The Speculative Literature Foundation’s 2010 Grant for Older Authors is now open for submissions. The deadline is March 31, 2010. The grant, which offers $750 to authors fifty years or older, is intended to help older writers who are beginning to work at a professional level. For full application details, visit the Speculative Literature Foundation website. ...Read More
Read moreBorders Group Inc. will close 200 Waldenbooks stores in January, cutting 1,500 jobs. The company plans to focus on more profitable superstores, and will leave only about 130 mall-based stores open. Borders shut down 112 stores during the 2008 fiscal year, and closed an average of 66 stores per year between 2001 and 2007. CEO Ron Marshall said, “We believe there remains an opportunity to profitably operate a much smaller ...Read More
Read moreScience Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America has formally adopted new vision and mission statements. The changes were approved by a “7-0 margin” by the SFWA board of directors with two abstentions, and can be seen here. ...Read More
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