SFWA maintains an information center for authors, providing a wide range of useful materials for both member author and nonmember alike.
No writer is an island. Whether you’re submitting your first manuscript or negotiating film rights for your latest novel, this Information Center will help you perfect your craft and protect your interests. Advice for New Writers Manuscript Preparation (Standard Manuscript Format, Cover Letters, SASE’s) Writing Tips (How to Become a Writer, Basic Technique, Advice from Pros) Where to Submit […]
About Us Mission Who we are, what we do, and why. Includes information on how to contact us. Overview and Site Map What you’ll find on the Writer Beware® website, plus links to general resources about literary scams. Writer Beware® Contests and Awards Copyright Editors and Editing Literary Agents Pay-to-Play Anthologies Serialized Fiction Apps and […]
The 2024 Career Mentorship Program began on March 23, 2024, and ended on June 23, 2024. To find out about the next Career Mentorship Program period, monitor this page, or sign up for SFWA’s mentorship listserv here. The SFWA Mentoring Initiative is an all-volunteer service provided free of charge. The Mentorship Committee aims to connect […]
The SFWA Help Desk aims to answer questions about the craft and business of writing, and about Novels, YA Novels, Short Fiction, Poetry, Self-publishing, Graphic Novels and Comics, Game Writing, Screenplays, History of SF, History of SFWA, Agents, Promotion/Marketing. Knowing how to do research is a crucial skill for success as a writer. The best […]
Welcome to the home of SFWA’s Indie Pub 101! The resources that make up Indie Pub 101 were put together by SFWA’s Independent Authors Committee, drawing from their experiences across a wide range of independent publishing backgrounds. Indie Pub 101’s purpose is to provide up-to-date resources for indie authors so they can improve their craft, […]
SFWA’s Speculative Poetry 101 pages serve as a hub to help both experienced and fledgling poets establish themselves in the speculative poetry market. Science fiction and fantasy both share rich histories in this space. From ancient oral traditions such as Beowulf and Gilgamesh to modern J.R.R. Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin, fantastical poetry has galvanized […]
The Middle Grade & Young Adult Writers Steering Committee supports and builds community among children’s authors within SFWA through advocacy, resource sharing, and networking opportunities. It serves as a special interest group supporting SFWA members who have published or are interested in publishing in the middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) markets. Any interested […]
From the cosmic to the ghostly, A Prisoner of Dreamland and Other Oneiric Terrors presents fourteen tales that take the reader on a tour de force journey through the twilight kingdom of dreams.
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.
