The SFWA Poetry Committee presents its Quarterly Poetry Open-Mic. Come and read your poetry to your fellow SFWA poets. This is an interactive online event hosted by Poetry Committee’s co-chair Wendy Van Camp. The October Open-Mic will be Halloween themed, so bring your ghoulish poetry! Costumes are encouraged, but optional.

Our featured reader will be Sumiko Saulson, a Bram Stoker Award® and Elgin Nominated author of “The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry.” They are a Ladies of Horror Readers’ Choice Award and Afrosurrealist Writers Award winner.

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Emily Jiang, Kanishk Tantia, James Beamon, and Nelly Geraldine García Rosas talk about the essays they contributed to the Publishing Taught Me anthology with its chief editor, Nisi Shawl. The conversation will also cover the anthology’s entire scope and how the ideas of inclusiveness and diversity leave their mark on our genre, their lives, and our community as a whole.

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The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: What are the ins and outs of subscription newsletter interfaces? Which platform is right for you? Come talk about it.

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The SFWA Romance Steering Committee invites you to join us at our monthly virtual Romancing SFF Meetup. Each month, the Romancing SFF meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA SFF romance community. This month, Veronica Scott will discuss her journey as an author, her weekly New Releases Report, the current trends in Sci-Fi romance, and what she sees as helpful promos for SFR authors.

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A meeting of the speculative poetry book club. At the second meeting, we will discuss Jane Yolen’s chapbook “The Last Robot and Other Science Fiction Poems.” No poetry expertise required! The discussion will be run by Mary Soon Lee, a Grand Master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association.

Space is limited for this event; please RSVP to (marysoonlee [at] gmail [dot] com).

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The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: Time to talk about how the year went for your writing business! What worked for you in 2024 and what didn’t. Let’s brainstorm.

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The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: let’s share information about the good conferences for sales and the best workshops for learning more about writing and promotion!

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The SFWA Romance Steering Committee invites you to join us at our monthly virtual Romancing SFF Meetup. This month, grab your goal planners for 2025 and come fine tune your plans with our SFF Romance community!

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The SFWA Poetry Committee presents its Quarterly Poetry Open-Mic. Come and read your poetry to your fellow SFWA poets. This is an interactive online event hosted by Poetry Committee co-chair Wendy Van Camp. Our featured poet for January is Sultana Raza. Her work has appeared in “Abyss & Apex”, “Star*line”, and “Silver Blade”, with a story forthcoming in Flame Tree Publishing’s “Achilles Anthology”. An independent scholar and accomplished poet, Sultana has presented on Keats and Tolkien at international conferences and read her work across Europe and the U.S. Her writing blends vivid imagination with deep literary insight.

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A meeting of the speculative poetry book club. At the third meeting, we will discuss F. J. Bergmann’s chapbook “Shelf Life.” No poetry expertise required! The discussion will be run by Mary Soon Lee, a Grand Master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association.

Space is limited for this event; please RSVP to (marysoonlee [at] gmail [dot] com).

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