Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers off America

The Science Fiction Writers off America , or SFWA (delivery " siff-wah" however " seff-wah"), is a non-profit organization gathering mainly writers of Science-fiction or Fantasy states-uniens.

The SFWA was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight and James Blish. Its official name has had for summer modified in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers off America, Inc. , but acronym SFWA is always used.

The statute of member of the SFWA is reserved to the professional authors. To be allowed, a candidate must have sold at least a novel or a script (for at least 2000 USD) or 3 news or stories short (paid each one at least 5 hundreds per word). The SFWA gathers 1 roughly ' 200 members in 2001.

This organization is primarily known because of the Prix Nebula which it allots each year. However, it also decrees the following prices:

the Price Andre Norton each year for the best novel for young adults.
the Price Bradbury for the best film scenario.
the price Author Emeritus for an experienced author who is only little published.
the price Large Master Award rewarding an author for the unit for his work.

List presidents of the SFWA

Damon Knight (1965-1967)
Robert Silverberg (1967-1968)
Alan E. Nourse (1968-1969)
Gordon R. Dickson (1969-1971)
James E. Gunn (1971-1972)
Poul Anderson (1972-1973)
Jerry Pournelle (1973-1974)
Frederik Pohl (1974-1976)
Andrew J. Offutt (1976-1978)
Jack Williamson (1978-1980)
Norman Spinrad (1980-1982)
Marta Randall (1982-1984)
Charles Sheffield (1984-1986)
Jane Yolen (1986-1988)
Greg Bear (1988-1990)
Ben Bova (1990-1992)
Joe Haldeman (1992-1994)
Barbara Hambly (1994-1996)
Michael Capobianco (1996-1998)
Robert J. Sawyer (1998)
Paul Levinson (1999-2001)
Norman Spinrad (again) (2001-2002)
Sharon Lee (2002-2003)
Catherine Asaro (2003-2005)
Robin Wayne Bailey (2005-2007)
Michael Capobianco (again) (2007 -)

External bonds

SFWA' S official web site
Boxing ring of the members of the SFWA

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