by Rosemary Jones The explosion of the “romantasy” tag on TikTok, book websites, and bookstores’ shelf-talkers sparked news stories on CNN and PBS News Hour in 2024. While the label is new, the idea of mixing romance and fantasy took off in the early 20th century. What Is Romantasy? Reviewers define romantasy as a fantasy […]
Dr. Anthony R. Lewis (08 February 1941–11 February 2025) was a fan writer, anthologist, and convention organizer, deeply involved in the formation of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and an active member of several professional organizations, including SFWA. Dr. Lewis’s writing on genre was nominated twice for a Hugo Award. A founder of the […]
The SFWA Volunteer Board of Directors is thrilled to introduce you to Day Al-Mohamed. Day is an author, filmmaker, and disability policy executive. Day was appointed to the board in February, and she joined us for her first board meeting on Wednesday, February 19. Welcome, Day! Our Board of Directors President: Kate Ristau Vice President: […]
by the SFWA Publications Crew in conversation with Jessica Maison, Holly Lyn Walrath, and Wendy Van Camp Editor’s note: This article is part of the SFWA Presents: Get to Know… series, which includes promotional pieces about SFWA programs, committees, and initiatives, and also interviews with the SFWA volunteers who work to support their fellow writers […]
by the SFWA Publications Crew Editor’s note: This article is part of the SFWA Presents: Get to Know… series, which includes promotional pieces about SFWA programs, committees, and initiatives, and also interviews with the SFWA volunteers who work to support their fellow writers in the industry. The Career Mentorship Program aims to connect writers who […]
Welcome to the February edition of the SFWA Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA. Those markets included on this list pay at least $0.08/word USD in at least one category of fiction. This compilation is not exhaustive of all publication opportunities that pay […]
by Marie Croke Editor’s note: This piece is part of the series Volunteer Networks: The Heart of SFF, where writers discuss the rewards and challenges of speculative fiction volunteer work. Read twenty-five stories a month. Copy-edit four stories an issue. Attend biweekly meetings. These are quantifiable tasks. They can be scheduled and carefully planned around. […]
by Lívian Bonato Editor’s note: This piece is part of a rolling series, Writing from History, in which creators share professional insights related to the work of using historical elements in fictional prose. Despite many recent additions to global science fiction and fantasy (SFF), Eurocentrism is still a challenge in many fictional universes. In post-colonial […]
Laurel Amberdine (1970–21 January 2025) was a writer, interviewer, and genre editor. She worked for Locus Magazine for ten years, and was an assistant editor for Lightspeed magazine. Amberdine was known for her kind and thoughtful interviews, yet she also loved to write, both prose and poetry. Her short fiction story, “Airship Hope” was published […]
Howard Andrew Jones (19 July 1968–16 January 2025) was a beloved sword-and-sorcery editor, reader, scholar, and writer, known for works such as the Ring-Sworn trilogy and the Chronicles of Hanuvar series. In 2016, the Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature website won a World Fantasy Award, which the winner, John O’Neill, attributes almost entirely to […]
The Drunken Dragon is a satire of epic fantasies told from the dragon Draco’s perspective. If Groucho Marx had done GOT from a dragon’s perspective, it might have turned out like this.
E.E. King is an award-winning painter, performer, writer, and naturalist. She’ll do anything that won’t pay the bills.
Ray Bradbury called her stories, “marvelously inventive, and deeply thought-provoking.”
