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SFWA promotes, advances, and supports science fiction and fantasy storytelling by educating, promoting, and empowering its creators and the larger community. This account is for informational purposes.
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😱 I can't believe we're wrapping up our first-ever #Quasar!

But from @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's soothing meditation to talking horror with @hwany.org, to a deep-dive into nailing public events & working with bookstores & libraries, what an abundance of riches made possible by YOU. 😍

#SFWAStrong!
It's a Scream: Writing Horror across the Ages, with HWA Michael Solis, Tracey Baptiste, Maxwell Gold, Scott Edelman, Rob Costello The Business of Writing: Working with Bookstores and Libraries Misha Stone, Paula Gallagher, Jenni Marchisotto. Meditation Station (Wellness Activity) Jennifer Hudak How to Give Good Panel Day Al-Mohamed, Joyce Reynolds Ward, and Fran Wilde
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
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N. K. Jemisin: SFWA's 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recipient.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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We're off to a roaring start on Day 2 of Quasar:

Science Fact in Science Fiction! Story anthologies with Sheree Renée Thomas and Nick Wells! Mythbusting with @sciencewriters.org, and a terrific Office Hour! Next up: Tarot Need-to-Knows with @brightflame.bsky.social and @leftlanesmith.bsky.social. ✨
The Business of Writing: Publishing Short Story Anthologies with Sheree Renee Thomas and Nick Wells Tarot Need-to-Knows for SFF Writers with BrightFlame and Lane Smith Science Fiction in Science Fact: Myth-Busting with the National Association of Science Writers with Takara Small, Corey Powell, Jane Hu, and Tara C. Smith. Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF with Kemi Ashing-Gawa, Julie Nováková, Steven D. Brewer, Gabrielle K. Byrne, and Bert-Oliver Boehmer
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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After a final professional panel tackling collaboration in diverse working contexts, we're off to "collaborate" on a social hang at Quasar, from 7:30pm-12am Pacific! Come talk about your favorite events today, make plans for tomorrow's, and share all the joy and creative practice you're pursuing!
The Virtual Bar A Social Hangout Space for Quasar Attendees SFF Collaboration Done Right with Anthony Eichenlaub, Sydnee Thompson, Darusha Wehm, and Rosemary Jones.
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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What a rich whirlwind of an afternoon! We just came out of two fantastic professional sessions, a wellness break, a dynamic office hour, & a workshop.

👀 Were you in Mutual Resilience with us? Centering Wellness? Did you join us for a stretch, or YA?

Quasar is packed with adventure because of YOU.
Mutual Resilience: How SFF Writers Build Community On and Off the Page with BrightFlame, Curtis Chen, and James Stegall Centering Wellness as Creators with Eugen Bacon, Scott Edelman, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, and Catherine Tavares Outpost Yoga Chair-based stretching with Jennifer Hudak Creating Real-World Hope through Speculative YA
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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👀 Woah! We're kicking off main events with two packed presentations! Whether you're with us for Contract Need-to-Knows or Indie Challenges for Multimedia Creators, you are in for FANTASTIC conversations.

Quasarites, if you don't have a clone, review the event you missed any time before June 2!
Contract Need to Knows for a Challenging Year in Industry with Victoria Strauss, Alice Speilburg, and Natascha Morris. Indie Challenges for Multimedia Creators with Alexis Westmore, Jessica Maison, Karrio Shao, Joan Marie Verba, and Richard Ruane
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We are currently listening to the beautiful, wry, potent speculative poetry of @therisingtithes.bsky.social at Quasar! It's our opening act, after which SFWA's Isis Asare will officially welcome us to the weekend. But WHAT a wallop of rhythm to get us off to a great start!
Opening Act Poetry for Quasar 1pm PST Nov 15 Opening Act Poetry for Quasar 1pm PST Nov 15 Brandon O'Brien
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited.

Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.

Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.

1pm PST! See you soon!
All our programming details are available at events.sfwa.org!
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Last boarding call for Quasar! 😱⌛

SFWA's Flight Crew stands ready to curate a terrific journey through panels, workshops, & special presentations for the professional & professionalizing writer. Nebula attendees ride for free--but register before 11:59pm Pacific!

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Join Us at Quasar: SFWA's Fall Online Nebula Event
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This week on Planetside…

Here’s how to connect your creative and technical work and create a memorable game writing portfolio.

Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “How to Show Off Your Work” by @theinstagrahame.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/11/h...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “How to Show Off Your Work” by Grahame Turner Teaser: Learn how to curate diverse writing samples that speak to your strengths to create a winning portfolio. Series name: Portfolios in Game Writing
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The November edition of the SFWA monthly Market Report is here!

Get the latest updates on markets and opportunities at www.sfwa.org/2025/11/12/s...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This week on Planetside…

Learn how creative samples can highlight technical precision, storytelling, and range.

Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “How to Show Off Your Work” by @theinstagrahame.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/11/h...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “How to Show Off Your Work” by Grahame Turner Teaser: This practical guide shows how to build a game writing portfolio that reflects your full creative range. Series name: Portfolios in Game Writing
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Our attendee survey for Quasar is up! Quasarites: Don't forget to fill out the form ASAP to help with workshop and office hour assignments.

Also, we have a new event at Quasar: a social suite on Saturday with @evergreenlee.bsky.social. Join your fellow creators, and bring animal familiars to share!
The Virtual Bar: A Social Hangout Space for Quasar Attendees 7.30pm - 12AM PST, Nov 15 Join us for a warm set of chats in various breakout rooms after Saturday's main events! The Virtual Bar: A Social Hangout Space for Quasar Attendees. 7:30 - 12 Nov 15. Our Host: Evergreen Lee prefers the speculative world to reality. Her too many hobbies include gaming, spoiling cats, tie-dying everything, and searching for unicorns. Her short fiction has appeared in a variety of venues, including ZNB Presents, Factor Four, and Orion's Belt.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Join panelists @genni.bsky.social, @scottedelman.bsky.social, @cjtavares.bsky.social, and @vriccithode.bsky.social for our Quasar conversation on centering wellness as creators, and don't miss @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's generous SFF-themed chair-yoga and meditation sessions, too!
Centering Wellness as Creators 5pm PST November 15 Free for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Eugen Bacon is a British Fantasy and Foreword Indies Award winner, a twice World Fantasy Award finalist, and a finalist in the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for her novel Serengotti. She received SFWA's Solstice Award for the 60th Nebulas. Outpost Yoga Chair-based stretching with Jennifer Hudak 3pm PST November 15 Meditation Station (Wellness Activity) 2pm PST November 16 Jennifer Hudak is a speculative fiction writer fueled mostly by tea. Her work can be found or is forthcoming in venues such as The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Strange Horizons, The Sunday Morning, and more.
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Early registration for Quasar ends at 11:59 PM PST! We're celebrating the whole writer with panels like "Centering Wellness as Creators"... and actual wellness breaks! Let's break writer stereotypes about suffering for art, and empower new ways of thinking about creative practice.

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Centering Wellness as Creators 5pm PST November 15 Free for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Swipe to learn more about our esteemed panelists! Centering Wellness as Creators 5pm PST November 15 Free for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Scott Edelman has published 135+ short stories in such magazines and anthologies as Lightspeed, Analog, Apex, The Twilight Zone, and MetaHorror. Centering Wellness as Creators 5pm PST November 15 Free for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Catherine Tavares is a speculative fiction author and member of both SFWA and Codex. Her work has been featured in Apex, Nature Futures, and more. Centering Wellness as Creators 5pm PST November 15 Free for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Vanessa Ricci-Thode is the first self-published author to win a Nebula Award. She has seven fantasy novels published, including her Nebula-Award-winning middle grade novel, The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts, and her sapphic ace romantasy, The Dragon Next Door.
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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This week on Planetside… Learn how to write SFF plays that captivate audiences.

“How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater” by Monica Cross: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/04/h...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater” by Monica Cross Teaser: SFF theater is alive, exciting, and waiting for you. Learn how to write plays that push boundaries. Series name: SFF on Screen and Stage
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Quasar is all about RANGE. From science panels & horror, we're bringing wide-ranging SFF writers together.

That's why we're also excited about Tarot Need-to-Knows.

Register by Nov 8 to join @brightflame.bsky.social & @leftlanesmith.bsky.social!

