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.
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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…
SFWA member Carrie Cuinn's “Mrs. Henderson’s Cemetery Dance” now free to read online at http://t.co/qJ4auH9A… CarrieCuinn # SFWA Member Mike Allen's CLOCKWORK PHOENIX Kickstarter has 3 days left http://t.co/93yQnx4y Offering book pre-orders & chasing 1 last goal. # A better link for Carrie Cuin's “Mrs. Henderson’s Cemetery Dance” http://t.co/K8pHdefx #
Authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller announced today that they will release the Liaden Universe® in audio format on Audible.com, concurrent with the hardcover release of newest book in the series, Dragon Ship, from Baen Books.
@RickNovy I generally don't monitor the feed or my inbox on Sundays. in reply to RickNovy # @RickNovy notification of your tweet hit my inbox about two hours ago. # @RickNovy It looks like you tweeted about two days ago, looking at my stream. Again–I don't monitor stream or box on the weekend # @RickNovy […]
SFWA member @daviddlevine's story "Floaters" has been published at Buzzy Mag. Read it for free here: http://t.co/K0Ftbrhb… #
The other day, on one of the online writers’ discussion groups I frequent, someone asked a couple of questions about the list that I thought it would be instructive to answer here: why do we include agencies on the list if they’re not currently active?
And SFWA member @LAGilman also will be at @BmoreBookFest ! # New stories by SFWA member Jamie Lackey from Kazka Press http://t.co/bsbGrcLa & in Triangulation: Morning After. http://t.co/6woeyAB8 … # Active member Rosemary Jones will be speaking at SpoCon http://t.co/O8ryvAaS #
My family has a strange attitude toward my writing, which I think is almost always the case unless the writer comes from a family of professional creators. (By professional, I mean people who actually make a portion of their incomes from a creative endeavor — writing, art, dance, etc.) When I met my cousins in Debrecen, they told me they’d heard I’d become a famous writer, of fantasy like J.R.R. Tolkien. Of course, I’m not at all a famous writer, and what I write is nothing like Tolkien.
SFWA member Tiffany Trent will be at @BmoreBookFest with @sfwa in September # SFWA Member Ellen Datlow will also be @BmoreBookFest ! #
Who is Mary Darling? In this subversive take on both Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, a daring mother is the populist hero the Victorian era never knew it needed.
Steven D. Brewer teaches scientific writing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He writes steampunky romantasy and fluffy military space opera, often with an LGBTQIA+ focus. Brewer lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his extended family.
Come celebrate our diamond year with us! Register now for SFWA's 60th Annual Nebula Conference, hosted at Kansas City, MO, and also online, from June 5-8.
