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