SFWA’s Writing Dates Program offers weekly online co-writing sessions that foster connection, support, and productivity. In this interview, volunteers share how it began, how it works, and why writers keep coming back.
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by Laurence Raphael Brothers. A practical guide to submitting stories for publication, covering markets, formatting, guidelines, contracts, and how to handle responses.
by Austin Conrad. Creating a game writing portfolio can be daunting. This guide offers practical tips for curating, formatting, and presenting excerpts that showcase your strengths across diverse media and writing styles.
Welcome to the October 2025 Market Report, which includes SFF market openings, closures, & other changes of note for SFF creators on the submission trail.
by Monica Cross. A sample of standout SFF plays from the last two decades, exploring how theatrical storytelling uniquely elevates speculative genres through staging, structure, and live performance.
Now Launching… HARP!SFWA Indie Leads Our Digitization Project for Back Catalogs SFWA’s greatest strength lies in its community. That’s why
by Holly Lyn Walrath. Speculative poetry has just made history with its first Hugo Award. In this interview, winner Marie Brennan explains why this recognition could help readers appreciate poetry as a powerful form of speculative storytelling.
by Deborah Walker. When traditional writing retreats felt out of reach, one author designed her own, exploring London’s libraries, museums, and cafés for a week of creative focus and inspiration.
by Brenda W. Clough. Facing your own mortality isn’t fun, but if you’re a writer or creative, ignoring it could leave your intellectual property in chaos. This article walks you through the essential steps of estate planning and explains why setting things up now is the only way to protect your intellectual legacy.
by J. D. Harlock. Find out how speculative fiction sometimes misrepresents the premodern Arab world, and learn how accurate historical ranks, regional dialects, and naming conventions can help build more culturally grounded fictional settings.
SFWA President Kate Ristau:Tasting Notes from Recent Advocacy, Education, and Outreach Some days, the publishing industry is like a nice
