennan
Ravenna Room in the Sheraton Building
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Weekly Writing Date with the SFWA Flight Crew
2025-08-17 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome. Structure: This session is led by by an author or flight crew. Chat until quarter past, then work until the hour. Rinse and repeat. During writing sessions, keep your mic off, but your camera on (optional). Knowing that people can see you helps prevent procrastination. Clicking “Join the Room” will send you the writing room. Depending on the crowd, there may be a brief wait before you are admitted to the Zoom.
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MG/YA - Regrouping Meeting
2025-09-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is an open, participatory space for all interested SFWA members. Please feel free to share with fellow SFWA members who might be interested. Whether you’re new or long-standing, your ideas and input are invaluable.
We recognize time zones may prevent some from attending. If you can’t make it, please share any of your thoughts with us in advance at michelle.knudsen@gmail.com and michaelsolisauthor@gmail.com.
We hope you’ll join us in shaping the next chapter of MG/YA at SFWA!
A draft agenda will be shared soon.
RSVP to receive a Zoom link and password.
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Introduction to HARP for Mentors
2025-09-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
We’re launching our Heritage Author Republication Project (HARP) on October 1, so here’s a great opportunity to get to know what mentorship will look like for the tech-savvy mentors, ask questions, and firm up where you’d like to help out.
HARP is dedicated to helping SFWA members with out-of-print works find a “second home” for their materials in digital form. If you have your rights reverted and would like to digitize your work, either for preservation or indie-publishing, check out our meet-and-greet for potential mentees on Sunday, September 7.
This mentor-prep event is open to all SFWA members interested in learning more about how to be a mentor or support this program in other ways. Learn more about HARP and benefits of being a mentor here:
https://www.sfwa.org/the-heritage-authors-republication-project/
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Indie Author Meetup: Vanessa Ricci-Thode on Winning a Nebula
2025-09-06 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Vanessa Ricci-Thode discusses how she catapulted her self-published middle-grade/YA novella, “The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts”, into winning the 2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, becoming the first self-published author to win a Nebula.
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Introduction to HARP for Mentees
2025-09-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
We’re launching our Heritage Author Republication Project (HARP) on October 1, so here’s a great opportunity to get to know what mentorship will look like for potential mentees, ask questions, and firm up what you need to get ready.
HARP is dedicated to helping SFWA members with out-of-print works find a “second home” for their materials in digital form. If you have your rights reverted and would like to digitize your work, either for preservation or indie-publishing, check out our meet-and-greet for potential mentees on Sunday, September 7.
This mentor-prep event is open to all SFWA members interested in learning more about how to be a mentor or support this program in other ways. Learn more about HARP and benefits of being a mentor here:
https://www.sfwa.org/the-heritage-authors-republication-project/
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Indie Author Spotlight Reading
2025-09-07 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This year, the Nebulas celebrated indie publishing in fine form with the Andre Norton Award going to Vanessa Ricci-Thode, an indie-published author.
Now it’s time to dive in and see what the rest of SFWA Indie is up to, with readings and author Q&As from some of our most dedicated members: Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, and Bert-Oliver Boehmer. This event is open to the public, and we look forward to showing you how the power of the written word transcends all publishing forms. Stop by and learn about SFWA Indie’s latest!
More about our Indie authors…

