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Quick Updates for 2010-04-28

Happy booklaunch day to SFWA member @LeahCypess and Mistwood! # Podcast reading from FOR THE WIN, SFWA member @doctorow's #YA novel about #goldfarming and #economics http://tinyurl.com/3yb44lk # Happy Launch Day to SFWA member @JAPittsWriter and BLACK BLADE BLUES http://bit.ly/dAO9RA # SFWA member @DavidBCoe has Two Ways to Win a Book. http://bit.ly/9Z5Z77 # Welcome to SFWA's […]

Quick Updates for 2010-04-27

Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Ben Aaronovitch, Barbara Chepaitis, Larry Mike Garmon, Ellen Kushner, Barbara Barnett-Stewart, John A. Pitts, Dan Wells, Victoria Janssen, and Tony Pi!

Quick Updates for 2010-04-26

Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Ben Aaronovitch, author of Midnight Riot, from Del Rey. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Barbara Chepaitis, author of The Fear Principle from ACE/Penguin. http://www.wildreads.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Larry Mike Garmon, author of Anatomy of Terror from Scholastic. http://www.larrymikegarmon.com # RT @EllenKushner: Terri Windling […]

Quick Updates for 2010-04-24

Congratulations to SFWA member Tony Pi who sold "The Gold Silkworm" to Fantasy Magazine. # RT @caitkitt There is no magic publishing spell. There is no shortcut. Agents are not monsters, and those published did not game the system. # SFWA member @LeahCypess's Mistwood is the "Big Idea" essay at @scalzi's blog. http://bit.ly/9DB39M # Video […]

Quick Updates for 2010-04-24

Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Michael Canfield, Richard Bowes, Tony Pi, Leah Cypess, John Scalzi, Lawrence Schimel, Tina Connolly, Samantha Henderson, Victoria Strauss, Mary Robinette, Jenn Reese, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, and Ellen Datlow!

Guest Blog Post: How Libraries Choose Books to Purchase

A frequent question, especially among self- and small press-published authors, is how books get into libraries, and what authors can do to help. Today, guest blogger and public librarian Abigail Goben explains how libraries choose the books they purchase–and what authors should (and shouldn’t) do to play a part in that process.

Quick Updates for 2010-04-23

SFWA member @michaelcanfield's short-short story "People with Earplugs" is up on EverydayWeirdness.com http://bit.ly/bHx2pZ # The Nebula Awards interviews Richard Bowes http://bit.ly/9zfApV #

SFWA offers Nebula Awards simulcast

For the first time, the Nebula Awards Ceremony will be streamed on the internet so those unable to attend may watch the event in real time on May 15th. Watch the SFWA website for details, but now we want to turn your attention to a special opportunity for those in the New York City area. […]

Quick Updates for 2010-04-21

Congratulations to SFWA member @MFJ72 who just sold his story "Holdfast" to Fantasy Magazine # Today's 100th episode of PodCastle is SFWA member @Will_Ludwigsen's story, "Remembrance is Something Like a House." # SFWA member @EllenKushner & others have signed books @ "Fight Breast Cancer w/Books for Boobs" auction. Bid generously. http://3.ly/B9GU # The Agony Column […]