Quick Updates for 2011-01-07
@listener42 Congratulations! # @listener42 Actually, we just need proof of the sale. The contract would work for that. In other words, you could apply today if you wanted. #
SFWA Blog
Quick Updates for 2011-01-06
Industry News and Member News for Lia Keyes, Mari Ness, Jim Hines, David Levine, Jennifer Brozek, Michael Chabon, Yasmine Galenorn, and Stephanie Dray.
Tanglewood Press is SFWA’s newest qualifying market
The board of directors of SFWA unanimously voted to add Tanglewood Press to the list of SFWA qualifying markets. This independent publishing house focuses on Young Adult novels and books for children. Speculative fiction sales to Tanglewood Press may be used toward membership with SFWA for sales after July 1, 2008 Congratulations to the entire editorial staff at Tanglewood […]
Quick Updates for 2011-01-05
Happy release day to SFWA member @stephaniehdray's historical fantasy LILY OF THE NILE: A NOVEL OF CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER http://bit.ly/eOMoyX # Welcome to SFWA's newest Affliate member Lia Keyes (@liakeyes) Co-editor, Flying Pen Press. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member @Mari_Ness. Read one of her qualifying stories @fantasymagazine http://is.gd/k6Inn # SFWA qualifying market @strangehorizons has […]
Audio interview of Ursula K. Le Guin
Dmae Roberts, an award-winning radio artist and writer, recently profiled acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin for Stage and Studio, a radio show that focus on performing, literary, and media arts with a connection to Oregon.
Quick Updates for 2011-01-04
Member News for Kelly Swails, KJ Kabza, and Keffy R. M. Kehrli.
Guest Post: 10 Books for Writers Focusing on Craft
When I’m teaching, I do bring some books to class in order to point students toward them. I don’t think books are a substitute for the act of writing, but they can help focus and direct your practice and give you a list of things to work on that might not otherwise occur to you. Here’s a list of my top ten for speculative fiction writers focusing on their craft. I was sad to find some not available on the Kindle, but where possible, I’ve pointed to the e-version.
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Part 3 – It’s gotta be difficult
It’s one thing to say that something bad is going to happen. It’s quite another to know that kidnappers are going to cut your finger off with a pair of wire cutters. It’s one thing to have someone say something good will happen (Chinese fortune cookie) and quite another to say your uncle just died and left you a million dollars, but you have to fight your three cousins for it.
Hugo Award Nomination Period is Open
Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, is delighted to announce that the 2011 Hugo Award nomination period is now open.
Guest Post: Blowing Up Planets
Doomsday scenarios are a dime a dozen. When a villain claims to be on the verge of ‘destroying the Earth’ he/she usually means killing everyone/everything on it. But sometimes simply killing all humans isn’t good enough. Unfortunately even the vast amounts of energy necessary to wipe out all civilization is woefully inantiquate to physically destroy the planet. To do that would take some serious power.
