Xray of suitcase with a Hugo award in it

Another Hugo Award has successfully passed through the airport after a thorough inspection.

From left to right: SFWA Member Michelle Knudsen, SFWA Member Phillip Drayer Duncan, SFWA Executive Director Isis Asare, and SFWA Member J. H. Fleming share smiles with con attendees dropping by.

What a gift to spend time with so many SFWA members and SFWA-curious SFF-lovers at #Worldcon this weekend. Thank you to the staff, thank you to the attendees, and thank YOU for making our SFWA events such a joy.

More soon on SFWA at Baltimore, but for now--we hope you came home inspired to create!

Of Song and Shadow, Book 2 of The Blade Mage is live on Audible today! Wooohooo!

www.audible.com/pd/B0F1Z5ZN7...

Press Release - July 23, 2025 - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association SFWA Provides Must Read with Notes and Model Language for Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Contracts The Story to Date On […]

SFWA Provides Must Read with Notes and Model Language for Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Contracts. Read the press release: www.sfwa.org/2025/07/23/p...

Our gate keeps changing on us. We're convinced this one will be a success. Maybe even... A critical success

SFWA Nebula Conference The 2025 SFWA Nebula Conference was held June 5-8 at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza in Kansas City MO and also held online for remote attendees. The conference organizers declined to s…

Pretty neat seeing my name mentioned alongside so many great authors in an article on Locusmag.com. Also, the Coffee & Careers workshop at the Nebulas was a blast.

locusmag.com/2025/07/sfwa...

The Blade Mage Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The sword chooses its wielder. I never asked to be Blade Mage. My fellow wizards weren’t exactly thrilled about my selection, either. Unfortunately, those w...

Today is the day! Truly a dream come true. I'm sitting here listening to my own book... It's surreal. John Pirhalla absolutely crushed it. Couldn't have asked for a better narrator. He rocks.

www.audible.com/pd/The-Blade...?

Book giveaway for The Faerie Morgana by Louisa Morgan Jun 16-Jul 14, 2025 Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jun 16-Jul 14, 2025. Enter for a chance to win an eARC of The Faerie Morgana by Louisa...

My dearest witches and other wonderful beings, my publisher is giving away 100 e-books! You might want to try this.
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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The Blade Mage Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The sword chooses its wielder. I never asked to be Blade Mage. My fellow wizards weren’t exactly thrilled about my selection, either. Unfortunately, those w...

Very excited to announce The Blade Mage is coming to audio! Produced by Blackstone Publishing with the brilliant John Pirhalla narrating! This is a serious dream come true moment for me!

www.audible.com/pd/The-Blade...

BookBub Ads Demystified: Targeting Tips from Top Advertisers We asked successful advertisers to share their tactics for targeting readers on BookBub. Discover their top BookBub Ads targeting tips!

Super excited to have been included in this! What an honor!

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How to Navigate the Publishing Industry with Social Anxiety - SFWA Publishing attracts story-lovers—readers, writers, gamers, dreamers—many of whom want to do more than just write their stories. They want to be out there, have a presence readers can find, yet they si...

This week on The SFWA Blog: How to Navigate the Publishing Industry with Social Anxiety. Marie Croke shows us how to ease into this kind of public exposure with a practical step-by-step guide. Check it out here: www.sfwa.org/2025/04/01/h...

Analytical Laboratory Finalists - Analog Science Fiction and Fact We’re very excited to bring you the Analog Analytical Laboratory finalists. Available below are the works that finished in the top five slots for Best Novelette

My novelette "Enough" is an Analog's AnaLab finalist! Read my story about a graffiti artist taking on a totalitarian government (and a lot of other great stories and poems) for free at the link below. Thanks to everyone who liked the story and voted for it!

www.analogsf.com/about-analog...

📢 Guest Announcement @garrettwang.bsky.social

✨ He's best known for portraying Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager. He also voiced Kim in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

🦝 Meet Garrett June 20-22 at Soonercon 33 in Norman, OK! Save now on passes, kids 12 & under free with adult: soonercon.com/guests/garre...

Get Joshua Palmatier's book THE THRONE OF AMENKOR signed plus a new #sff #pirate #anthology at the ZNB #Kickstarter! tinyurl.com/ZNBSkullXBones #kickstartercampaign #crowdfunding #amreading #amwriting #fantasy #urbanfantasy #horror #amreadingsff #booksky #readingcommunity #sciencefiction #scifi

Yay! Finished my final author's pass on the manuscript of THE FAERIE MORGANA. Orbit have done the most amazing job with the cover--and bonus material at the end!

Pre-order if you like (links on my website) and thank you SO much, from me, my editor, my agent, and my kid!

www.louisemarley.com

Science Fiction & Fantasy Pirate-Themed Anthology! An SF&F themed anthology about pirates from the small press Zombies Need Brains!

Back SKULL X BONES, an #sff #anthology from ZNB on #Kickstarter at tinyurl.com/ZNBSkullXBones NOW! Stories about #pirates edited by @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social! Support now! #amreading #amwriting #amreadingfantasy #fantasy #scifi #booksky #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

Hanging out in my backyard...

I just smile, nod, and continue trying to do both.

Applications for the Soonercon 33 Art Show are open!
You can browse, bid on and buy original art pieces June 20-22.
Soonercon staff handle all the sales. Artists can mail-in pieces or set them up.

Apply now at soonercon.com/shopping/art...

I made some headway by writing by hand first, then dictating what I'd written. Definitely helped me get comfortable hearing myself

It is launch day for my novel CAPTAIN MARVEL: CAROL DANVERS DECLASSIFIED!!! So happy to be sharing this book with the world! #Marvel #CaptainMarvel #Avengers

Purchase: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Captai...

Science Fiction & Fantasy Pirate-Themed Anthology! An SF&F themed anthology about pirates from the small press Zombies Need Brains!

New ZNB #Kickstarter now LIVE at tinyurl.com/ZNBSkullXBones! Back now for #sff #antho about #pirates featuring RS Belcher, @ccfinlay.bsky.social, @mistymassey.bsky.social, & more! Rewards and bonuses galore! Support #smallpress! #booksky #crowdfunding #fantasy #sciencefiction #urbanfantasy #scifi

Michael A. Stackpole is our Soonercon 33 Author Guest of Honor! His work has shaped fandom for decades! Now’s your chance to meet him, celebrate the stories you love, and maybe even get a book or two signed. Don’t miss it!

Learn more: soonercon.com/guests/micha...

@michaelastackpole.bsky.social

Soonercon needs A/V volunteers! Help with live production, tech, and behind-the-scenes action.

💡 Roles include:
🎥 Camera Operator
🎚 Audio Engineer
📢 Production Coordinator
📜 Teleprompter Operator
💡 Lighting Operator

Interested? Note your role on the application!

📋Sign up: soonercon.com/volunteer/

Not every day you see someone flip around in the middle of the interstate and come flying up the entrance ramp. The same entrance ramp you're currently traveling down. Whew! That was a close one!

Come see us!

@jhfleming.bsky.social and I will be slinging and signing books at the Same Page book store in Claremore, OK from 1pm - 4pm on Saturday! Good times will be had! www.facebook.com/events/11111...

This week on Future Best Seller we had the pleasure of chatting with @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social about editing and publishing anthologies. They may have an open call soon. Hint hint.

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