Upcoming events
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Writing Date with Isis Asare (Quiet Writing Room)
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm to
4:00 pm
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
Comics Chat with James B. Emmett
January 15, 2026 10:00 am to
11:00 am
Join the Comics Committee for the January Comics Chat featuring James B. Emmett. James is the Senior Editor of Creator Owned Content at Mad Cave Studios. His presentation on working with a comics editor will be followed by an informal Q & A and chat about comics.
Writing Date with the SFWA Flight Crew (Quiet Writing Room)
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm to
4:00 pm
A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.
SFWA Middle-Grade and YA Writers Meet-up
January 20, 2026 2:00 pm to
3:00 pm
Are you a SFWA member who’s writing YA or MG, or are interested in it? Come join our social hangout!
Speculative Poetry OPEN MIC
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm to
1:30 pm
The SFWA Poetry Committee hosts a quarterly open mic for our poets. This is an unrecorded meetup where we share our work with each other. You are welcome to read works in progress or published work in the privacy of Zoom.
Speculative Poetry Book Club
February 7, 2026 11:00 am to
12:00 pm
A meeting of the speculative poetry book club. At the sixth meeting, we will discuss Katherine Quevedo’s chapbook “The Inca Weaver’s Tales,” winner of the 2025 Elgin Award. 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).
Indie Author Meetup – The Ins and Outs of Print Profit
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm to
5:00 pm
The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. This month’s topic: What are the pitfalls for print production for indie authors? What do you need to know about distributors, pricing, hardcovers, and special editions? Let’s share our wisdom.
Indie Author Meetup – Quarterly Review–1st Quarter 2026
March 7, 2026 4:00 pm to
5:00 pm
The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. This month’s topic: What’s been happening in indie world during the first quarter of 2026? What’s hot, what’s not, what’s the latest to watch out for?
