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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! 👇👀
www.sfwa.org/winter-world...
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! 👇👀
www.sfwa.org/winter-world...
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This week on Planetside… Game writing tests can be overwhelming, but they’re essential. Discover how to impress the studio.
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week on Planetside… Game writing tests can be overwhelming, but they’re essential. Discover how to impress the studio.
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
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PW's annual jobs and salary report for 2025: "the industry is becoming increasingly diverse—and increasingly skeptical of AI" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report
This year’s report, based on 726 responses to our annual survey of publishing professionals, reveals that the industry is becoming increasingly diverse—and increasingly skeptical of AI
www.publishersweekly.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
PW's annual jobs and salary report for 2025: "the industry is becoming increasingly diverse—and increasingly skeptical of AI" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Reported by @publisherslunch.bsky.social: class counsel in Anthropic case propose $300 million attorneys' fees (20%) plus nearly $19 mill costs & contingency. Judge has been skeptical of firms that joined late in the action to help w/ negotiation
Proposed motion: writerbeware.blog/wp-content/u...
Proposed motion: writerbeware.blog/wp-content/u...
writerbeware.blog
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Reported by @publisherslunch.bsky.social: class counsel in Anthropic case propose $300 million attorneys' fees (20%) plus nearly $19 mill costs & contingency. Judge has been skeptical of firms that joined late in the action to help w/ negotiation
Proposed motion: writerbeware.blog/wp-content/u...
Proposed motion: writerbeware.blog/wp-content/u...
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New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
This week on Planetside… Game writing tests can be overwhelming, but they’re essential. Discover how to impress the studio.
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week on Planetside… Game writing tests can be overwhelming, but they’re essential. Discover how to impress the studio.
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
It's been an exciting week at SFWA. Site changes abound!
This is also why we're running our Winter Worlds of Giving campaign - to improve infrastructure. If you've donated: thank you. If you signal-boosted, thank you again.
sfwa.org/winter-world...
#WinterWorldsPrompt #6 - UNFORESEEN | DUNGEON
This is also why we're running our Winter Worlds of Giving campaign - to improve infrastructure. If you've donated: thank you. If you signal-boosted, thank you again.
sfwa.org/winter-world...
#WinterWorldsPrompt #6 - UNFORESEEN | DUNGEON
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's been an exciting week at SFWA. Site changes abound!
This is also why we're running our Winter Worlds of Giving campaign - to improve infrastructure. If you've donated: thank you. If you signal-boosted, thank you again.
sfwa.org/winter-world...
#WinterWorldsPrompt #6 - UNFORESEEN | DUNGEON
This is also why we're running our Winter Worlds of Giving campaign - to improve infrastructure. If you've donated: thank you. If you signal-boosted, thank you again.
sfwa.org/winter-world...
#WinterWorldsPrompt #6 - UNFORESEEN | DUNGEON
Also: SFWA MEMBERS!
Our last issue of NRN for 2025 launches this month, and then we'll be making the omnibus available for Nebula voters (and other keen readers) to peruse.
Get your recent work in by December 10. 😬 ⌛ Premium Ads first-come, first-served! www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
Our last issue of NRN for 2025 launches this month, and then we'll be making the omnibus available for Nebula voters (and other keen readers) to peruse.
Get your recent work in by December 10. 😬 ⌛ Premium Ads first-come, first-served! www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
New Release Newsletter - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
New Release Newsletter Looking for the sign-up form for the New Release Newsletter? Get all the exciting details here! For […]
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December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Also: SFWA MEMBERS!
Our last issue of NRN for 2025 launches this month, and then we'll be making the omnibus available for Nebula voters (and other keen readers) to peruse.
Get your recent work in by December 10. 😬 ⌛ Premium Ads first-come, first-served! www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
Our last issue of NRN for 2025 launches this month, and then we'll be making the omnibus available for Nebula voters (and other keen readers) to peruse.
Get your recent work in by December 10. 😬 ⌛ Premium Ads first-come, first-served! www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
SFWA isn't the only 501(c)3 nonprofit working to better outcomes in literary community - which is why we are proud to launch a new interview series at Planetside, celebrating industry peers like @locusmag.bsky.social.
Don't miss this deep dive into Locus, curated by @janetstilson.bsky.social! 🔽 👀
Don't miss this deep dive into Locus, curated by @janetstilson.bsky.social! 🔽 👀
SFWA Presents: Get to Know Our Industry Peer, Locus Magazine - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Fellow 501(c)3 nonprofit Locus Magazine is celebrating its 58th year. Learn more about the work they do in genre, through reviews and more!
www.sfwa.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
SFWA isn't the only 501(c)3 nonprofit working to better outcomes in literary community - which is why we are proud to launch a new interview series at Planetside, celebrating industry peers like @locusmag.bsky.social.
