Quick Updates for 2012-08-17
Member News for Leanne Renee Hieber, Jennifer Brozek, Ellen Datlow, Laura Anne Gilman, Tiffany Trent, Jamie Lackey, David D. Levine, Rick Novy, Carrie Cuinn, Ken Liu, Eugie Foster, Matthew Johnson, and Nisi Shawl.
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In Memoriam: Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison (March 12, 1925-August 15, 2012) passed away early today. Best known for the film Soylent Green, Harry was also a SFWA Grand Master, a pioneer of genre, and a colorful personality. He will be greatly missed.
Guest Post: Dreaming Well: Does the Future of Publishing Need More Imagination?
I feel passionately that some of the information we are getting is increasingly wrong and motivated by selfishness and, yes, to some degree, a form of hyperbolic illogic. We are so hung up on predicting the next big thing, on getting in on the next gold rush when it comes to ways for authors to promote themselves and market their work that we often seem to be active participants in our own destruction.
Guest Blog Post: The Red Flags of Writing Contests
FundsforWriters.com has listed contests for thirteen years, and we’ve reached a point where many sponsors send us contests. If the entry fee is over five percent of the first prize, I scrutinize the contest harder. If it’s over ten percent, I decline the request.
Death on Zanath
The future of humanity hangs in the balance as Kira Zo organizes a Resistance movement to overthrow the T’Akons, a powerful alien race.
Quick Updates for 2012-08-10
SFWA Member Eugie Foster Sold short story "Trixie and the Pandas of Dread" to Apex Magazine. # SFWA member Matthew Johnson's story "The Last Islander" is out in the September Asimov's http://t.co/j179QudH # Antho "Digital Rapture," with many SFWA members, is out! Write a Singularity haiku and you could win a free lunch! http://t.co/LYNwbkMj… #
Guest Post: Learning to Say ‘No’
There comes a time in the life of of every author when the list of Things One Should Do exceeds one’s capacity for time investment. Commissions, anthology invitations, interview requests and business propositions… They all accrue in proportion to one’s professional reputation.
Quick Updates for 2012-08-09
SFWA Member Ken Liu’s story, “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” is out in the current issue of Lightspeed. http://t.co/nFe8SwGh… # SFWA member Eugie Foster just sold short stories "The Tiger Fortune Princess" and "The Girl Who Drew Cats" to Cricket magazine. #
World Fantasy Awards Nominations
The 2012 World Fantasy Awards ballot has been released. Final results will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, to be held on Nov 1-4, in Toronto, Canada, where Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to Alan Garner and George R.R. Martin.
Ebooks Outsell Print! Putting Headlines in Context
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Widely-discussed book news this week: Amazon UK’s report that ebook sales have outstripped the sales of all print formats combined.
According to unaudited figures released by [Amazon UK] on Monday, sin…
