Sunburst Awards Seek Videos
Organizers of The Sunburst Awards, Canada’s only juried award for speculative fiction, are seeking short videos–or photographs with text–to promote […]
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November 2010
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Quick Updates for 2010-11-10
SFWA member @paulskemp is Guest of Honor at UCon in Ann Arbor, MI this weekend (Nov 13-14). He says, "Attend
In Memoriam, News, The SFWA BlogSFWA Mourns Longtime Member,
SFWA Mourns Longtime Member,
Volunteer Glenn Lewis Gillette
Glenn Lewis Gillette (b.1946) died on Nov. 1 after a year-long battle with cancer.
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Swinging the Other Way: Vanity Publisher Goes Non-Vanity
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
As I’ve discussed before on this blog, one of the many changes currently rocking the publishing industry is a general blurring of lines, a mixing and melding of formerly sharply separate categories and func…
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SFWA member @mattkressel reports that the KGB Raffle was a success. Thanks for your generous support! http://bit.ly/cyed7I # Congratulation to
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Open Competition: Design the 2011 Hugo Award Base
Renovation is delighted to announce an open competition for the design of the 2011 Hugo Award base. The Convention is soliciting artists and designers from around the world to come up with a base that is worthy of the Hugo Award and which reflects the convention’s theme of the New Frontiers and/or the region of Reno, Nevada and the North-Western United States.
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Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Pamela Taylor. Read her qualifying story @ApexBookCompany http://3.ly/y4UQ #
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Odyssey Writing Workshop: Online Classes Announced
The Odyssey Writing Workshop, one of the most respected programs for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, is offering three online writing classes this winter. Each class is focused on a particular element of fiction writing and is designed for writers at a particular skill level, from beginners to professional writers.
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Getting Published is Not a Crap Shoot
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Many of the writers who contact me with Writer Beware-type questions seem to be convinced that the process of getting published is equivalent to a crap shoot. There are enormous numbers of people trying to …
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Quick Updates for 2010-11-05
Member News for Andrew Burt, Trent Hergenrader, Lauren Beukes, Juliette Wade, Felix Gilman, N.K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, Genevieve Valentine, Yasmine Galenorn, Kevin Evans, Karen Evans and Catherynne Valente.
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Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Trent Hergenrader with 3 short story sales. http://3.ly/vZ2N # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active
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The Peter Lampack Agency Loses Suit Against Former Client
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Publishers Weekly reports that a New York Supreme Court judge has dismissed most claims in The Peter Lampack Agency’s suit against a former client, best selling mystery author Martha Grimes.
At the heart …