It’s tempting to label this essay as “Third World Science Fiction” but why limit it to the third world? One of the most pleasant surprises the Internet has brought about is the discovery that you’re not alone, especially when it comes to Science Fiction and its related genres (fantasy, interstitial fiction, slipstream, speculative fiction, etc.).
SFWA member @michelleknudsen has a new middle grade fantasy short story in Candlewick's anthology I FOOLED YOU http://3.ly/HpC1 # SFWA member @seananmcguire has a new story in THE LIVING DEAD 2 (as @miragrant): "Everglades." http://is.gd/a33uH # Happy book release day to SFWA member @carrieryan for TOADY: THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES from @randomhousekids. # SFWA member @Catrambo's […]
While SFWA members are considering the final ballot for the Nebula awards, don’t forget that there’s another deadline in the field. The deadline for sending in your Hugo Awards nomination ballot is Saturday, March 13, 2010 23:59 PST
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Andrew Rowe, a writer for World of Warcraft. http://is.gd/9Y3o3 # SFWAns: Please join the conversation about if SFWA should accept game writers as a general rule. http://is.gd/9Y53q # Interview with Nebula nominee @cmpriest about Boneshaker. Covers zombies, steampunk, and dancing in underpants. http://3.ly/9tp # Norton nominee @malindalo is giving […]
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Jim Pitrat, Andrew Rowe, Cherie Priest, Diana Rowland, and Jennifer Brozek!
SFWA member & editor @apexjason has a good post onThe Basics on Submission Guidelines http://bit.ly/c4D97M # RT @TheHugoAwards: One week till Hugo Nomination deadline! Details here: http://tiny.cc/t1qzV /via @vjdocherty # @apexjason It is a good post. in reply to apexjason # We've begun a new twitter feed with member blogs. @SFWAauthors # SFWA members: It […]
Congratulations to SFWA member @carrieryan whose THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH is on the NYT's list! http://3.ly/WMbb # @carrieryan Congratulations! Enjoy your new first name "New York Time Best-selling author…" in reply to carrieryan # SFWA member Laura Bickle mentions Free Workshop for Writers: Before Copy Editing http://bit.ly/bfbsVT # SFWA member Nancy Fulda has […]
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Leonell Strong III, Victoria Strauss, Carrie Ryan, Laura Bickle, Nancy Fulda, and Yasmine Galenorn!
Here's a tool which might be useful for promoting readings. Posts a map, plus allows followers to RSVP. http://schmap.it/ # We added Norton nominee "Eyes Like Stars" by @lisamantchev to the fiction for SFWAn consideration. http://is.gd/9LW8v # Welcome to SFWA's newest Affiliate member, Leonell Strong III. # RT @victoriastrauss: Learn about the history of the […]
Today, Smashwords founder Mark Coker guest blogs about “private label rights” services, which make it possible for anyone to “author” their own ebooks or to populate blogs by putting together chunks of content from the service’s database. The result: scads of badly-formatted, poor-quality ebooks and blogs, which are often used by SEO scammers to confuse Google Search results.
The third installment of the World Fantasy Award winning, Locus, British Fantasy award nominated, Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction series. With works from Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, P Djeli Clark, Tobias Buckell, Wole Talabi, and others
Martin Cahill has published short fiction in numerous venues and currently works at Erewhon Books, lives just outside New York City. Visit him on the web at https://martintcahill.wordpress.com/.
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.
