SFWA member @eugiefoster sold a short story, "Requiem Duet, Concerto for Flute and Voodoo," to Daily Science Fiction. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member James Treadwell, author of Advent (Hodder & Stoughton (UK), 2012) http://www.jamestreadwell.com/ # SFWA member Sunny Moraine (@dynamicsymmetry)'s short "The Thick Night" is now up at Strange Horizons: http://qr.net/bptl # SF […]
You are cordially invited to join the Milford SF Writer’s Conference, held at the Trigonos Centre in Snowdonia, Wales.
The Diversity Tour, founded by SFWA members @malindalo and @cindypon, begins in 7 days. http://youtu.be/i1yonaMTgMs #
Have you thought about starting with a bang right away? Or does your story want another hook before you roll the main one out on the stage?
On June 24 at 8 p.m., Clarion West will open the Locus Awards Weekend with a party in honor of CW instructor Paul Park. The party will also celebrate Awards Toastmistress Connie Willis, SF Hall of Fame inductee Gardner Dozois, and other stars of the speculative fiction cosmos attending the Awards Weekend.
@Shirin_Dubbin @jayewells If you look at sub-genres, no category dominates the Nebula awards. UF is part of Fantasy. # @JeannieHolmes @StaciaKane @jayewells Clearly we are using dif. defs of urban fantasy. "American Gods" is UF but not paranormal romance. # @jayewells @JeannieHolmes @StaciaKane Which is what? # @jayewells I didn't see what your big question […]
Joanna Russ (b.1937) died on April 29, 2011, two days after entering hospice. Russ was admitted to hospice following a series of strokes. Russ received a BA from Cornell in 1957 where she studied under Vladimir Nabokov. She began publishing science fiction in 1959 with the short story “Nor Custom Stale.” In 1960, she earned […]
SFWA member @mbennardo announces call for submissions (pays $200) for anthology Machine of Death 2: http://is.gd/YAoegY #
An “interminable agency clause” (sometimes called an “interminable rights clause” or a “perpetual agency clause”) is language inserted into an author-agency agreement whereby the agency claims the right to remain the agent of record not just for the duration of any contracts it negotiates, but for the life of copyright.
Somewhere during the summer, when I got the latest “I can’t sell this” from an agent, I realized, “You can’t, but I can.” I have not looked back since.
A historical fantasy: the remarkable tale of Miss Bristol, a young woman born in 1885 who lost herself, found herself, and learned how to eat pizza like a New Yorker in 2025.
John W. Maly holds degrees in law, psychology, and computer engineering and has worked in computer technology litigation for over a decade. A graduate of Stanford University’s Novel Writing program, John is an avid traveler, reader, and writer.
