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New Contestants in SFWA Election
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Two SFWA members have recently announced that they are standing as write-in candidates in this year's officers' election, which was previously uncontested.

Ron D. Moore to be Nebula Toastmaster
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Ron D. Moore, head writer and executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, will be the Toastmaster at this year's Nebula Awards Banquet.

Robert J. Sawyer's Summer Lecture Tour
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Robert J. Sawyer's very full signing schedule for the next few months is rounded out with six lectures between now and May, at locations as varied as a Calgary observatory and the Library of Congress.

Lee & Miller Event in Second Life
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Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will be discussing their experiences with electronic publishing in a Second Life event.

Simon & Schusters's Childrens Divisional Changes
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Justin Chanda is the new associate publisher of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Stephen Hawking Going Weightless
People > Science Fiction Becoming Science Fact
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is scheduled to fly a zero-gravity flight in April, and may be flying into space in three years.

Octavia E. Butler Tribute in Seattle, Washington
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An Octavia E. Butler tribute reading will be held at the Seattle Public Library on 1 March.

Ann VanderMeer is the new editor of Weird Tales
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Ann VanderMeer has been hired as the new editor of Weird Tales

W.J. Maryson now represented by John Jarrold
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Dutch author W.J. Maryson is now represented by John Jarrold.

Diamond hires Emily Botica
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Emily Botica has recently been hired by Diamond Book Distributors as a Sales Manager. She'll be primarily responsible for handling Borders Group, Inc., accounts. Botica was formerly the Assistant Buyer in Fiction at Borders (she'd been with the company since...

Martyn Taylor signs with John Jarrold
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Martyn Taylor is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency, and shopping his novel, Happyland.

Juno Books hires Publicist Wiley Saichek
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Juno Books hired freelance publicist Wiley Saichek.
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