Tag: SFWA
In Memoriam-Brad Linaweaver
Brad Linaweaver (b.1952) died after a lengthy battle with cancer on August 29. Linaweaver began publishing science fiction in 1980 with the short story “The...
The Jargon and Slang of the Fantastic
In this expose by author and SFWA member Ken Pelham, writers are cautioned not to get trapped by jargon and slang
SFWA Minimum Pro Rate Now in Effect
The SFWA minimum payment rate for professional short fiction markets is now eight cents per word.
In accordance with our mission to support and empower...
Last Hours! A Matter of Time Bundle – Curated by SFWA
This bundle is no longer on sale, but you probably don't want to miss these books!
AMAZING THINGS: Ellison Calls for Grand Master Status for Spinrad
Norman Spinrad deserves a Grand Master Award. Now.
Short Story or Long Story? How to Decide on the...
How do you determine what length to write? Complete with official SFWA story lengths!
Science Fiction & Fantasy at the 2014 Baltimore Book Festival
Science fiction and fantasy have a comprehensive and highly visible presence at the annual Baltimore Book Festival. In fact, SFWA is a programming partner and their tent is like a mini-Con. I’ve lived in the region since 1992, yet somehow managed to overlook this event. I won’t make that mistake again, it was terrific.
Beauty, the Eye of the Beholder and Miss Universe
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is to say that beauty is subjective and, despite the human condition that every one...
AMAZING THINGS: Catherine Asaro’s Kickstarter Project
Catherine Asaro is trying for a stretch goal on Kickstarter. Give it a hand!
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: Delany To Be Inducted As SFWA...
Open Road Media celebrates Samuel R. Delany's induction as SFWA Grand Master
19th Nervous Breakdown? 34th Kerfuffle? SFWA & The Petition
A roundup, links and commentary on the SFWA Anti-censorship petition
Walking the Tightrope Between Innocent and Cynical
Nina offers help to new writers navigating the shark-filled waters of the publishing biz
The Language of Scandal: Why Do Speculative Fiction Writers Love Disgusting...
Why has this man been labelled "a poo-flinging chimp," among other, less printable things? I have an idea or two (a rare occurrence, I know, I know).
Having a Sexual Harassment Policy is not Enough
The topic of sexual harassment, in general and specifically at science fiction (SF) conventions (cons), has been discussed online at length lately, due in...
low intensity – 3 – M. J. Engh
M.J. Engh can hardly be said to have sailed under the radar. She received the SFWA's Author Emeritus award in 2009, and her 1976...
Amazing News Weekly – 6/23
NEW CONTEST!
WIN A COPY OF HAUNTINGS, edited by ELLEN DATLOW
Amazing Stories is giving away one copy of Hauntings, edited by Ellen Datlow via a random drawing on...
The Artful Collector: Vulgaris Triumphus? on Judging (SFWA) Magazines by Their...
Judge books by their cover? Everyone does it. That’s why – and despite the mis-marketing, agenting “horror stories” (both artist and author) and egregious...
TIME MACHINE: Past Popular Posts
Like the Omega 13 Device - but Better!
Travel back in time up to seven days, not a paltry 13 seconds. Why, 13 seconds doesn't...
A Case for Courtesy
The controversy over the SFWA Bulletin that erupted from the SFWA forums onto the wider internet this week brought to mind something that's been...
Popular Posts 6/1-6/8 2013
Have Literary Luddites Taken Over SFF Fandom?!
Sexism and the SFWA
Girl, You’re In the Army Now
Crossroads: The Difficulty of Police Procedural Speculative Fiction
No. 18 –...
Sexism and the SFWA
So there's a brouhaha brewing around the Science Fiction Writers of America and accusations of blatant sexism within that organization. (Actually it's more like a raging...
From the In Box 6/1/13
SFWA CONTROVERSY: RESNICK & MALZBERG & 'SEXIST' COVERS
Daniel M. Kimmel Announces BOFCA Facebook Page
SFWA Controversy!!! Authors Up in Arms! Pitchforks and Torches Heading for...
Atlanta Nights: A good, bad example.
Science Fiction authors have frequently felt that their genre was treated badly by publishers. When PublishAmerica wrote on its own web site that ...
NaNoWriMo Woes
After last week, I talked about the whole process of writing and winning National Novel Writing Month - or in this case, it’s summer...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Dear Editor...: How to submit short fiction (conclusion)
Welcome back to my on-going and generally weekly series on how to market and sell short fiction....