Tag: SFWA

WANAL, but SFWA offers some suggestions regarding no-advance contract

Is "idea theft" a real thing and, if so, is it worth doing the time when you're caught?

In this expose by author and SFWA member Ken Pelham, writers are cautioned not to get trapped by jargon and slang

This bundle is no longer on sale, but you probably don't want to miss these books!

Apes in space...after that, what else do you need?

...and the nominees are...

Norman Spinrad deserves a Grand Master Award. Now.

How do you determine what length to write? Complete with official SFWA story lengths!

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 is in the eye of the beholder. That is to say that beauty is subjective and, despite the human condition that every one...

Catherine Asaro is trying for a stretch goal on Kickstarter. Give it a hand!

Nebula Awards webcast

Open Road Media celebrates Samuel R. Delany's induction as SFWA Grand Master

A roundup, links and commentary on the SFWA Anti-censorship petition

Nina offers help to new writers navigating the shark-filled waters of the publishing biz

Read ALLLLLL About It!

Who are your Grandmasters of Science Fiction?

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).

The topic of sexual harassment, in general and specifically at science fiction (SF) conventions (cons), has been discussed online at length lately, due in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 –...

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...

SFWA CONTROVERSY:  RESNICK & MALZBERG & 'SEXIST' COVERS Daniel M. Kimmel Announces BOFCA Facebook Page SFWA Controversy!!!  Authors Up in Arms! Pitchforks and Torches Heading for...

Science Fiction authors have frequently felt that their genre was treated badly by publishers.  When PublishAmerica wrote on its own web site that ...