The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association was founded as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, with the intention of promoting, encouraging, supporting, and defending science fiction and fantasy writers and their art.
In the over sixty years since, SFWA has stood as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence. We invite you to learn more about our programs, our educational efforts, and our standards for membership in case you’d like to join our community.
- The Grievance Committee (GriefCom) can help resolve contractual disputes.
- The Emergency Medical Fund can help you with unexpected medical expenses.
- The private discussion forum and SFWA Discord offer a chance to talk shop with your peers in the industry.
- Our committees allow members to connect over shared interests and collaborate on projects.
- The Nebula Awards celebrate the best of science fiction and fantasy every year, while the Nebula Conference adds learning and networking to the celebration.
- Our NetGalley, New Release Newsletter, Games and Comics Quarterly, and Featured Book Program all support authors in promoting their work.
- SFWA provides model contracts to help understand fair contract terms and will review your contract (hopefully before you sign it.)
- The SFWA Website and Blog is a resource center for speculative literature, science fiction, and education.
- The Information Center collects introductory resources for all aspects of the writing life.
- Writer Beware is the industry’s best record of scams and bad-faith actors to avoid.
- Indie Pub 101 helps people get started on their independent publishing journey.
- Membership Requirements can be found here.
- Interested in joining? Fill out an application!
- Celebrate your membership (or that of a loved one!) with some SFWA swag in the Store!
- Questions? Get in touch!
This is just a selection of SFWA’s offerings. We invite you to explore our site, attend our events, and reach out if you have any questions! It’s our pleasure to be part of the speculative fiction community – we’re here for you, because we’re all writers and readers too.