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 […]

Dear Colleagues: I’m running for the position of secretary in SFWA. I have been an active member since 1992, and a graduate of Clarion (East), ’85. I’ve published short fiction in Salon.com, the magazines, Analog, Electric Velocipede, Pandora, Pulphouse, Tales of the Unanticipated, Weird Tales, the Russian science fiction magazine Esli (If), and the anthology […]

This article, reprinted from the Bulletin, explores the various aspects of social networking and how a writer can use them to help promote herself.

Victoria Strauss examines Hudson Audio Publishing.

Writer Beware’s Victoria Strauss analyzes Harlequin Horizons and the trouble it presents for authors.

For some time, I’ve been receiving questions about VDM Verlag Dr Mueller, a German academic publisher. VDM describes its business thus: VDM publishes academic research worldwide – at no cost to our authors. Annually, we publish more than 10,000 new titles and are thus one of the leading publishing houses of academic research. We specialize […]

SFWA BYLAWS BYLAWS OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA, INC. A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation March 23, 2022   ARTICLE I NAME & PURPOSE 1. The Corporation is named “Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.,” and may be referred to interchangeably in these Bylaws and all other documents relating to […]

Avalon Associates/Media Arts International/Robin Price Commonwealth Publications of Canada Deering Literary Agency Edit Ink Helping Hand Literary Services Martha Ivery, a.k.a. Kelly O’Donnell / Press-Tige Publishing Melanie Mills, a.k.a. Elisabeth von Hullessem, a.k.a. Lisa Hackney Northwest Publishing PublishAmerica / America Star Books SBPRA (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency) / Publish On Demand Global Woodside […]

Who Is Writer Beware®? What Does Writer Beware® Do? Contact Writer Beware® What’s Questionable? Who Is Writer Beware®? Writer Beware® is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA®). Like many genre-focused writers’ groups, SFWA® is concerned not just with issues that affect professional authors, but with the problems and pitfalls that face […]

Page updated/Links checked 12/20/23 The Contest Scheme “Contributor” Anthologies Resources A pay-to-play anthology is an anthology where the writer must hand over money in some form in order to be included–whether handing over a fee, buying copies, or purchasing some other good or service. No reputable anthologist or publisher has such requirements. Because their profit […]