SFWA Blogs (unofficial)How Many Poems Does It Take to Make You a Poet? https://www.sfwa.org/2025/07/08/how-many-poems-does-it-take-to-make-you-a-poet/ #SpeculativePoetics #TheSFWABlog #Planetside
Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know https://www.sfwa.org/2025/07/03/moral-rights-what-writers-need-to-know/ #WriterBeware #TheSFWABlog #Planetside
Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know - SFWA
By Victoria Strauss of WRITER BEWARE® What Are Moral Rights? In addition to various economic rights, such as the ability to license and profit from the use of their original work, the Berne Convention (the international source for copyright law) affirms creators’ moral rights. Moral rights are intended to protect authorship, primarily by ensuring that […]
Introducing Planetside: The Online Magazine of SFWA https://www.sfwa.org/2025/07/02/introducing-planetside-the-online-magazine-of-sfwa/ #TheSFWABlog #Planetside
Introducing Planetside: The Online Magazine of SFWA - SFWA
For nearly 30 years, The SFWA Blog has been an essential resource for speculative fiction creators. Our editorial team is excited to begin a new chapter on July 1, 2025, reintroducing our publication with a new name that better reflects who we are and where we’re headed.
Awards in Speculative Poetry: Ways (and Reasons) to Celebrate Excellent Writing https://www.sfwa.org/2025/07/01/awards-in-speculative-poetry-ways-and-reasons-to-celebrate-excellent-writing/ #SpeculativePoetics #TheSFWABlog #Planetside
Awards in Speculative Poetry: Ways (and Reasons) to Celebrate Excellent Writing - SFWA
A poem doesn't need an award to have impact. But the process of celebrating builds community, excitement, and audience. With the Hugo and Nebula Awards preparing space in their victory gardens for poetry, new gateways are opening for poems to be declared “The Best.” (Part of the SPECULATIVE POETICS series.)
SFWA Presents: Get to Know…Our NetGalley Partnership Program https://www.sfwa.org/2025/06/24/sfwa-presents-get-to-knowour-netgalley-partnership-program/ #SFWAPresents:GettoKnow... #TheSFWABlog
SFWA Presents: Get to Know…Our NetGalley Partnership Program - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
To offer more writers a chance to connect their latest releases with reviewers, SFWA partnered with NetGalley to create a lower-cost option. We chatted with Adria Bailton, SFWA’s NetGalley Coordinator, to learn more.
Book Marketing: Comics vs. Novels https://www.sfwa.org/2025/06/10/book-marketing-comics-vs-novels/ #TheComicsPanel #TheSFWABlog
Planets and Plastic: A History of the SFWA Trophies and Awards https://www.sfwa.org/2025/06/03/planets-and-plastic-a-history-of-the-sfwa-trophies-and-awards/ #TheHistoryFiles #TheSFWABlog
Planets and Plastic: A History of the SFWA Trophies and Awards - SFWA
THE HISTORY FILES: Starting in 1965, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association trophies have evolved from the original Nebula Award of spheres and spiral galaxies encased in Lucite to newer award trophy designs. Here's a fascinating retrospective.
A Brief History of SFWA: The First Nebula Awards https://www.sfwa.org/2025/05/27/a-brief-history-of-sfwa-the-first-nebula-awards/ #TheHistoryFiles #TheSFWABlog
How to Pitch to a Comic Book Publisher https://www.sfwa.org/2025/05/20/how-to-pitch-to-a-comic-book-publisher/ #TheComicsPanel #TheSFWABlog