Beth Cato: Why I Joined SFWA
When I was a teenager back in the 1990s, I regularly prowled through my mall B. Dalton. Back then, monthly […]
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Lela E. Buis: SFWA vs. the Demons
The aging writer hunches over her pen and paper in a cramped and cluttered room. The hour has grown late,
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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,
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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
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Catastrophe and Transformation
by Jason S. Ridler, PhD.
WARNING: This article will not end with me being rich and famous, having a bestseller or a million-dollar movie deal, or even being able to quit my day job. Nor will it instruct you on how to hit those targets. If those are your goals, please, go elsewhere.
Contracts Committee
A Word from Our Contracts Committee… Moral Rights Clauses are currently being discussed by the Contracts Committee. Please see this
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Odyssey Writing Workshop Announces Its 20th Summer Session
Each summer, writers of the fantastic come from all over the world to attend the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Odyssey is one of the most highly respected programs for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
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Guest Post: Setting Your Goals for the New Year and Beyond
by Randy Henderson
Happy New Year!
Rather than share events from my past year, I thought I’d offer a bit of encouragement and advice to help with the coming year. While this is aimed primarily at my fellow writers, it also, I think, can be applied to life in general.
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Getting Out of the Pubslush Slush Pile
by Caren Gussoff
We’re on the front lines of the changing publishing industry, and for all the insecurities that encompasses, we have a growing number of tools that help reach out and sell directly to fans. Of these tools, perhaps the one most successful has been the online crowd funding platforms.
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Call for Presenters: Literary Estates, Digital Rights
As part of the 2015 Nebula Awards weekend in Chicago, SFWA is seeking to join with the Illinois State Bar Association, as it did in 2005, to present a day-long joint Continuing Professional Education program for authors and lawyers.