Oklahoma author K. D. Wentworth (b.1951) died on April 18 of complications from cancer and pneumonia. Wentworth began her career winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1989 with her short story “Daddy’s Girls.”
The E-book Decision: Do it yourself, delegate it, or don’t do it at all? Answers may be found at the Nebula Awards Weekend. There’s a panel on Saturday morning and a workshop on Saturday afternoon on E-Publishing.
My personal preference is for what I’ve called third-order answers. A lot of mysteries have an obvious culprit, and then a character who is, if you know your narrative conventions, the obvious alternative to the obvious culprit. I like mysteries that go one step further.
In the Seattle area? Join us tonight at the WIlde Rover in Kirkland for the SFWA reading series. http://t.co/D7IiUcSI #
The absolute necessity of a happy ending is another Americanism. So, while I understand why some readers were frustrated with those aspects of the story, I wouldn’t change them even if I could because I feel Americans should be open to other points of view — or at the very least, exposed to them.
Reminder: SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series in Portland today (Mon 4/16/12), Kirkland tomorrow (Tue 4/17/12)! Free! http://t.co/NiEO0qTo #
2012 Prix Aurora Award Nominations Announced
SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series in Portland 4/16/12, Seattle 4/17/12 http://t.co/NiEO0qTo #
BooklifeNow.com, a website that serves as support for and a supplement to Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by author Jeff VanderMeer, is proud to announce a new website rebranding and content management team that aims to keep current with changing trends in the writer’s market, as well as increase reader engagement and grow the reader base.
SFWA member @ClanKorval is pleased to announce the sale of 2 sequels to her 2010 Maine fantasy, Carousel Tides, to
The Libertarian Futurist Society has issued a press release announcing the finalists for this year’s Prometheus Awards, which will be presented during the 70th World Science Fiction Convention over Labor Day weekend in Chicago.
The nominees for the 2012 Hugo Awards have been announced.
