Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware You may have read a recent article in PW called “Self-Published Titles Topped 764,000 in 2009 as Traditional Output Dipped,” about the amazing growth in “non-traditional” (a.k.a. print-on-demand-produced) books. Or you may just have read about it, given how many tweets and blog mentions it received. If the […]
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Robinson Wells, Meghan McCarron, Erin Kellison, Carrie Harris, Eugie Foster, Norman Spinrad, Malcolm Edwards, and N.K. Jemisin!
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member @ekellison (Erin Kellison), author of Shadow Bound from Dorchester. http://www.erinkellison.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Carrie Harris, author of BAD TASTE IN BOYS from Random House. She is our 100th new member in 2010. # If you need a break from writing, check out this 1950 "premake" […]
FTL Publications is pleased to announce that as a result of its special Virtual Online ReLaunch Party for Countdown to Action by Joan Marie Verba, this title reached the Top 100 on the Amazon.com Bestseller list on May 19, 2010, in the Movie Tie-In Category. Countdown to Action is an award-winning young adult science fiction […]
The Big Picture has photos of prep and liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis. http://is.gd/chM8y # RT @megmccarron: Delany on Racism and Science Fiction: http://is.gd/chMMB # RT @Maudelynn: New Computer Algorithm that can recognize sarcasm. http://tinyurl.com/22ob7l5 #
In celebration of Book View Press’ upcoming release of The Shadow Conspiracy Volume II (SCII), Book View Café is holding a steampunk photo contest. The winning photo will be used on the cover of SC II which is scheduled for publication in December of this year. Prizes for the winning entry will include a copy […]
The special SF issue of WLT (1st SF for this literary magazine) is available plus much exclusive web content: http://is.gd/cg8a5 # Right now @Nasa is a streaming a talk by @Astro_Jeff about the 6 MONTHS he spent at the ISS. http://is.gd/cgehI # We have a member there who is offering to ask a question. No […]
If you weren’t able to attend the Nebula Awards Weekend or want to relive the moment, Keith Stokes has posted photos of the weekend at the Midamerican Fan Photo Archive. Keith was the recipient of a Service to SFWA award this weekend and that’s just one of the many reasons he earned it. Also, SFWA […]
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Joe Haldeman, China Miéville, Dan Abnett, Gwynne Garfinkle, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, and Norman Spinrad.
Former SFWA president Norman Spinrad has been battling stomach cancer for some time now. This Thursday he goes in for surgery to try to remove the mass of tumors blocking his stomach. In his words, “If nothing is done, this is a slow death by starvation.”
Trapped in a child’s body, a resourceful woman risks death by deletion from a simulated world. With her debut novella for adults, Thompson has crafted a taut, ultimately hopeful story that deftly explores identity and autonomy.
Garrett Boatman is the author of Stage Fright, Floaters, Night’s Plutonian Shore, The Clocks of Midnight, The Mirror of Eternity, and A Prisoner of Dreamland. His stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies.
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.
