SFWA Market Report – February 2024
Welcome to the February edition of the SFWA Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA. Those markets included on this list pay...
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Using Poetry to Enhance Your Writing
By Holly Henderson Poetry can be one of the shortest forms of fiction, but it has the ability to make an outsized impact on the reader. This is especially true when poetry is combined with fantasy and...
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Inside the Fiction Editor’s Mind: Does the Writer’s Identity Matter?
By Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki This essay is the first of eight in the Publishing Taught Me: A SFWA Anthology Project So, does the writer’s identity matter? The short answer is, well, yes. But the...
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SFWA Names Susan Cooper as the 40th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is proud to announce that Susan Cooper has been named the 40th Damon Knight Grand Master for her contributions to the literature of science...
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Jim Hosek Named the 2024 Service to SFWA Award Recipient
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is pleased to announce that the 2024 Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award will be presented to James Hosek at the 59th Annual SFWA...
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How to Make Your Next SFF Work’s Currency
By John Dale Beety What do your characters spend? Currency, the forms of money used in a setting, can add rich and suggestive detail to your worldbuilding. Here are eight key questions to answer when...
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Why Indie Writers Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Reach Out to the Big Names
by Noah Sturdevant You write, right? You write books, novellas, poems, screenplays, comics, demented scribbles on the subway, etc. That makes you an author. Simple, isn’t it? It should be. But for some...
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How to Fix Your Ornithopter: The Unlikely Publishing History of Dune
by Jeremy Zentner In the ever-changing age of technology, the opportunities for publication are as daunting as they are diverse. I don’t think anyone can argue that it’s easy to find success as a...
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Speaking Common
By Austin Conrad Fantasy worlds often include a single “common” language spoken by a majority of the setting’s inhabitants. Often simply called Common, this shared language smooths over communication...
View ArticleSFWA Market Report – March 2024
Welcome to the March edition of the SFWA Market Report. Please note: Inclusion of any venue in this report does not indicate an official endorsement by SFWA. Those markets included on this list pay at...
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Take Editing Humor Seriously. Please.
by James Beamon This essay is the second of eight in the Publishing Taught Me: A SFWA Anthology Project. I take my humor seriously. You have to, as a humorist, and even more as an editor looking for...
View ArticleIn Memoriam – Steve Miller
Steven Richard Miller (31 July 1950 – 20 February 2024), was a science fiction fan and prolific writer who built wide, rich worlds, and complex generations of memorable characters through the Liaden...
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SFWA Awards 2024 Givers Fund Grants!
The Grants Committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has awarded 34 organizations, activities, and public interest programs with Givers Fund Grants. These micro-grants...
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Nailing It Down: How to Portray Boxing Accurately in Your Fight Scenes
by J. D. Harlock Boxing (pugilism) is a martial art and combat sport in which fighters trade punches for a predetermined amount of time on a raised platform (boxing ring or squared circle). Forms...
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Tanith Lee Announced as 2024 SFWA Infinity Award Recipient
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 SFWA Infinity Award. In the second presentation of this honor, the organization would like to...
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SFWA Announces the Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards®! Our congratulations go out to each and every finalist for the...
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The INDIE FILES: I’m Selling Books, but Am I Making Money?
by William C. Tracy Editorial note: This is the first in a two-part series from William C. Tracy. Part 1 will focus on publishing and release costs, comparing traditional and indie publishing. Part 2...
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Metaphysics & Matter: Should Elves Have Atoms?
by Austin Conrad Fantasy’s enduring appeal stems from our imaginative exploration of the impossible. Each branch of speculative fiction asks the question “What if?” in their settings and stories. Many...
View ArticleSFWA Matching Donations Up to 10K for Locus Magazine
Locus magazine has a long history in our field; from a one-page zine founded to support a Worldcon bid, it has grown to become the premier industry magazine for science fiction and fantasy publishing....
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What Is Sensitivity Reading?
by Georgina Kamsika Have you ever read something that you knew was incorrect? Sometimes, research has fallen short of convincing people who know better, even though other readers might not notice...
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