Quick Updates for 2010-10-21
Industry News and Member News for Cory Doctorow, Laura Anne Gilman, John Scalzi, Jackie Kessler, Douglas Hulick, Harry Connolly, Deanna Hoak, and China Miéville.
Industry News and Member News for Cory Doctorow, Laura Anne Gilman, John Scalzi, Jackie Kessler, Douglas Hulick, Harry Connolly, Deanna Hoak, and China Miéville.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
I hear often from writers worried that their work will be stolen. Especially among new writers, it’s a major fear. However, theft in the book and short fiction world is extremely rare. (Really. Reputable ag…
China Miéville wants you to know that he does not have a Facebook account. http://is.gd/g7IbO # SFWA member @doctorow talks about how the Google Book Search will never have an effective competitor. http://is.gd/g7IjI # Hurrah! The fake China Miéville facebook accounts have been taken down. Thanks to all who helped make that happen. # Happy […]
SFWA member @byharryconnolly posted a short comedic video about writing and procrastination. http://j.mp/9HuOcL # Realms of Fantasy is ceasing publication. http://www.rofmag.com/2010/10/18/a-note-from-the-publisher/ #
@StevenGould Will we see you there? in reply to StevenGould # Help an Author research: @Rob_Thurman needs info help from pilot. Anyone out there flown a Cessna 350 or anything remotely similar? #
Industry News and Member News for M. J. Scott.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will hold this year’s annual business meeting on Saturday, October 30th, at the 2010 World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, OH. Room: To be announced Schedule: 8:30-9:00am Light continental breakfast 9:00-10:00am Business meeting (Note: The business meeting was scheduled so as not to conflict with regular WFC programming.) Click here to […]
Today the board of directors of SFWA voted to add the magazine Would That It Were retroactively to the list of SFWA qualifying markets. When Would That It Were began publishing in 2000, online magazines were in their infancy. The market criteria at SFWA was geared toward print magazines and at the time there was some […]
Member News for Dan Wells, Catherynne M. Valente, Helen Lowe, Allan Cole, and Joanne Merriam.
Member News for Paul S. Kemp and Lou Antonelli.