Bert-Oliver Boehmer is the author of the Galacticide trilogy—Three Immortals, Dark Cascade, and Galacticide—an epic space opera exploring military strategy, political intrigue, and existential mystery. His current project, Goddess of the Galacticide, continues this saga as a serialized web novel released in weekly episodes. With a background in computer science and two decades in bioinformatics, he draws on technology and biology to shape his storytelling. Since 2023, he has been a member of SFWA. He also presents “Bert’s Battle Briefing” on InterFleet Broadcasting, the largest Battlestar Galactica fan channel, where he analyzes conflict in science fiction.
Join Bert for a reading from Goddess of the Galacticide!
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Joyce Reynolds-Ward has been called “the best writer I’ve never heard of” by one reviewer. Her work includes themes of high-stakes family and political conflict, digital sapience, personal agency, realistic strong women, and (whenever possible) horses, frequently in Pacific Northwest settings.
She is the author of six speculative fiction series: The Netwalk Sequence, Goddess’s Honor, The Martiniere Legacy Quartet, The People of the Martiniere Legacy, The Martiniere Multiverse, and The Cost of Power as well as standalones Federation Cowboy, Beating the Apocalypse, Klone’s Stronghold: Reeni and Alien Savvy.
Joyce is a Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Semifinalist, a Writers of the Future SemiFinalist, and an Anthology Builder Finalist. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and a member of Soroptimists International.
Join Joyce for a reading from The Cost of Power: Return!
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Vanessa Ricci-Thode is a Nebula Award-winning Halloween enthusiast and a bookish geek who loves dragons, astronomy, and travel. If she’s not hibernating, she can be found in her butterfly garden, achieving her final form as a garden witch. She lives in Waterloo (no, the other one) with her spouse, daughter and very good dogs. To learn more, visit her website thodestool.ca or follow her on social media @VRicciThode.
Recent publications include “Billionaire’s Tears” in Escape Pod (July 2025), The Dragon Next Door (June 2025), and the award-winning The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts (April 2024).
Join Vanessa from a reading from her new release, The Dragon Next Door, a sapphic ace romantasy about two disaster queers raising a baby dragon.
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The SFWA Stage at the Baltimore Book Festival
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14
Join SFWA Executive Director Isis Asare and President Kate Ristau for a SFWA stage of events at the 26th Baltimore Book Festival!
We’re celebrating active SFWA members Day Al-Mohamed, Charlie Jane Anders, Tom Doyle, Somto Ihezue, Darius Jones, Christiane Knight, and Alan Smale in a full day of panel events, where we’ll be in conversation with a dynamic group of creators in genre. We’re thankful for our partnership with the Horror Writers Association, and an author-sponsorship by Neon Hemlock Press, for making this stage possible. Oh, and did we mention? We can’t wait to see you out!
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The 26th Baltimore Book Festival will kick off in September for its third year in the Waverly neighborhood. With origins in the Mount Vernon neighborhood, the festival was founded in 1996 by Baltimore Office of Promotions & the Arts, inspired in part by Mayor Schmoke’s “The City That Reads” initiative.
The festival’s popularity soared in the 2000s, drawing larger and larger crowds. In 2014, the festival was moved to West Shore Park and Rash Field, drawing up to 100,000 visitors. However, from 2020 to 2022 the event went on hiatus. In response merchants and other community leaders in Waverly organized the three-day Waverly Book Festival in April 2023.
With a new leader at the helm, BOPA took the lead on the official return of the Baltimore Book Festival. Working with local businesses such as Red Emma’s, Normal’s Books and Records, and the Peabody Heights Brewery, BOPA, CityLit and Waverly Main Street produced the 25th anniversary festival in the same footprint as the previous year’s Waverly Book Festival.
The Baltimore Book Festival has evolved from a downtown literary celebration into a dynamic, community-powered cultural cornerstone. Today, it honors its roots while showcasing Baltimore’s rich literary heritage and embracing emerging voices—making it a fixture truly reflective of the city’s diverse creative spirit.

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Office Hours with Day Al-Mohamed (SFWA Director-at-Large)
2025-09-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
One of SFWA’s newest board members, Day Al-Mohamed, is a Director-at-Large. This means that she’s one of the team not so behind-the-scenes.
A Director-at-Large is here to field SFWA member questions, concerns, and desires for the organization.
And that’s just what Day will be doing every second Sunday of the month, during Office Hours.
From 5-6 PM Pacific Time on August 10, you can join Day on Zoom and touch base about SFWA business. If Day doesn’t know the answer to your question, she’ll run it up the chain!
We look forward to seeing you out.
[NOTE FOR RSVPs: The first guest is you. Only change that number if you plan to bring a friend!]

