The deadline for declaring your intent to run for office is Friday, February 12th. Currently the president, vice president, and Overseas Regional Director are unopposed races. No one has declared for Canadian Regional Director.
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The New York Times is reporting that Amazon and Macmillan have come to an agreement, the details of which have not been made public. Amazon is reportedly in the process of restoring the “buy now” buttons to Macmillan books although not all titles have been restored yet.
SFWA Active and Associate members, there are only 10 days left to nominate for the Nebula Awards. Why not spend the weekend reading some of the 260 free pieces of eligible fiction available in the members’ only Discussion Forum.
Things look increasingly grim for the Google Books Settlement. The US Department of Justice echoes many of the problems SFWA raised with our objection (and cites our objection),
Galleycat reports on Hachette Book Group’s decision to move to the same type of agency model proposed by Macmillan. Below is the letter from their CEO, David Young. February 4, 2010 Dear Agent, At Hachette Book Group, we have been considering a new pricing model for some time, and have decided to transition to selling […]
Macmillan’s CEO John Sargent has made new comments about the Amazon and Macmillian.
In 19th-century York, England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom. For lovers of Victorian ghost stories, yule folklore, and romantasy.
Jean Marie Ward writes about all things weird, wonderful and downright peculiar in her hometown of Washington, DC. Sometimes she writes fiction. It makes a lot more sense than the facts. Her web site is JeanMarieWard.com.
