Organizations
| Joshua Gage to edit next Dwarf Stars anthology | |
| News > Organizations | February 24, 2010 |
| Joshua Gage will be editing the Science Fiction Poetry Association's 2010 Dwarf Stars anthology... | |
| Deadline for SFWA candidates is today | |
| News > Organizations | February 12, 2010 |
| This year's SFWA Board of Directors election has only a few contested offices. There are only one candidate declared for both the Presidency and Vice Presidency... | |
| SFWA Vice President resigns, and is replaced | |
| News > Organizations | February 1, 2010 |
| SFWA Vice President Elizabeth Moon has resigned for personal reasons. Former President Michael Capobianco has been appointed Vice President to serve out the remainder of the term... | |
| Jaime Lee Moyer to edit 2010 Rhysling Anthology | |
| News > Organizations | December 29, 2009 |
| The Science Fiction Poetry Association's 2010 Rhysling Anthology will be edited by member Jaime Lee Moyer. Nominations will open on 1 January 2010... | |
| WorldCon 2010 taking applications for art show and dealers' room | |
| News > Organizations | October 28, 2009 |
| Next year's WorldCon is now taking applications for art show and dealers' room space, but there's a major difference with how this art show will be run... | |
| WSFA Press trying to clear its closets of older signed books | |
| News > Organizations | October 22, 2009 |
| WSFA Press is offering a limited number of signed and numbered copies of its publications by Lewis Shiner, Pat Cadigan, Harry Turtledove, Mike Resnick... | |
| WSFA Press revives with Harry Turtledove's Reincarnations | |
| News > Publishers | September 17, 2009 |
The Washington Science Fiction Association is reviving its tradition of publishing a book to coincide with its annual convention. The first entry in the new series is Reincarnations, a collection of Guest of Honor Harry Turtledove's short stories...
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| HWA stepping out on its own with bi-annual Stokers Weekend | |
| News > Organizations | August 26, 2009 |
| The Horror Writers Association will begin hosting stand-alone conventions every other year, centered around their Stoker Awards, beginning in 2011... | |
| Writer Beware wins costs from scam agent | |
| News > Organizations | August 12, 2009 |
| SFWA's Writer Beware has received a legal ruling awarding its founders, Ann Crispin and Victoria Strauss, legal costs incurred defending a frivolous suit against one of their targeted scam agents... | |
| 2011 WorldCon in Reno, Nevada; 2010 NASFiC in Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| News > Organizations & Conferences | August 10, 2009 |
| Voting at this year's World Science Fiction Convention has confirmed that the 2010 North American Science Fiction Convention will be ReConStruction, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the 2011 WorldCon will be Renovation, in Reno, Nevada... | |
| Expanding the Australian Shadows Award | |
| News > Awards | June 9, 2009 |
| The Australian Horror Writers Association is adding two new categories to its Australian Shadows Award, honoring the best in Australian horror and dark fantasy... | |
| SFWA Election Results: Old Officers Remain in Office in July | |
| News > Organizations | April 29, 2009 |
| SFWA's annual elections resulted in a completely uncontested slate of last year's officers continuing in their positions... | |
| 2010 World Horror Convention names Guests of Honour | |
| News > Organizations | April 16, 2009 |
The 2010 World Horror Convention, the first to be held outside North America, has named five Guests of Honour, including Tanith Lee, David Case, Les Edwards, Dave Carson, and Hugh Lamb...
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| Cory Doctorow/Charles Stross charity appearance to support Open Rights Group | |
| News > Activities | March 30, 2009 |
| Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross will be giving a benefit talk for the Open Rights Group, entitled "Resisting the all-seeing eye" on 1 May in London, England... | |
| SFWA adopts new vision and mission statements, and formally expresses values and objectives | |
| News > Organizations | March 26, 2009 |
| The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America have adopted new vision and mission statements, along with formal declarations of the organization's values and objectives... | |
| American Library Association's 2009 Reading List Awards | |
| News > Organizations | February 10, 2009 |
| The American Library Association is promulgating lists of recommended genre fiction in eight categories, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The titles making the 2008 list are... | |
| Interview with SFWA President Russell Davis about the changes to the Nebula Award rules | |
| News > Interviews | January 23, 2009 |
| SFWA President Russell Davis discusses some of the reasoning behind the recent overhaul of the Nebula Award rules, and what the Board of Directors hopes the changes will do to the entire awards process... | |
| SFWA Changes Nebula Rules | |
| News > Awards | January 15, 2009 |
| The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Board of Directors has approved sweeping changes to the rules governing the organization's annual Nebula Awards, affecting eligibility, nominations, and more... | |
| Victoria Strauss to receive SFWA Service Award | |
| News > Awards | January 15, 2009 |
| Recognizing ten years of work on behalf of Writer Beware, SFWA is honoring Victoria Strauss with its Service Award... | |
| 2010 World Horror Convention to be first outside North America | |
| News > Organizations | December 9, 2008 |
| The 20th World Horror Convention, in March 2010, will be in Brighton, England (site of two previous World SF Conventions)... | |
| Janis Ian to be Nebula Awards Toastmistress | |
| News > Organizations | September 17, 2008 |
| Grammy winner and sf author Janis Ian will be the Toastmistress at next April's Nebula Awards Weekend... | |
| Right to Write Fund to help support author facing suits against publication | |
| News > Organizations | September 11, 2008 |
| The Right to Write Fund, currently part of the Center for Ethics in Action, is expanding its scope to help support creative artists faced with legal threats or lawsuits... | |
| SFWA to publish modified Nebula Awards Report publicly monthly | |
| News > Organizations | August 27, 2008 |
| The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America are now publishing monthly lists of titles which have been recommended for Nebula Awards, including very little information... | |
| North American Discworld Con adds staff; giving away advance copy of Pratchett novel | |
| News > Contests | July 28, 2008 |
| The 2009 North American Discworld Convention is offering an advance reading copy of Terry Pratchett's Nation... | |
| Further SFWA Updates | |
| News > Organizations | July 16, 2008 |
| The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America are making radical changes to their publications (the Bulletin and Forum) and appointing a new committee to communicate... | |
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The Washington Science Fiction Association is reviving its tradition of publishing a book to coincide with its annual convention. The first entry in the new series is Reincarnations, a collection of Guest of Honor Harry Turtledove's short stories...
The 2010 World Horror Convention, the first to be held outside North America, has named five Guests of Honour, including Tanith Lee, David Case, Les Edwards, Dave Carson, and Hugh Lamb...




