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Quick Updates for 2010-03-01
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Diana Rowland, Carolyn Ives Gilman, and Richard Bowes!
Reading Aloud: Cross-gender Voices
Cross-gender voices are a tricky business. Even if you can really do a convincing cross-gender voice–and I know folks who can–the fact is that in…
Another Vanity Award: The 2010 Creative Spirit Awards
Is it irony or coincidence that, only a few days after blogging about vanity awards, I should be spammed by one?
Perhaps you have, too. It’s…
How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Joss Whedon, I’m calling you out.
Dr. Grasshopper explains the medical improbabilities and impossibilities in Dollhouse. The concern isn’t just bad science, it’s also that real people might become afraid of…
2009 Nebula Finalist fiction for SFWA members
If you are a SFWA member, did you know that almost all of the nominees for the Nebulas are posted in the members-only Discussion Forums?…
Beware of Fake Awards
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Here’s a story that, for sheer weight of irony, I wish like anything I’d been the one to…
Quick Updates for 2010-02-22
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Laura Anne Gilman, Sonia Helbig and Christopher Barzak!
2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot
SFWA is proud to announce the nominees for the 2009 Nebula Awards.
The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA….
Quick Updates for 2010-02-19
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Victoria Strauss, Brad Aiken, Jim C. Hines and Edward Willett!
Inspired Living Publishing: Another Vanity Anthology Scheme
Writer Beware breaks down an email solicitatioin from Aspire Magazine to the nitty gritty.
Quick Updates for 2010-02-17
Member news for Joanne Merriam, Will McIntosh, Jennifer Brozek, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alexey Pehov, David D. Levine, and David B. Coe!
How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: When Your Audience Might Know More Than You Do
Using real-world diseases in a work of fiction has a large number of potential pitfalls. Here are a few tips about how to make your…
Quick Updates for 2010-02-15
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Yasmine Galenorn and Marshall Payne!
Happy… what day is it?
Around the world people are celebrating February 14, 2010 as a special day. What, exactly, that special day is depends on who you are and…
Quick Updates for 2010-02-14
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Julie Barrett, Daina Chaviano, Cory Doctorow, Allison Pang, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Cynthia Ward!
MyFreeRead.com: Not Quite What It Appears
Earlier this week, I received an email from a company called MyFreeRead.com, enticingly titled, “Authors: We Want Your e-Books & Articles!”
Last call for SFWA election candidates
The deadline for declaring your intent to run for office is Friday, February 12th. Currently the president, vice president, and Overseas Regional Director are unopposed…
Remember Associate members can now nominate for the Nebulas
As the nomination period for the Nebula Awards winds to a close, please remind any Associate members you know that they can participate in the…
DOJ Weighs in on Amended Google Book Settlement
Last September, the US Justice Department urged the courts to reject the Google Book Settlement, citing concerns about class action, copyright, and anti-trust laws. The…
How To Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Flatlines
I’m happy to announce a new feature on the SFWA blog, “How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: A writer’s guide to diseases and injuries, and…
RIP: SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn
William Tenn
1920-2010
Quick Updates for 2010-02-06
Industry new and member news for Kalayna-Nicole Price, William Moore, Kasey Mackenzie, Douglas Hulick, Lia Habel, and N.K. Jemisin!
Amazon is restoring Macmillan “Buy Now” buttons
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon and Macmillan have come to an agreement, the details of which have not been made public. Amazon…
Nebula Reminder — 10 days left to nominate
SFWA Active and Associate members, there are only 10 days left to nominate for the Nebula Awards. Why not spend the weekend reading some…