Dear SFWA members: I’m running for the position of Vice President. For the last two years, I’ve been privileged to work with a extremely active and committed board as Secretary of SFWA. We’ve made great strides in organizational issues, such as the new Nebula rules, the new website, and the draft of the new bylaws. […]
Dear SFWA members: I am standing for the position of Overseas Regional Director, which went unfilled in the last election. As Australian members of SFWA now outnumber any other nationality (except those from the UK) I’ve been encouraged to stand in order to provide a strong international voice on the committee. I offer my experience […]
Join the fun as @sfsignal asks who the next SFWA Grand Master should be as part of their latest Mind Meld. http://3.ly/pCc # Remeber, tomorrow is the last day to make a decision about the Google Book Settlement. Http://googlebooksettlement.com # @StaciaKane @LAGilman I've been on a plane all day. What did I miss about RWA? […]
RT @MaryRobinette: I’m running for Vice President of SFWA. Read my platform, here: http://bit.ly/4EIpSb # RT @scalzi: Hey, kids! Look who's running for President of SFWA! http://bit.ly/8VW53v # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Gail Dayton author of "New Blood" from Tor. http://www.gaildayton.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Dan Wells (@johncleaver), author of […]
RT @theskypirate: SFWA GRAND MASTER ROBERT SILVERBERG TALKS PULPS – http://francesca.net/silverberg.html # SFWA member @jchutchins is speaking and signing at Miami indie store Books & Books tonight. http://bit.ly/748k0I # SFWA member @naominovik is offering a Tuckerization for the Help Haiti Heal webcast auction happening today. http://bit.ly/7irMPB #
@lizargall Let me know if you have any questions about the discussion panel. in reply to lizargall # Author Solutions CEO addresses RWA, MWA, SFWA in video. Wants to Discuss Choice and "Opportunity" http://bit.ly/4XmCt9 # Mr. Weiss's statement would start stronger if he got our name right. SFWA = Science fiction and Fantasy Writers of […]
Registration is now open for SFWA’s online Google Book Settlement panel. The panel begins at 11EST. http://is.gd/6JW6q # RT @OBAlliance: Has GBS 2.0 Remedied Department of Justice Objections? http://bit.ly/5fEsTz #gbs #digitization # RT @doctorow: Happy tenth birthday, @boingboing! http://tinyurl.com/yaa2qzr # SFWA’s online Google Book Settlement panel has begun. http://is.gd/6JW6q # @tamarasheehan Let us know we […]
NYC area folks, don't forget that there's a Google Settlement Workshop in midtown at 2:00 http://is.gd/6G1IM Pass the word. # RT @lketchersid: Amazon changing Kindle royalties? http://bit.ly/7Mdhbk <about time!> # @kmdi They are videoing the workshop. I'll let you know when it's been posted. Tomorrow, we have an online version. http://is.gd/6Gn3w in reply to kmdi […]
Help Haiti animals & SFWA member @jesswynne will send you a signed copy of her novel The Z Radiant: http://is.gd/6BxUN # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Rick Boatwright, with 3 sales to Grantsville Gazette. http://is.gd/6BIvJ # Strange Horizons starts new fiction-department blog to give writers updates about magazine status questions. http://is.gd/6DkBG #
Congratulations to @CatValente. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland won the CultureGeek award for Best Web Fiction. http://bit.ly/5GaILQ # If you have a topic or question that you particularly want covered at the Online Panel ask it by the 20th using #sfwaGBS #
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Debbie Urbanski is the author of the story collection Portalmania (S&S, May 2025) and the climate AI novel After World (S&S, 2023), which was a Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Engadget, Strange Horizons, & Booklist Best Book of the Year.
