Everything about Sfwa totally explained
Science Fiction Writers of America, or
SFWA (or /ˈsɛfwə/), was founded in
1965 by
Damon Knight. The organization has since changed its name to
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., but continues with the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the acronym SFFWA.
SFWA is a non-profit association of
science fiction and
fantasy writers. Most members live in the United States. Active membership is limited to professionally published authors in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or horror; the minimum qualification is the sale of one novel or dramatic script, or three short stories to venues with certain minimum circulations or pay rates. Associate membership is for professionally published authors who have not yet qualified for Active membership. The "America" in the organization's title refers to the fact that the primary focus of SFWA's author advocacy concerns publishing in the U. S. A. Authors (regardless of nationality or residence) must be professionally published in the English language in order to qualify as SFWA members. SFWA boasts approximately 1,500 members as of 2007.
SFWA presents the
Nebula Award each year for the best short story, novelette, novella, novel, and script. It also gives the
Andre Norton Award each year for Best Young Adult novel, the occasional
Bradbury award for best dramatic presentation, the
Author Emeritus recognition to a senior writer whose major impact was long ago or overlooked, and the
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for a lifetime's extraordinary achievement in science fiction or fantasy.
SFWA maintains a web site that provides a lot of information for writers. A popular feature of the site is
Writer Beware
, which provides information and warnings about literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls.
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