Congratulations to the Carl Brandon Society winners
Congratulations to SFWA members Nnedi Okorafor and Andrea Hairston who received Carl Brandon Parallax Awards at a ceremony at Arisa this weekend.
Archive for the ‘SFWA Blog’ Category
Quick Updates for 2010-01-18
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Cate Gardner, Tracy S. Morris, Joanne Merriam, Jim Chines, John Scalzi, and Kim Mackey!
Quick Updates for 2010-01-16
Member News for Jennifer Brozek, Diana P Francis, Ari Marmell, Shiloh Walker and Garth Upshaw!
Registration deadline for Hugo nominations on January 31
If you have any interest in nominating for the Hugo Awards, remember that the deadline for purchasing an Aussiecon4 membership is January 31, 2010. Nominations must be received by 13 March 2010. In order to participate, you must have purchased an Aussiecon 4 membership by 31 January 2010 or have been a member of the 2009 Worldcon, Anticipation.
The Law Finally Catches Up With Faux Literary Agent/Film Producer Robin Price
An article in the North Devon Journal reports the court appearance last week of UK literary agent/film producer Robin Price, who is accused of stealing more than half a million pounds from clients.
Quick Updates for 2010-01-14
Industry news and member news for Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, and Michelle Zink!
From the Authors Guild: Simplified Method for Claiming Works for Google Book Search Settlement
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware The following message was sent to Authors Guild members this week. If you’ve chosen not to opt out of the Settlement and haven’t yet claimed your works on the Settlement website, this should make things a bit easier. —————————- Claiming a lengthy list of your books, short stories, […]
Google Book Settlement Workshop in NYC on Jan. 20th
The Google Settlement — What it means for writers. A FREE workshop will be held for writers in mid-town New York, Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 2-4:40 p.m.
Quick Updates for 2010-01-12
Resources and Member News for Lynn Flewelling, Ginger Clark, and Paolo Bacigalupi!
Apparently I’m a Boring Wrinkled Self-Published Lesbian
Since Writer Beware’s founding, I’ve been getting questions and advisories about Mr. Kritzer and his company, EKP Productions. In 1998 and 1999, most involved Kritzer’s referrals to Edit Ink, a fraudulent editing service that paid kickbacks to agents who sent clients its way.