Don't miss this deep dive into Locus, curated by @janetstilson.bsky.social! 🔽 👀
Don't miss this deep dive into Locus, curated by @janetstilson.bsky.social! 🔽 👀
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We also have the best of the Zoom backgrounds and pet cameos.
SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We also have the best of the Zoom backgrounds and pet cameos.
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It's fun! And I'm hosting on December 14th. See you there! 👀
SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's fun! And I'm hosting on December 14th. See you there! 👀
SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer
Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment. 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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Hey y'all. I wrote a thing. Enjoy.
This week on Planetside… Want to break into game writing? Here’s how to pass the test that makes or breaks your application. Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hey y'all. I wrote a thing. Enjoy.
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This week on Planetside… Want to break into game writing? Here’s how to pass the test that makes or breaks your application. Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This week on Planetside… Want to break into game writing? Here’s how to pass the test that makes or breaks your application. Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
This week on Planetside… Want to break into game writing? Here’s how to pass the test that makes or breaks your application. Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This week on Planetside… Want to break into game writing? Here’s how to pass the test that makes or breaks your application. Portfolios in Game Writing continues with “Skill Tests for Video Game Writers” by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/02/s...
Self-promotion doesn't always get easier in publishing. This nominations season--for the Nebulas, or any other award--PLEASE take pride in your work. Voters will ask about eligible works for their consideration, and we hope every SFF writer feels empowered to answer the call. Invest in your success!
Awards nominations are starting and I have things that are eligible but no pretty post (yet) cause I’m kind of overwhelmed and the imposter syndrome is impostering despite the fact that these pieces were literally already chosen for publication and wow aren’t brains the best!?
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Self-promotion doesn't always get easier in publishing. This nominations season--for the Nebulas, or any other award--PLEASE take pride in your work. Voters will ask about eligible works for their consideration, and we hope every SFF writer feels empowered to answer the call. Invest in your success!
This #GivingTuesday, @locusmag.bsky.social is also on the fundraising trail!
You can learn more about our industry peer on Planetside this Thursday.
Your gift to them is doubled up to $50,000, so while we hope you'll also support Winter Worlds of Giving at SFWA, we rise best when we rise together.
You can learn more about our industry peer on Planetside this Thursday.
Your gift to them is doubled up to $50,000, so while we hope you'll also support Winter Worlds of Giving at SFWA, we rise best when we rise together.
2025 Locus End-of-Year Giving | Locus Science Fiction Foundation
Help Locus Science Fiction Foundation meet their fundraising goal by sharing this campaign.
bwc.io
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This #GivingTuesday, @locusmag.bsky.social is also on the fundraising trail!
You can learn more about our industry peer on Planetside this Thursday.
Your gift to them is doubled up to $50,000, so while we hope you'll also support Winter Worlds of Giving at SFWA, we rise best when we rise together.
You can learn more about our industry peer on Planetside this Thursday.
Your gift to them is doubled up to $50,000, so while we hope you'll also support Winter Worlds of Giving at SFWA, we rise best when we rise together.
Yesterday we launched our Nebula Ballot under a new system rolling out this week to give SFWA Members a new experience of community on SFWA.org in 2026. This is a huge part of why we're on the campaign trail for Winter Worlds of Giving. Who are you supporting in genre? Signalboost their cause today!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Yesterday we launched our Nebula Ballot under a new system rolling out this week to give SFWA Members a new experience of community on SFWA.org in 2026. This is a huge part of why we're on the campaign trail for Winter Worlds of Giving. Who are you supporting in genre? Signalboost their cause today!
#WinterWorldsPrompt
Some roads grew lonely without company, so the Custodian tried to visit them all.
But the mountain path was such a gossip! The Custodian nodded politely when it cast aspersions on the riverside trail & the tunnel in the sky.
Best to keep out of forest politics, if one could.
Some roads grew lonely without company, so the Custodian tried to visit them all.
But the mountain path was such a gossip! The Custodian nodded politely when it cast aspersions on the riverside trail & the tunnel in the sky.
Best to keep out of forest politics, if one could.
Now begins the weekend in earnest! Who has writing goals? 👀 And are you braving yours alone, or in good company?
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#WinterWorldsPrompt
Some roads grew lonely without company, so the Custodian tried to visit them all.
But the mountain path was such a gossip! The Custodian nodded politely when it cast aspersions on the riverside trail & the tunnel in the sky.
Best to keep out of forest politics, if one could.
Some roads grew lonely without company, so the Custodian tried to visit them all.
But the mountain path was such a gossip! The Custodian nodded politely when it cast aspersions on the riverside trail & the tunnel in the sky.
Best to keep out of forest politics, if one could.
Now begins the weekend in earnest! Who has writing goals? 👀 And are you braving yours alone, or in good company?
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Now begins the weekend in earnest! Who has writing goals? 👀 And are you braving yours alone, or in good company?
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
The SFWA Office will reopen December 1. We look forward to wrapping up this last month of 2025 in strength and solidarity with all of you.
