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Douglas Smith: SFWA Griefcom to the Rescue
I began my writing career, as have many writers, with short fiction. After I’d made my first few professional sales, I came across a new…
Prometheus Hall of Fame: Harlan Ellison
Bud Sparhawk: The Never-Ending Nebula Weekend
Soon the tribe of misfits, dreamers, and outcasts will gather in Chicago for the 50th Annual Nebula Awards. Think about that for a moment –…
RJ Blain: Why I joined SFWA – A Self-Published Author’s Perspective
Once upon a time, in an elementary school far, far away, I read a banned book. My teacher was the one who gave it to…
Robert Silverberg: The Right Choice?
At the Milford Writers’ Conference in September, 1966 Damon Knight cornered me in his kitchen and said, “I want you to run for President of…
USC Engineering School Seeks “The Next MacGyver”
2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
James Tiptree Jr. Award Winners Announced
Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt: Recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards
SFWA is pleased to announce Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt as the recipients of the 2015 SFWA Solstice Awards. These awards are granted in recognition…
Libertarian Futurist Society to Honor F. Paul Wilson
World Fantasy Awards Judges Seek Art Submissions
Nebula Awards Deadline to Vote: Today!
Voting for the 2014 Nebula Awards ends today, Monday March 30, 2015 at 11:59pm PDT!!! Active SFWA members, the ballot is here: https://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/vote/
Catastrophe and Transformation
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A Chance to Help Young Writers
2016 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced
In Memoriam: Sir Terry Pratchett
Launch Pad Workshop: A Testimonial
Any time a science fiction movie is released to the big screen, I see complaints about how science is depicted. Films such as Gravity, Interstellar,…