Quick Updates for 2012-06-12
Help a SFWA member with research? RT @dianarowland: Hivemind: Anyone here ever had a bad shoulder dislocation? Need some first-hand info. #
SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Writers and Their Literary Estates: Story Reprints
Writers who do not take the time to create a will with provisions for the handling of their literary estate may help make their work more obscure than it should be, and deprive readers of great fiction for reasons unrelated to an anthologist’s or editor’s desire to include them.
BEA Report
As exciting as the digital transition is, I feel a bit sorry for authors of the future, whose books may never become physical objects–there really is nothing like holding your book in your hands for the first time.
Quick Updates for 2012-06-08
SFWA member @daviddlevine recently made his 50th SF/Fantasy story sale http://t.co/JpuTh0n5 #
Quick Updates for 2012-06-07
SFWA member @eugiefoster sold her short story "Whatever Skin You Wear" to anthology SOLARIS RISING 2. #
RIP Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
“Simply put, it is the end of an era. Ray was more than just an author, more than just a Grand Master. He was one of the pillars of our community.” ~John Scalzi, SFWA President
SFWA Schedule for Book Expo America
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will, for the first time, be participating in Book Expo America, June 5-7, in New York City. We will be at Booth 3591, so come on by and say hi!
Judge Grants Class Status to Authors in Authors Guild v. Google Lawsuit
An important legal ruling was handed down yesterday by Judge Denny Chin in the five-year-old Authors Guild v. Google class action lawsuit over Google’s scanning of millions of in-copyright books.
Quick Updates for 2012-06-01
A good roundtable discussion on writing about race in Science Fiction and Fantasy. http://t.co/ajLKhCOS #
Baltimore Book Festival 2012
We are pleased to announce that SFWA will again have a presence at the Baltimore Book Festival.
