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Sunburst Awards Seeks Eligible Short Story Submissions

The Sunburst Awards, recognizing “Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic,” has added a short story award category. Short stories published in magazines, anthologies or collections, or online all qualify.

Cemetery Dance Delisted

Please note that, as of November 1, 2016, Cemetery Dance is no longer a SFWA-qualifying market.

Brood For Thought: On The Enduring Appeal Of The Moody Male Lead

by Rosalind Moran

The moody male lead is widespread throughout all genres, but it can be difficult to see why anybody would want to spend time with him. He’s brooding, exceedingly individualistic, melancholic, and disposed to hanging around outdoors during thunderstorms for no good reason beyond cultivating his mystique.

SFWA Market Report for November

Welcome to SFWA’s latest pro-rate Market Report.

2016 World Fantasy Award Winners Announced

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
David G. Hartwell
Andrzej Sapkowski

Clarion Fundraising Anthology: The Yellow Volume

Available as an ebook on a PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT basis at https://gumroad.com/l/yellowvol (pre-order now, release date October 31st), all proceeds from The Yellow Volume, after hosting fees, benefit The Clarion Foundation.

In Memoriam: Sheri S. Tepper

Sheri S. Tepper (b.1929), critically acclaimed author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels, died October 22, 2016, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she ran a guest ranch.

ASU Releases Free Climate Change Anthology

Everything Change: An Anthology of Climate Fiction is now available as a free download (PDF, EPUB, or MOBI).

“Everything Change” features twelve stories from Arizona State University’s 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest along with along with a foreword by science fiction legend and contest judge Kim Stanley Robinson and an interview with renowned climate fiction author Paolo Bacigalupi.

Horses Are Not Machines: On Writing the Steeds of Fantasy Fiction

by Rosalind Moran

A regrettable trend across much fantasy writing is that of a horse not really being a horse, but simply a plot device; a vehicle to help carry a story along. Horses, however, are not vehicles.

SFWA Market Report for October

Welcome to SFWA’s latest pro-rate Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any market in the report below does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA.