News, The SFWA Blog
The State of Short Fiction Roundtable Comes to Baltimore
On Saturday, February 21st at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, will host its annual “State of Short Fiction Roundtable.”
Contracts Committee, The SFWA Blog
Contracts Committee Report
Since being reinstituted last fall, the Contracts Committee has been focused on two main projects: a review of existing model contracts with the intent of revising them as needed and a response to member concerns with the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Contract.
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SFWA Welcomes Self-Published and Small Press Authors!
In a referendum with a third of voting members participating and over 6 to 1 in favor, the membership of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has approved bylaw changes that enable SFWA to accept self-publication and small-press credits for Active and Associate memberships in the organization.
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Winners in the 17th Annual Preditors & Editors / Critters Readers’ Poll
Aaaaaaaand the winners are in — Preditors and Editors would like to congratulate all the winners in the 17th Annual P&E Readers’ Poll!
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Jack McDevitt Wins 2015 Robert A. Heinlein Award
Jack McDevitt, science fiction author is the 2015 winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award. The award is bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space.
News
World Fantasy 2015
World Fantasy has announced an updated website with links to information concerning this year’s World Fantasy Con.
The SFWA Blog
Empathy, Neurochemistry, and the Dramatic Arc
Neuroscience looks at how our brains respond to dramatic arcs.
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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.
Contests, Information Center, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Five Things You Should Know About Award Nominations
It’s awards season. It comes around every year, and every year authors wonder whether they should put their work out for consideration.
This can be a scary thing.
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2015 World Fantasy Awards Judges Announced
The judges for the 2015 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2014, have now been empanelled. The judges read
Information Center, The SFWA Blog
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.