Join special guest, writer Jack Campbell (John G. Hemry), while he discusses his experience adapting his New York Times best-selling Lost Fleet series into comics and how that process differed from writing short stories and novels. For questions, please contact Jessica Maison at comics@sfwa.org.

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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: the mysteries of a successful book launch–how far out should you promote, what on earth can you do to get reader attention! Bring your favorite strategies.

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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: things change quickly in the indie author world–what really worked for you during the first quarter of 2025? What suddenly stopped working? What’s kinda meh? Let’s share the details!

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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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Please join the SFWA Comics Committee with expert Gamal Hennessy, Esq. for a special presentation on comics contracts. Gamal is an experienced commercial contracts attorney with expertise in publishing and IP licensing. He’s represented major corporate clients including Mad Cave Studios, Amazon, Marvel, and GlobalComix, as well as independent creative professionals and start-up companies. For questions, please contact Jessica Maison at comics@sfwa.org.

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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: whether you’re running a Kickstarter or another special promotion, sprayed edges and other effects seem to be the thing to do right now for special editions. Who do you trust to do the job right? Can you do it yourself? Is it worth the effort?

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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: social media promotion keeps changing as platforms change. What’s working and what isn’t working? What shortcuts work best, and what platforms are effective right now?

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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 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 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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