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Quick Updates for 2010-05-27

Good post from SFWA member @nkjemisin about the African American Interest section and its effect on readers & careers. http://is.gd/cq4K9 # World Literature Today’s May/June issue celebrates science fiction, with exclusive content on the companion website: http://is.gd/cqfrU # Join SA native Neal Barrett Jr. in Austin Sunday to celebrate his SFWA Author Emeritus award. http://j.mp/abtbHp […]

Quick Updates for 2010-05-26

@marksiegal With one or two obvious exceptions, all the people we are following are our members. in reply to marksiegal # Attn: SFWA members in the Glendale, AZ area. School there in need of speakers for teen writing conference. Contact @rdaviswriter for info. #

Quick Updates for 2010-05-24

SFWA Secretary @MaryRobinette will be "at" http://coyotecon.com today at 8pm EDT to answer questions about SFWA. # Got SFWA questions? Current VP Michael Capobianco + incoming officers @scalzi & @MaryRobinette will be at http://coyotecon.com at 8 EDT. #

Quick Updates for 2010-05-22

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" […]

Quick Updates for 2010-05-21

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 #

Quick Updates for 2010-05-20

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 […]

SFWA 2010 Election results

Winners of the 2010 SFWA election are.
President: John Scalzi (208)
Vice President: Mary Robinette Kowal (207)
Secretary: Robert J. Howe (163)
Treasurer’s race: Amy Casil Sterling (151)
South/Central Regional Director: Lee Martindale (62)
Overseas Regional Director: Sean Williams (10)