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Indie Author Meetup: What Did and Didn't Work (3rd Q, 2025)
2025-10-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: What did and didn’t work for you in Third Quarter 2025? Sales, other industry stuff–what’s changing?
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Office Hours with Day Al-Mohamed (SFWA Director-at-Large)
2025-10-12 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
One of SFWA’s newest board members, Day Al-Mohamed, is a Director-at-Large. This means that she’s one of the team not so behind-the-scenes.
A Director-at-Large is here to field SFWA member questions, concerns, and desires for the organization.
And that’s just what Day will be doing every second Sunday of the month, during Office Hours.
From 5-6 PM Pacific Time on October 12, you can join Day on Zoom and touch base about SFWA business. If Day doesn’t know the answer to your question, she’ll run it up the chain!
We look forward to seeing you out.
[NOTE FOR RSVPs: The first guest is you. Only change that number if you plan to bring a friend!]

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SFWA AUTHOR EVENT: Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam Miller
2025-10-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Twisted Spine, 306 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, United States
Celebrate with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller at their New York City launch event. They will be in conversation to discuss their new Saga Double release, APPREHENSION / RED STAR HUSTLE, a two-in-one bind-up of speculative crime novellas in NYC’s first bookstore and cafe dedicated to the horror genre.
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Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal
A family vacation arranged by Bonnyjean, a grieving mother, her son-in-law Jax, and her six-year-old grandson Tristan, quickly becomes disastrous as Tristan is kidnapped by a terrorist operation that is hoping to affect the planet’s upcoming elections between rival parties. They believe Bonnyjean was given a secret by the double agent who died in her arms. However, not only is this a deadly misunderstanding, but it’s also a dangerous one as Bonnyjean was last on Nahatanau when she was a special forces operative. Unfortunately, that was over thirty years ago, but she won’t let the years nor her bad hip get in the way of rescuing her grandson. Beloved Hugo Award–winning author Mary Robinette Kowal has crafted an intricate mystery of mistaken identity on an alien planet.
Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller
Aran, a happy-go-lucky high-class escort, is on the run after he’s framed for the assassination of his famous filmmaker client. The last thing he needs is to fall for the studly and noble clone of a murderous puppet monarch while he’s trying to stay one step ahead of an ace bounty hunter, who is trying to keep a fatal secret from her toxic boss/mom, which means she can’t stop to worry about a little thing like whether her target might actually be innocent. Set within a universe of epic mech battles, and billions of human-made wormholes that make traveling to a distant star as easy as walking through a door or scheduling car service. This science fiction thriller by Nebula Award–winning author Sam J. Miller is a crisscross of heartbreak, addiction struggles, queer messiness, and resisting evil empires, coming together in a space-hopping fight with the whole damn galaxy.
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SFWA AUTHOR EVENT: Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam Miller
2025-10-28 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eagle Eye Books, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, GA, 30033, United States
Two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe, from two award-winning authors known for their gripping plots and unforgettable characters — a short novel and a long novella that will thrill fans of space adventures, mystery, and intergalactic intrigue in this Saga Double.

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Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal
A family vacation arranged by Bonnyjean, a grieving mother, her son-in-law Jax, and her six-year-old grandson Tristan, quickly becomes disastrous as Tristan is kidnapped by a terrorist operation that is hoping to affect the planet’s upcoming elections between rival parties. They believe Bonnyjean was given a secret by the double agent who died in her arms. However, not only is this a deadly misunderstanding, but it’s also a dangerous one as Bonnyjean was last on Nahatanau when she was a special forces operative. Unfortunately, that was over thirty years ago, but she won’t let the years nor her bad hip get in the way of rescuing her grandson. Beloved Hugo Award–winning author Mary Robinette Kowal has crafted an intricate mystery of mistaken identity on an alien planet.
Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller
Aran, a happy-go-lucky high-class escort, is on the run after he’s framed for the assassination of his famous filmmaker client. The last thing he needs is to fall for the studly and noble clone of a murderous puppet monarch while he’s trying to stay one step ahead of an ace bounty hunter, who is trying to keep a fatal secret from her toxic boss/mom, which means she can’t stop to worry about a little thing like whether her target might actually be innocent. Set within a universe of epic mech battles, and billions of human-made wormholes that make traveling to a distant star as easy as walking through a door or scheduling car service. This science fiction thriller by Nebula Award–winning author Sam J. Miller is a crisscross of heartbreak, addiction struggles, queer messiness, and resisting evil empires, coming together in a space-hopping fight with the whole damn galaxy.
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SFWA AUTHOR EVENT: Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam Miller
2025-10-29 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Little District Books, 737 8th St SE, Washington, DC, 20003
Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller will be in conversation to discuss their new Saga Double release, APPREHENSION / RED STAR HUSTLE. Fans of space adventures, mysteries, and intergalactic intrigue will enjoy two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe, from two award-winning authors known for their gripping plots and unforgettable characters.
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Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal
A family vacation arranged by Bonnyjean, a grieving mother, her son-in-law Jax, and her six-year-old grandson Tristan, quickly becomes disastrous as Tristan is kidnapped by a terrorist operation that is hoping to affect the planet’s upcoming elections between rival parties. They believe Bonnyjean was given a secret by the double agent who died in her arms. However, not only is this a deadly misunderstanding, but it’s also a dangerous one as Bonnyjean was last on Nahatanau when she was a special forces operative. Unfortunately, that was over thirty years ago, but she won’t let the years nor her bad hip get in the way of rescuing her grandson. Beloved Hugo Award–winning author Mary Robinette Kowal has crafted an intricate mystery of mistaken identity on an alien planet.
Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller
Aran, a happy-go-lucky high-class escort, is on the run after he’s framed for the assassination of his famous filmmaker client. The last thing he needs is to fall for the studly and noble clone of a murderous puppet monarch while he’s trying to stay one step ahead of an ace bounty hunter, who is trying to keep a fatal secret from her toxic boss/mom, which means she can’t stop to worry about a little thing like whether her target might actually be innocent. Set within a universe of epic mech battles, and billions of human-made wormholes that make traveling to a distant star as easy as walking through a door or scheduling car service. This science fiction thriller by Nebula Award–winning author Sam J. Miller is a crisscross of heartbreak, addiction struggles, queer messiness, and resisting evil empires, coming together in a space-hopping fight with the whole damn galaxy.
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SFWA AUTHOR EVENT: Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam Miller
2025-10-30 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, 77005

Indie Author Meetup: Effective Promotional Graphic Designs - Slides, Reels, Arrows, and More!
2025-11-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: Effective graphics for promotion keep changing…so what’s working right now? Excerpts? Review Quotes? What kind of backgrounds, what kind of fonts, what colors are currently effective?
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Cider at Six (GMT+1) with SFWA President Kate Ristau
2025-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Metropole Bar, Kings Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN12FU, United Kingdom
Stop by the Metropole Bar on Saturday at 6PM local time before the British Fantasy Awards on November 1. Join SFWA President Kate Ristau and your SFWA colleagues and friends for happy hour to kick off your evening. The first round of drinks is on us!

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Winter Worlds of Giving: Kickoff Event with the SFWA Board (PACIFIC TIME)
2025-11-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
From November 1 to January 31, SFWA is running a major fundraising campaign to support our tremendous volunteer teams, and the projects and services that they provide to so many brilliant and aspiring fellow writers, SFWA Members and otherwise.
But our Winter Worlds of Giving cannot exist apart from the phenomenal creative practice that makes it all necessary and possible. So we’re inviting you to join us on the campaign – by setting your own writing goals for one month, two months, or the full campaign season with us.
After all, your Winter Worlds of Writing are what SFWA’s all about!
On November 2 at 1pm Pacific Time, we’re kicking off the campaign with SFWA’s Board of Directors, in a virtual event conveniently set an hour before SFWA’s usual Sunday Writing Date. Join us to set creative goals and be cheered on, then get cracking on your word count… immediately, if you like!
You’ll be joined by Vice President Anthony Eichenlaub, who’s currently wrapping up a final chapter in an urban fantasy game set Prohibition-era Seattle. Also present will be Secretary Steven D. Brewer, who’s filling the final wait on an upcoming novel with a full slate of November conference events, thoughtful writing posts, and a wealth of story pitches! Oh, and you’ll see Curtis C. Chen, our Director-at-Large who’s “hopping” to get a start on his next two Kangaroo Series space thrillers, after finishing revisions on Book 4. And keep an eye out for Director-at-Large Day Al-Mohamed, who already invites SFWA Members to join her in a virtual call the second Sunday of every month… and uses the time for her own works in progress, otherwise!The rest of our Board has campaigns on the go, too―including CFO Jonathan Brazee‘s upcoming fantasy novel and works in translation, and President Kate Ristau‘s latest reimagining of Greek mythology and… Oreos? (the cookie, not a god, or so we’re told!)―so our call to action is deeply personal.
Join us this November 1 through January 31 not only to signal-boost and support SFWA’s work through our Winter Worlds of Giving campaign―but also your own. We’re here for you, and we’re so excited to learn more about the work you’re doing in genre.
Use this link to participate in our kickoff event on Sunday, November 2.
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SFWA AUTHOR EVENT: Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam Miller
2025-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, / 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, 97005

