Contents Introduction by Nisi Shawl, Somto Ihezue, and Zhui Ning Chang Inside the Fiction Editor’s Mind: Does the Writer’s Identity Matter?  by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Take Editing Humor Seriously. Please. by James Beamon Working with Your Career’s “Track Changes”: Advice from One BIPOC Editor by Diana M. Pho Yes, We Need Diverse Books, But We […]

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Singularity Our monthly newsletter, curated by a team of volunteer members, takes all the news and views from all things SFWA and puts them into one location for your reading pleasure. Press releases, new markets, new opportunities, new events, lists of member readings and appearances around the country (and the world), SFWA business, announcements of […]

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A quark (/kwɔːrk, kwɑːrk/) is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. In an effort to maintain transparency and foster communications with all members of the SFF community and the public, SFWA published Quark, a one-off digest which gave an update on recent happenings within the organization. Quark #1 — September […]

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To get updates from The SFWA Blog and SFWA news postings, add our RSS Feed (https://www.sfwa.org/feed/) to your favorite feed reader or browser app. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The SFWA Blog is open to pitches for original nonfiction articles on topics that might be of interest to creators of science fiction and fantasy (SFF) throughout the globe. […]

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This year at the SFWA Nebula Conference, we are bringing back the successful SFWA Book Depot, a mini-bookstore on the conference hotel premises. We will order hardcovers, paperbacks, and more, from Ingram. However, please be advised that our budget for wholesale orders from Ingram is limited, and for this reason, we will only be able […]

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Published annually since 1966, the Nebula Awards Showcase reprints winning and nominated works from the Annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Keep in mind: The year of each edition is always one forward from the original publication dates for its stories (e.g., 2024 features […]

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The definitive collections of the best in science fiction stories between 1929-1964. These books contain many of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the SFWA, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should […]

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                                          The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook features dishes as creative and varied in taste as the authors who shared them. (Please do not eat actual authors.) From Alien Scones to At the Fruitcake of Madness, DOOM Cookies, Falling […]

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The SFWA Bulletin, a quarterly electronic magazine, is on temporary hiatus. Sample back issue #206 is available for purchase. #206 – $2.99 E-only Available via:  Amazon | Nook Editorial – John Klima Ask N&E: Answers You Want To Know -Nancy Holder & Erin Underwood Conquering Your Inbox: Strategies for Winning the E-mail War (Gmail Edition) – John Joseph Adams Respectful Journalist: Rule of 3 […]

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SFWA’s In Memoriam marks the loss of writers and other science fiction and fantasy creators by celebrating their literary legacies and their contributions to the publishing community. The person whose loss we are marking does not have to be a SFWA member. It is enough that they contributed to the world of SFF and leave […]

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