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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!
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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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Getting the notes together for the Collaboration panel at Quasar. This @sfwa.org virtual convention has plenty for everyone and there's still time to register before Saturday! rosemaryjonescom.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/q...
Quasar Fun In November
The online SFWA convention Quasar, November 15-16, includes panels and breakout sessions for published and aspiring writers interested in science fiction and fantasy. This is the first year for Qua…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:34 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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This week on Planetside…

Ready to write your first SFF play? “How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater” by Monica Cross walks you through every step of the process: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/04/h...
How to Get Started Writing SFF Theater - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Monica Cross. Discover practical guidance, creative strategies, and production tips for writing science fiction and fantasy plays that inspire theatrical innovation and connect with performers, des...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:36 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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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.

buff.ly/CbgABOU
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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Today's the deadline to register for @sfwa.org's fall online Nebula event, Quasar, which takes place November 15 and 16. If you took part in this year's Nebula Conference there's no cost to register. 1/ membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796
SFWA's fall online Nebula event, Quasar, which takes place November 15 and 16.
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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It's the last day for early bird registration for @sfwa.org QUASAR: membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796 If you don't want to be an early bird, you can be a late bird until November 14 and then your goose is cooked. Don't be a turkey and sign up today!
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November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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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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New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:43 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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We are just over a week away from @sfwa.org's Quasar! 🎉

I'll be there alongside @genni.bsky.social, @scottedelman.bsky.social, and @vriccithode.bsky.social on Saturday Nov 15th, 5 PM PST on the Centering Wellness as Creators panel.

Hope to see you there!
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Promotional graphic for SFWA's Quasar event panel Centering Wellness as Creators, 5PM PST on Nov 15th. Free for Nebula attendees, $50 for new guests, register at events.sfwa.org. This graphic shows the profile pics for the panelists (including Eugen Bacon, Scott Edelman, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, and Catherine Tavares) above a blue and purple starry cloudy sky.
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 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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Excited to offer a #Tarot seminar for #SFF #writers with @leftlanesmith.bsky.social at the upcoming @sfwa.org Quasar online conference.

We've begun some juicy convos as we prepare. Hope you'll join us!

www.sfwa.org/events/ (Free for Nebula attendees or $50)

#SpecLit #WritingCommunity #writing
Two headshots amidst a teal and purple nebula cloud. Text: Tarot Need-to-Knows for SFF Writers. 11am PST, Nov 16th. events.sfwa.org Same imagery with text: Join us at Quasar, SFWA's Fall Online Nebula Event. Virtual Panels & Seminars, Grand Master Keynote, Office Hours. sfwa.org/events. Free for Nebula attendees! $50 for new guests! same imagery and heading with Lane Smith headshot and bio: Lane Smith is a transmasculine nonbinary writer with over 20 years of experience as an activist, organizer, and Tarot reader. same imagery and heading with BrightFlame headshot and tagline: BrightFlame writes, teaches, and makes magic towards a just, regenerating world.
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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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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I'm scheduled to appear on the Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF panel at @sfwa.org Quasar at 9am PT on Sunday, October 16, 2025. Sign up today! membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796
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November 5, 2025 at 7:05 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
Image with the following text: Did you know? 5 Fun Facts About Our Writing Dates Program. Born from the Nebula Conference. AII Genres Welcome. Not Just for Writing. No Membership Required to Host. A Global Writing Family. BONUS Fact: SFWA's Most Casual Event!
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Welcome to SFWA, @kennaalexander.bsky.social! 🎉 The very best of our organization can be found in our members and volunteers: writers helping writers achieve new heights through community. Thank you - and all of our latest new arrivals - for making the world of SFF a little brighter today!
kennaalexander.bsky.social Kenna Alexander @kennaalexander.bsky.social · 7d
As of today, I'm a member of @sfwa.org, and it's a little surreal. 14-year-old me is running around in excited little circles.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:29 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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Don't miss on Planetside…

Writing momentum doesn’t necessarily need a platform. Here’s how one challenge brought the words back. “Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo” by @michaelsolisauthor.bsky.social (includes the author’s narration): www.sfwa.org/2025/10/30/f...
Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Michael Solis. After NaNoWriMo’s collapse, explore alternative writing challenges and tools, and learn how a DIY summer challenge revived creative momentum and pushed a draft past the 50,000-word m...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I'll be one of the panelists on Saturday's "Collaboration Done Right!" You should stop by!
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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 8:00 PM
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We're also delighted to have launched our first-ever Games & Comics Quarterly, alongside our monthly NRN. Have you signed up for e-blasts?

Our Game Writing & Comics Committees teamed up to celebrate SFWA members' work, and establish a new hub for industry chatter.

Check out the first issue today!
Games & Comics Quarterly - Fall 2025 - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
SFWA Publications is thrilled to be offering more tools for our authors’ launch campaigns, in collaboration with SFWA’s Game Writing and Comics Committees. It’s a tough gig out there for writer promo...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:09 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!
events.sfwa.org/quasar-progr...
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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Don't miss on Planetside…

Writing momentum doesn’t necessarily need a platform. Here’s how one challenge brought the words back. “Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo” by @michaelsolisauthor.bsky.social (includes the author’s narration): www.sfwa.org/2025/10/30/f...
Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Michael Solis. After NaNoWriMo’s collapse, explore alternative writing challenges and tools, and learn how a DIY summer challenge revived creative momentum and pushed a draft past the 50,000-word m...
www.sfwa.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM