Join the July Comics Chat featuring a special presentation about Convention Networking with comics writer and educator, Buddy Scalera (Deadpool, Agent X, X-Men Unlimited). Buddy created the popular convention panel, Creator Connections, which is like speed dating for comics creators, and he co-hosts the educational show, Comic Book School. He will share best practices and tips when networking at a convention. For questions, please contact Jessica Maison at comics@sfwa.org.

A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.

A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.

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: Book covers. They can make you tear your hair out. Let’s talk book covers with Rachel Rosen.

A meeting of the speculative poetry book club. At the fifth meeting, we will discuss Mahaila Smith’s chapbook “Seed Beetle.” 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).

A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.

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: YouTube. How can indie authors make it work–and what are the best practices for doing it? Gaining visibility, reading snippets, talking about your work…bring your strategies!

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 did and didn’t work for you in Third Quarter 2025? Sales, other industry stuff–what’s changing?

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: Effective graphics for promotion keep changing…so what’s working right now? Excerpts? Review Quotes? What kind of backgrounds, what kind of fonts, what colors are currently effective?