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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…
Quick Updates for 2010-04-20
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Carol Pinchefsky, Paolo Bacigalupi, Brenda Cooper, and David Macinnis Gill!
Quick Updates for 2010-04-17
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Paolo Bacigalupi, Leanna Renee Hieber, Ted Kosmatka, Shiloh Walker, Victoria Strauss, Monica Valentinell, John Scalzi, Juliette Wade, Ekaterina…
PublishAmerica Strikes Again
There’s been a bit of attention paid lately in the blogosphere to the “promotional” antics of everyone’s favorite author mill, PublishAmerica. As with other…
An Overview of Writing for Print vs. the Web
Monica Valentinelli talks about what it means to write non-fiction for the web versus writing for a print publication like a magazine.
Questionable Ethics?
In the Ethicist column last week in the New York Times, Randy Cohen addressed the question, “Are illegal downloads immoral if you already own a…
How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Tools for the Toolbox: Going Viral
“Tools for the Toolbox” is a series of posts that describe disease types and… Quick Updates for 2010-04-13
Member news for Kacey Grannis, Seanan Mcguire, Paul Levinson, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Glenn Lewis Gillette, Ari Marmell, Skyler White, Allan Cole, Toni L. P….
Reminder: SFWA election ballots due by April 23
As the election season winds to a close, we’d like to encourage SFWA members to ask the candidates questions in the Discussion Forums. Since we…
Hardball, Amazon Style
Amazon has been paying hardball lately. In February, Amazon and major publisher Macmillan went head-to-head over ebook pricing, with Amazon wanting to keep the wholesale…
Quick Updates for 2010-04-10
Member News for Tom Crosshill, Ari Marmell, Jane Yolen, Yasmine Galenorn, and Ken Brady!
SFWA announces 2010 Solstice Award honorees
Tom Doherty, Terri Windling and the late Donald A. Wollheim are recipients of the 2010 Solstice Award, presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of…
Nurmal Resources PUBLISH ME! Contest
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I’ve gotten a number of questions recently about the Nurmal Resources PUBLISH ME! contest, from authors who’ve been…
Quick Updates for 2010-04-08
Member News for Jennifer Brozek, Cherie Priest, and Vctoria Janssen!
Authorial Control
Nebula and Hugo nominated author, Cherie Priest, discusses some of the aspects of authorial control over the publishing process.
Guest Blog Post: Grants for Writers–As Diverse As You Are
Being paid for writing is the ultimate author’s dream. Today, guest blogger C. Hope Clark sheds light on an area of support that many writers…
Quick Updates for 2010-04-06
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Paul Cornell, Saladin Ahmed, Gail Carriger, Felix Gilman, Seanan McGuire, and Lezli Robyn!
Quick Updates for 2010-04-04
Member News for Tom Crosshill, Felicity Shoulders, and Scott Oden!
Quick Updates for 2010-04-01
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Jay Lake, Jaye Wells, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Ari Marmell!
SFWA restores previous website
In a poll of the membership, the vast majority expressed a concern that SFWA was growing too quickly. A study group felt that the new…
Neal Barrett, Jr., named 2010 SFWA Author Emeritus
Neal Barrett, Jr., author of The Hereafter Gang, named by the Washington Post as “one of the great American novels,” and Interstate Dreams, recognized as…
Quick Updates for 2010-03-30
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Michael A. Burstein, Kate Milford, and Livia Llewellyn!
Nebula Voting Closes TOMORROW
SFWA Active members, tomorrow is the last day to vote for the Nebula Awards. You may do that online with the Nebula final ballot. Your…
Quick Updates for 2010-03-27
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Justin Bell, Carrie Vaughn, Cheryl Reifsnyder, and Saladin Ahmed!