SFWA

This week on Planetside… Our series SFWA Presents: Get to Know… continues with “Our Moderation Team” by the Planetside Crew: https://buff.ly/JfZy9xh

Are you an SFF writer with experience to share? The SFWA Career Mentorship Program needs you! Please consider volunteering as a mentor with our 3-month-long program. The broader our applicant pool, the more chances we can make a good match! Apply here before February 21, 9pm PST: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdoK05odw10kBDmwgBj-DNKrNz9nJhijrtcKezSDzvasIiEg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107871393150008386627

This week on Planetside… Our series Writing from History continues with “Artifacts of Alt-History: Mining Museum Objects for SFF Inspiration” by Sarah Karwisch: https://buff.ly/RQ9sY63

This week on Planetside… Our series Writing from History continues with “Artifacts of Alt-History: Mining Museum Objects for SFF Inspiration” by Sarah Karwisch: https://buff.ly/RQ9sY63

SFF creators, take note!

SFWA is now taking applications for the next round of our three-month-long Career Mentorship Program! Mentorships help writers tackle the tough questions of growing their career. We seek both mentors and mentees. Non-members welcome! Spread the word and please don't self-reject.

Non-members welcome! Please don't self-reject.

Learn more here: 👇️👀
https://www.sfwa.org/mentorship-program/

This week on Planetside… Find out what veteran designer Jeff Brown says authors must know before hiring a cover artist in “Crafting a Cover: An Interview with SFF Illustrator and Designer Jeff Brown” by Misha Grifka Wander: https://buff.ly/6oBbZWU

February is in full swing at SFWA, with Executive Director Isis Asare and President Kate Ristau at Capricon this weekend (check our Upcoming Events for more!), our Mentorship Program opening its doors tomorrow, and fresh NetGalley Partnership Program listings up for eager ARC readers.

What are YOU reading, loving, and supporting this month in SFF? 👀

https://www.sfwa.org/netgalley-monthly-listings/

This week on Planetside… Our series Making the Sale: Marketing for Creators continues with “Crafting a Cover: An Interview with SFF Illustrator and Designer Jeff Brown” by Misha Grifka Wander: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/02/03/crafting-a-cover-an-interview-with-sff-illustrator-and-designer-jeff-brown/

Nebula Season is upon us, and we are honored today to announce our latest recipient of the Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award: Gay Haldeman.

You can read all about this pillar of community support, outreach, and love for the genre at the link below. We hope you'll join us at this year's Nebulas - in Chicago or online! - to celebrate Gay's achievement.

Thank you for everything you've done for so many!

https://www.sfwa.org/2026/02/04/2026-service-to-sfwa-award/

This week on Planetside… Our series Making the Sale: Marketing for Creators continues with “Crafting a Cover: An Interview with SFF Illustrator and Designer Jeff Brown” by Misha Grifka Wander: https://buff.ly/6oBbZWU

Also, SFWA Members:

If Speculative Poetry is your scene, or you're Spec-Po curious, check out the SFWA Poetry Committee's upcoming book club, on Saturday, February 7 at 11am PST.

RSVP to the contact email in this event page, and add Katherine Quevedo's The Inca Weaver's Tales to your reading list this week! 👇️😍

https://www.sfwa.org/events/speculative-poetry-book-club/

We're in the final hours of our first-ever winter fundraising campaign, which Veronica Roth super-powered with her generous 3x Matching pledge, up to $10,000.

To everyone who's contributed to date: Thank you so much for helping us invest in the infrastructure we need to support our services.

To everyone who can donate now or spread the word, THANK YOU, TOO! In these challenging times, we know the need is great everywhere. We'll make every dollar count.

https://www.sfwa.org/winter-worlds-of-giving/

This week on Planetside… A pantser changes her drafting process to improve her revisions in “Handling Longer Projects Without Relying on a Plot Outline” by Adriana Kantcheva: https://buff.ly/eiV47pR

35 HOURS TO GO! 😱

From now until 11:59pm PST on Saturday, January 31, you can join #1 New York Times Best-selling SFF author Veronica Roth in supporting SFWA's extensive work in writer uplift, education, advocacy, and defense. Our massively volunteer-driven resources and services run on the power of YOU.

Join our 3x Matching Campaign today, and boost the power of every dollar you donate!

👇️ 👀 ⌛️

https://www.sfwa.org/winter-worlds-of-giving/

This week on Planetside… “Handling Longer Projects Without Relying on a Plot Outline” by Adriana Kantcheva: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/27/handling-longer-projects-without-relying-on-a-plot-outline/

This week on Planetside… “Handling Longer Projects Without Relying on a Plot Outline” by Adriana Kantcheva: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/27/handling-longer-projects-without-relying-on-a-plot-outline/

😀 THANK YOU, SFF COMMUNITY!

So far in our 3x Matching Campaign with Veronica Roth, we've raised $925 - well on our way to the $3,334 we need by JANUARY 31 at 11:59PM PST to receive the full $10,000 pledged by this SFF Best-Seller. This is SFWA's first-ever winter fundraiser, to support infrastructure for our volunteer teams, and we're so grateful to everyone pitching in.

Will you join Veronica Roth and help us reach our end-of-month goal?
sfwa.org/winter-worlds-of-giving

This week on Planetside… Discover why face to face book selling can be fun and rewarding for new and seasoned authors alike.

Our new series, Making the Sale: Marketing for Creators, opens with “How to Hand-Sell Books for Fun and Profit” by Steven D. Brewer: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/20/how-to-hand-sell-books-for-fun-and-profit/

Brilliance in community can move mountains!

That's why, in our last week of SFWA's first-ever seasonal fundraiser, you can join best-selling SFF powerhouse Veronica Roth for our 3X-matching campaign, and POWER UP your donation.

From now through Jan 31, Roth will match your donation threefold up to $10,000 - all going Where the Need Is Greatest, to support SFWA programs, services, and community resources in 2026 and beyond. Thank you for everything you do!

sfwa.org/winter-worlds-of-giving

This week on Planetside… We begin a new series, Making the Sale: Marketing for Creators, with “How to Hand-Sell Books for Fun and Profit” by Steven D. Brewer: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/20/how-to-hand-sell-books-for-fun-and-profit/

This week on Planetside… We begin a new series, Making the Sale: Marketing for Creators, with “How to Hand-Sell Books for Fun and Profit” by Steven D. Brewer: https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/20/how-to-hand-sell-books-for-fun-and-profit/