Office Hours with Day Al-Mohamed (SFWA Director-at-Large)
2025-11-09 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
One of SFWA’s newest board members, Day Al-Mohamed, is a Director-at-Large. This means that she’s one of the team not so behind-the-scenes.
A Director-at-Large is here to field SFWA member questions, concerns, and desires for the organization.
And that’s just what Day will be doing every second Sunday of the month, during Office Hours.
From 5-6 PM Pacific Time on November 9, you can join Day on Zoom and touch base about SFWA business. If Day doesn’t know the answer to your question, she’ll run it up the chain!
We look forward to seeing you out.
[NOTE FOR RSVPs: The first guest is you. Only change that number if you plan to bring a friend!]

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Quasar: SFWA's Fall Online Nebula Event
2025-11-15 - 2025-11-16
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association is excited to present Quasar, a special continuation of the 2025 Nebula Awards Conference, through virtual programming on the November 15-16 weekend.
If you registered for the 2025 Nebula Conference, participation in Quasar events is covered in your initial ticket price.
For all other attendees, registration to our virtual panels and workshops is $50 – and we look forward to seeing you out! If you missed us in June, join us now for a taste of SFWA panels, seminars, office-hour insights, and more!
We are also pleased to present a keynote address from none other than our Grand Master Nicola Griffith!
Our Programming Team is grateful to everyone who filled out conference surveys in June; with your generous feedback we have crafted a weekend that addresses members’ requests for more seminars and office hours, along with flexible event scheduling to accommodate a wide range of attendee needs.
Signups for office hours and the programming schedule will be posted to our events page by October 15.
Let’s keep this Nebula party going! Register and spread the word today!
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If you are interested in being a sponsor, please email: sponsors@sfwa.org.
Accessibility accommodation requests can be communicated directly with accessibility@sfwa.org.
If you or someone you know needs a scholarship to participate in the conference, please email office@sfwa.org and we’ll get back to you with information as soon as possible.
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SFWA Annual Business Meeting
2025-12-11 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
SFWA Members, we are honored to review our year with you at our Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5pm Pacific Time. Please RSVP today, and thank you for taking part in our community review this week.

NOTE: Test your login for our members-only page in advance! You are still using your Wild Apricot login for all events.sfwa.org activities until the end of 2025.

Agenda for the meeting:

Call to Order – Kate Ristau facilitating
Confirm Quorum – Steven D. Brewer facilitating
Meeting Protocols – Anthony Eichenlaub facilitating
Welcome – Isis Asare presenting
Introductions – Kate Ristau facilitating
Organizational Update – Kate Ristau & Isis Asare presenting
Financial Update – Kate Ristau & Russell Davis presenting
New Business – Kate Ristau facilitating
Member Input – Kate Ristau facilitating
Announcements – Board & Staff presenting
Adjournment – Kate Ristau facilitating

