Simon & Schuster Sold by Paramount to KKR
KKR, a private investment firm, has successfully reached a definitive agreement to acquire Simon & Schuster from its parent company, Paramount Global, for a sum of $1.62 billion. Simon & Schuster had been on the […]
HELP WANTED – INQUIRE WITHIN
Amazing Stories is looking for passionate volunteer writers to join our team! If you love science fiction and fantasy, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We need reviewers for books, comics, movies, TV shows, […]
Fantasy Magazine to Close
Christie Yant and Arley Sorg announced in the August 2023 editorial that Fantasy Magazine will be closing. This is the editorial we’ve been dreading having to write. We’ve been trying not to think about it […]
Available July 27–August 17: The SFWA “Take No Prisoners” StoryBundle!
*PLEASE NOTE* The StoryBundle release has been delayed by one day to MIDNIGHT July 27 Eastern Time. Starting July 27, SFWA’s newest fantasy StoryBundle, “Take No Prisoners,” is available for purchase! This StoryBundle offers a […]
Free People Read Freely
When I was invited to the American Library Association’s annual conference in Chicago, I felt dismay. So much of their schedule was focused on book bans and censorship. It’s not like I didn’t expect it. […]
SFWA Market Report – July 2023 – SFWA
Welcome to the July edition of the SFWA Market Report from the SWFA site. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA. Those included on this list […]
Fundraiser by David Gerrold : Help Move David Gerrold’s Family To Vermont
First of all, here’s a gift. It’s a link to download a free ebook, my way of saying thanks just for reading this. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ktu355cch2bpoi/ZONED%20OUT.zip?dl=0 This is ZONED OUT, stories that have a Twilight Zone vibe. […]
SFWA’s 3rd Silent Auction Is Now Open! – SFWA
We’re holding our third annual online auction over the next week to support our advocacy for and professional development of creators working in the speculative fiction genres. This silent auction opens June 19 at 12 […]
SFWA Market Report – June 2023 – SFWA
Welcome to the June edition of the SFWA Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA. Those included on this list pay at least $0.08/word […]
SFWA Mentorship Program Open
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Mentorship Committee has announced that the SFWA Career Mentorship Program is now taking applications for mentors and mentees for three-month-long mentorships, set to run June 10 – […]
Now Available: The SFWA “Space is Big. Really Big.” StoryBundle
Starting today, March 1, SFWA’s newest StoryBundle, “Space is Big. Really Big.,” is available for purchase! This StoryBundle offers a large selection of ebooks from independent and small press science fiction writers at one low […]
Highlights of Prop Store’s February STAR TREK Auction, Including Rare Items from TNG Season 1 Writer Sandy Fries
Prop Store, one of the leading companies that deals in production made and screen used television and movie props and costumes, is currently auctioning over 1,000 props and costumes in their 2023 Los Angeles Online […]
Sistah Scifi bookstore launches vending machines with titles by Black and Indigenous authors
Sistah Scifi is an indie bookstore based in Oakland, California that wants to connect readers to sci-fi and fantasy titles authored by Black and Indigenous writers. To do this, they’ve started to place book vending machines […]
Strikes WORK! HarperCollins Union HAS A CONTRACT!
Big News!!! We have voted to ratfiy the contract and will be returning to work 2/21. We’re excited to get back to work and join our colleagues again. #HarperCollins #HCPOnStrike #HarperCollinsUnion Source: HarperCollins Union HAS […]
HarperCollins Workers Pass 40 Days on Strike with No Response from Company
Workers at HarperCollins Publishers entered 2023 still on strike, more than 40 days after about 250 employees at the publishing giant walked out when contract negotiations broke down in November. UAW Local 2110, which represents […]
Issue 744 Table of Contents, January 2023 – Locus Online
The January 2023 issue of Locus magazine has interviews with Annalee Newitz and Alex Jennings and spotlights on author adrienne maree brown and the Portolan Project. Greg Bear (1951-2022) is remembered with an obituary and […]
What is Chokepoint Capitalism? …by Cory Doctorow
Why copyright alone can’t unrig creative labor markets. Chokepoint Capitalism is my next book, co-written with the brilliant copyright scholar Rebecca Giblin. It’s a book about how the markets for creative labor were rigged, and how […]
Help Wanted! Volunteers Apply Within
Great things are coming for AmazingStories.com and we’re also looking for more volunteers to help with writing posts for the site! Amazing Stories is a great place to showcase your writing talent. We’re looking for […]
Buck Atoms on the Mother Road
If you happen to be traveling near Tulsa, OK, then you might want to stop in and visit Buck Atoms Cosmic Curios, on Route 66 naturally! Located on the site of a 1950s PEMCO gas […]
Amazing Stories Kickstarter Final Week Announcement
Amazing Stories Kickstarter Final Week Announcement Amazing Stories is in the FINAL week of raising funds through its Kickstarter for our annual special issue – Amazing Stories: SOL SYSTEM – a double-sized issue, both in […]
Disney Isn’t the Only One Not Paying Authors
Magazines pay authors as if they are periodicals, but sell as if they are anthologies.
Amazing Stories has a new Editior-in-Chief
Amazing Stories publisher Kermit Woodall is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Penney of Toronto, Ontario, Canada to the position of editor-in-chief. Lloyd succeeds fellow Canadian Ira Nayman in this position and Steve Davidson […]
Update: Publisher Back from Open Heart Surgery
A summary of the past couple of weeks and the near future for Amazing Stories
#DisneyMustPay Task Force Updates from File 770
The #DisneyMustPay Joint Task Force has reported its progress towards its goal that all WritersMustBePaid.org. Alan Dean Foster, James Kahn, and Donald F. Glut, the novelization authors… Source: #DisneyMustPay Task Force Updates | File 770 […]
Worldcon76 Files for Summary Judgment in Defamation Suit
SFSFC Inc., files for summary judgment
Navigating the Parallel but Uneven Ecosystems of TraditionalPublishing and Self-Publishing
The old adage, ‘if you build it, they will come,’ is not true for the writer.
Noticias Literatura 27-1
Announcing the 1st Elia Barceló Award finalists; the bilingual magazine Constelación now available and a directory of spanish-language publishers of genre.
Legal Affairs Committee Alert: CASE Act on Copyright SmallClaims Becomes Law
The CASE Act (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019) has become law
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