Events

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February 01, 2025

Speculative Poetry Book Club

February 1, 2025 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Panelists: Mary Soon Lee
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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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Indie Author Meetup – Social media promotion (what’s working; how to save time)

February 1, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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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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February 02, 2025

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February 08, 2025

March 01, 2025

Indie Author Meetup – Specialized Hard Copy Edition production

March 1, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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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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March 29, 2025

Speculative Poetry OPEN MIC

March 29, 2025 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Panelists: Wendy Van Camp
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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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April 05, 2025

Indie Author Meetup – Quarterly check-in

April 5, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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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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