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Constellation Series: SFWA Member Working Group
2025-12-13 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Let’s Talk Contracts!
SFWA is a strong resource for model contracts in trad-pub settings, like short stories and novels. But what about our games and comics creators? Many writers are operating under fuller employment contracts, but for our indie and small-press creators especially, it’s important to establish and uphold best practices. In this active workshop in partnership with SFWA Contracts and Legal Affairs, SFWA’s Games and Comics creators will develop draft model contracts and best-practice documents that our organization can offer as templates to support games and comics creators in 2026. And if there’s time? We’ll tackle pay rate transparency issues, too!
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Constellation Series: Career Panel
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hard Knocks & Hidden Gems: Lessons from Our Careers in Games and Comics

SFWA is home to a wealth of talented games and comics creators. However, as with any field in SFF, there are twists and turns to the professional journey – so the road to SFWA status was not easy! Join our panel of mid-career writers for an hour of insights into some of the hardest lessons learned, and the best places to find joy, in these wild and wonderful professional paths.
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Constellation Series: Marketing Workshop, Alternatives to Crowdfunding
2025-12-14 09:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
A Major Workshop: Alternatives to Crowdfunding
Everyone and their pet goldfish thinks they know the one surefire trick to getting funded… but the industry is always in flux, and with the persistent scattering of social media channels, it’s harder than ever to rely on classic crowdfunding strategies to get your latest work to launch.
What other options exist? How do we diversify and innovate on the road to creative success?
We’re going to spend a morning getting into the nitty gritty of marketing for excellence. Space is limited! Let’s sharpen our strategies together before the next season of product pitches comes to pass.
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Constellation Series: Marketing Workshop, How to Optimize Crowdfunding
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
How to Optimize Crowdfunding
It’s a tough market out there, but crowdfunding is still a powerful way to reach potential audiences for your work. Only, how can you make sure your campaign stands out? What are some critical errors in campaign-planning that might not seem obvious at first?
We’re going to spend a morning getting into the nitty gritty of marketing for excellence. Space is limited! Let’s sharpen our strategies together before the next season of product pitches comes to pass.
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Office Hours with Day Al-Mohamed (SFWA Director-at-Large)
2025-12-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
One of SFWA’s newest board members, Day Al-Mohamed, is a Director-at-Large. This means that she’s one of the team not so behind-the-scenes.
A Director-at-Large is here to field SFWA member questions, concerns, and desires for the organization.
And that’s just what Day will be doing every second Sunday of the month, during Office Hours.
From 5-6 PM Pacific Time on December 14, you can join Day on Zoom and touch base about SFWA business. If Day doesn’t know the answer to your question, she’ll run it up the chain!
We look forward to seeing you out.
[NOTE FOR RSVPs: The first guest is you. Only change that number if you plan to bring a friend!]

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The 61st Nebula Awards Conference
2026-06-02 - 2026-06-07
Thank you to everyone who made our 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Conference so special this June 5-8 in Kansas City.
We loved our time together so much we thought, why not get a start on next year, too?
That’s why the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is excited to announce that the 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference will be held in Chicago, IL from June 2-7—and we’re inviting you along for the ride today!
On January 1, 2026, our pricing goes up again, but for $250 USD today, you can secure your place with us for all our regular programming, which will be hosted at the tremendously accessible Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, just two miles from O’Hare International Airport. Closer to the date, we’ll circle back to see if you’d like to join us at a small top-up cost for our Nebula Banquet, too.
Sometimes called “the jewel of the Midwest,” and bordered by scenic Lake Michigan, Chicago is famous for its bustling music and comedy scenes, its diverse neighborhoods and restaurants, and its exciting historical and cultural attractions. It’s also home to many writers, and it’s especially notable as a home of comics art and slam poetry.
Register now for this discount! Price increases are scheduled for January 1 2026 and May 1 2026! More information on the Banquet add-on, as well as hotel block pricing, will be released soon.
Online tickets for 2026 are now available! The ticket for online attendance is now available, and will increase in price on January 1 2026! This ticket is only for the 2026 Conference!
And thank you again for making this year’s Nebula event so wonderful. We look forward to celebrating new directions at SFWA with you all this next year, too—so let’s give ourselves something to talk about next June in Chicago, shall we?
Miss you already! Hope to see you again soon!
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