#WinterWorldsPrompt #5: LONELY | MOUNTAIN
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4
The Custodian didn't think it spooky at all, the way writer-ghosts would gather in the dining room while all the other livings were off on holiday.
Could you even call it a haunting, when most simply pulled out invisible typewriters, as if meeting for one last Writing Date?🤔
The Custodian didn't think it spooky at all, the way writer-ghosts would gather in the dining room while all the other livings were off on holiday.
Could you even call it a haunting, when most simply pulled out invisible typewriters, as if meeting for one last Writing Date?🤔
Whether you're breaking bread with loved ones in this realm or another today, we hope the experience either fills your heart in just the right way, or... gives you great material for your next WIP. 🫠 No crumb of good storytelling left behind!
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4
The Custodian didn't think it spooky at all, the way writer-ghosts would gather in the dining room while all the other livings were off on holiday.
Could you even call it a haunting, when most simply pulled out invisible typewriters, as if meeting for one last Writing Date?🤔
The Custodian didn't think it spooky at all, the way writer-ghosts would gather in the dining room while all the other livings were off on holiday.
Could you even call it a haunting, when most simply pulled out invisible typewriters, as if meeting for one last Writing Date?🤔
Whether you're breaking bread with loved ones in this realm or another today, we hope the experience either fills your heart in just the right way, or... gives you great material for your next WIP. 🫠 No crumb of good storytelling left behind!
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Whether you're breaking bread with loved ones in this realm or another today, we hope the experience either fills your heart in just the right way, or... gives you great material for your next WIP. 🫠 No crumb of good storytelling left behind!
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #4: SPOOKY | DINING ROOM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3
The Custodian didn't like the look of that tower. They'd seen beguiling staircases before, and this one seemed too good to be true.
So they sat at the base, trying to figure out where the trap had been set on the route.
And fell down the trap door sprung for those who wait.
The Custodian didn't like the look of that tower. They'd seen beguiling staircases before, and this one seemed too good to be true.
So they sat at the base, trying to figure out where the trap had been set on the route.
And fell down the trap door sprung for those who wait.
(•_•)
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3
The Custodian didn't like the look of that tower. They'd seen beguiling staircases before, and this one seemed too good to be true.
So they sat at the base, trying to figure out where the trap had been set on the route.
And fell down the trap door sprung for those who wait.
The Custodian didn't like the look of that tower. They'd seen beguiling staircases before, and this one seemed too good to be true.
So they sat at the base, trying to figure out where the trap had been set on the route.
And fell down the trap door sprung for those who wait.
Congratulations, @mythicdelirium.bsky.social! Bud's legacy lives on in our Legacy Lit, which is lovingly curated by the volunteers on our Estates-Legacy Committee. We hope all authors celebrating achievements today take a moment to think about the future of their work.
www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Congratulations, @mythicdelirium.bsky.social! Bud's legacy lives on in our Legacy Lit, which is lovingly curated by the volunteers on our Estates-Legacy Committee. We hope all authors celebrating achievements today take a moment to think about the future of their work.
www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...
(•_•)
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
(•_•)
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
<) )╯ who~
/ \
(•_•)
\( (> has~
/ \
(•_•)
<) )╯ holiday weekend writing goals?! 😱~
/ \
#WritingCommunity, let's get this party started early, if you need a nudge! 🎉
#WinterWorldsPrompt #3 BEGUILING | TOWER
One adjective, one location. The rest is up to you! 👀
#WinterWorldsPrompt
The Custodian's face was itchy from where the Site Gremlin had scratched when ousted, but it was hard to stay mad now that the critter had been found pouting in the dark, high atop a mound of potatoes.
At least it wasn't plaguing webpages anymore.
It was a Cellar Gremlin now.
The Custodian's face was itchy from where the Site Gremlin had scratched when ousted, but it was hard to stay mad now that the critter had been found pouting in the dark, high atop a mound of potatoes.
At least it wasn't plaguing webpages anymore.
It was a Cellar Gremlin now.
We're currently rehousing soot sprites at the closed SFWA Office (you wouldn't BELIEVE how many gather over the year, and how much they enjoy tea parties on Airship Nebula).
👀 What are you working on today, #WritingCommunity?
#WinterWorldsPrompt #2: ITCHY | CELLAR
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👀 What are you working on today, #WritingCommunity?
#WinterWorldsPrompt #2: ITCHY | CELLAR
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November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#WinterWorldsPrompt
The Custodian's face was itchy from where the Site Gremlin had scratched when ousted, but it was hard to stay mad now that the critter had been found pouting in the dark, high atop a mound of potatoes.
At least it wasn't plaguing webpages anymore.
It was a Cellar Gremlin now.
The Custodian's face was itchy from where the Site Gremlin had scratched when ousted, but it was hard to stay mad now that the critter had been found pouting in the dark, high atop a mound of potatoes.
At least it wasn't plaguing webpages anymore.
It was a Cellar Gremlin now.