Do the cards show you coming out? 👀

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Tarot Need-to-Knows for SFF Writers FREE for Nebula attendees $50 for new guests events.sfwa.org Swipe to learn more about our esteemed presenters Tarot Need-to-Knows for SFF Writers BrightFlame (presenter): BrightFlame writes, teaches, and makes magic towards a just, regenerating world. Register at events.sfwa.org Register at events.sfwa.org Tarot Need-to-Knows for SFF Writers BrightFlame (presenter): Lane Smith is a transmasculine nonbinary writer with over 20 years of experience as an activist, organizer, and Tarot reader. Register at events.sfwa.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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👆 At Quasar, join us for Science Fact in Science Fiction, helmed by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social & featuring @juliannesf.bsky.social, @stevendbrewer.com, @bertoliverboehmer.bsky.social, & @gkbyrne.bsky.social.

We're going to chat about a wide range of ways to integrate science well in our storytelling!
Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - Julie Nováková is an award-winning Czech author of science fiction and detective stories. She is also the editor of Life Beyond Us, an anthology pairing SF stories with science fact essays. Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - Bert-Oliver Boehmer (Panelist): Bert-Oliver Boehmer is a science fiction writer and author of the award-winning novel Three Immortals. Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - Steven D. Brewer (Panelist): Steven D. Brewer is the author of LGBTQIA+ science fiction and fantasy stories. Science educator, biologist, technology guru, and award-winning author of Esperanto-language haiku, haibun, and prose. Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - Gabrielle K. Byrne is a book coach and published middle grade fantasy author with 20 years of experience in non-formal science education.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Quasar is coming! 🎉 Have you registered? 👀 From Nov 15-16 we're running events to support the whole writer. Check out our paired science panels, including this beauty featuring SFF writers! Nebula attendees just need to sign up! All new guests are only $50. events.sfwa.org Can't wait to see you out!
Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - FREE for Nebula attendees, $50 for new guests. events.sfwa.org Swipe to learn more about our esteemed panelists. Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF - Kemi Ashing-Giwa is a USA Today bestselling, Compton Crook Award-winning author. Currently, Kemi is earning a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Stanford University.
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST, offering dedicated sessions to help authors meet their word counts and other creative goals.

Volunteer to lead a writing date! You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
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November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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This week on Planetside… Ever dreamed of writing a sci-fi or fantasy play?

“How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater” by Monica Cross breaks down what’s possible and how to make it happen: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/04/h...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater” by Monica Cross Teaser: Want to write science fiction or fantasy for the stage? This guide will help turn your speculative script into a performance. Series name: SFF on Screen and Stage
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Quasar is fast approaching! Join us Nov 15-16 for writing workshops, panels, & Grand Masters!

Have you signed up? 👀 Entry is free to June Nebula attendees, but you need to register before Nov 8 for priority placement. $50 for new arrivals.

Can't wait to see you out!
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Check out our two-day professional development program at events.sfwa.org for SFWA's first-ever fall Nebula event - Quasar! Join us at Quasar: SFWA's Fall Online Nebula Event for virtual panels, workshops, and seminars, along with a Grand Master Keynote, Office Hours, and more. Free for Nebula attendees & $50 for new guests. More at sfwa.org/events
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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SFWA is thrilled to announce our Winter Worlds of Giving, running Nov 1 to Jan 31.

Join us on the campaign trail! We're fundraising to support our mainly volunteer-run services, and we want to support YOU in your writing goals all along the way.

Learn more below! 👇👀
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We're on the road to our first goal of $20,000, with stretch goals out to $50,000. Every dollar you donate goes to Where the Need Is Greatest, a fund supporting creators at every stage in their journeys. Winter Worlds of Giving runs from November 1 to January 31, and we want to partner with you in your OWN creative goals throughout the next three months. Fill out a creative declaration or sign up for our newsletter directly, to be inspired along the way!
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This week on Planetside…

Miss NaNoWriMo? You’re not alone. Here’s a new way to reignite your writing momentum.

“Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo” by @michaelsolisauthor.bsky.social (with the author’s narration): www.sfwa.org/2025/10/30/f...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo” by Michael Solis Teaser: No platform, no problem. Discover how a DIY writing challenge led to 50,000 words. Series name: Back to Basics
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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😬 You know what's scary? Writers missing out in a class action that already only covers a slice of all the harm done by creative theft.

That's why SFWA Legal Affairs has updates to help eligible creators make their claim against Anthropic. Have you read the latest FAQ? 👀 www.sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/
FAQ for the Anthropic/AI settlement. Stay Informed. Inform others. SFF Writers are #InThisTogether
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM