The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America would like to award Clarence Howard ‘Bud’ Webster the 2012 Service to SFWA Award for his outstanding work on behalf of the organization.
Six novels have been announced as finalists for the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Next SFWA Northwest Reading Series in Portland is 4/16/12 with @lilithsaintcrow, Ted Kosmatka, and @shanna_germain. http://t.co/xEqyTuib # RT Next SFWA Northwest Reading Series in Seattle is 4/17/12 with@katrchrdsn, Ted Kosmatka, and @shanna_germain! http://t.co/J6OhF1IV # @jakedfw Not yet. Last year was a pilot program in Portland, and we've expanded to Seattle as a test. # SFWA […]
I thought Writer Beware’s readers might be interested in hearing about the only time I’ve ever had a face to face meeting with a known writing scammer.
SFWA member @eugiefoster's short story, "The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk," won the 2011 Drabblecast People's Choice Award for Best Story. #
I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite ways of finding inspiration — some of them obvious, some of them less so. But it’s always good to have reminders, and if you haven’t used a few of these sources of inspiration in awhile (or ever), give them a go.
I often see small presses using a contract template they’ve picked up from somewhere, which may employ outdated terminology (such as referring to plates or unbound sheets) or contain unnecessary language (such as including a revised editions clause in a fiction contract) or make inappropriate claims on subsidiary rights (a larger publisher may be able to do something with translation rights, for instance, but there’s no reason in the world for a cash-strapped, contactless small press to claim them).
SFWA Member @DWGrintalis sold her story “And When the Innocence Falls to the Floor,” to Penumbra Magazine. #
A stopped clock is right twice a day. A dodgy publisher is right…well, less often. But sometimes
SFWA Member @alcole123 presents: Happy Empire Day – The Story Behind The Four-Day First Annual Festival: http://t.co/ThogbNX2 #
For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts – new customers.
Debbie Urbanski is the author of the story collection Portalmania (S&S, May 2025) and the climate AI novel After World (S&S, 2023), which was a Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Engadget, Strange Horizons, & Booklist Best Book of the Year.
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.
