The Cleopatra literary contest seeks to foster aspiring young women writers. Sponsored by SFWA member @stephaniedraven http://3.ly/X6xA # Congratulations to SFWA member @jimchines who signed a 2-book deal with DAW. http://is.gd/gX0K5 # @chasingray Congratulations! That's fantastic news. # Congratulations to SFWA member @AletheaKontis who sold her debut novel SUNDAY to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. http://3.ly/v5mF #
Organizers of The Sunburst Awards, Canada’s only juried award for speculative fiction, are seeking short videos–or photographs with text–to promote awareness, as the group transitions from a privately funded venture to a non-profit. The goal is to raise the profile of Canadian Fiction. Not Canadian? Sunburst would love to hear from you too. To see […]
SFWA member @paulskemp is Guest of Honor at UCon in Ann Arbor, MI this weekend (Nov 13-14). He says, "Attend or suffer a terrible curse!" # SFWA Mourns Longtime Member, Volunteer Glenn Lewis Gillette http://is.gd/gSkT6 # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Sarah Frost with a sale to Analog. # Congratulations to SFWA member @jamietr […]
Glenn Lewis Gillette (b.1946) died on Nov. 1 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
As I’ve discussed before on this blog, one of the many changes currently rocking the publishing industry is a general blurring of lines, a mixing and melding of formerly sharply separate categories and func…
SFWA member @mattkressel reports that the KGB Raffle was a success. Thanks for your generous support! http://bit.ly/cyed7I # Congratulation to SFWA member @seananmcguire, whose novel FEED is one of PW's Best Books of 2010! # SFWA member Chris McKitterick (@mckitterick) had a blast at launch of his debut novel TRANSCENDENCE: http://is.gd/gQxT9 # SFWA member @jimchines […]
Renovation is delighted to announce an open competition for the design of the 2011 Hugo Award base. The Convention is soliciting artists and designers from around the world to come up with a base that is worthy of the Hugo Award and which reflects the convention’s theme of the New Frontiers and/or the region of Reno, Nevada and the North-Western United States.
Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Pamela Taylor. Read her qualifying story @ApexBookCompany http://3.ly/y4UQ #
The Odyssey Writing Workshop, one of the most respected programs for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, is offering three online writing classes this winter. Each class is focused on a particular element of fiction writing and is designed for writers at a particular skill level, from beginners to professional writers.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Many of the writers who contact me with Writer Beware-type questions seem to be convinced that the process of getting published is equivalent to a crap shoot. There are enormous numbers of people trying to …
From the multi award-nominated author of SHIGIDI, a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, knowledge & justice; converging to our future selves.
Jean Marie Ward writes about all things weird, wonderful and downright peculiar in her hometown of Washington, DC. Sometimes she writes fiction. It makes a lot more sense than the facts. Her web site is JeanMarieWard.com.
