Among others boons, we award four semi-annual grants of $500: for marketing and publishing, awarded at our June meeting along with the installation of the new Board, another pair in December at our annual Holiday Party.
All members can apply and winners are selected by random lottery.
Rules and procedures:
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SFWA CASH GRANTS
1. $500 BOOK PUBLISHING GRANT to help with the cost of printing, book cover design, ISBN or book editing. Applicant must submit the application form with a brief description of the book project with the target date of publication (within 1 year of receiving the grant). Printed book, e-book, chapbook, audio book of any genre will be accepted.
2. $500 WRITER OR BOOK MARKETING GRANT to help cover marketing costs, e. g. professional headshot of writer, photographs of book cover/s, website design/maintenance or hosting, advertisement, conference or book fair fees, publicity, travel costs for book tour/s, podcast, book trailer or video production. Applicant must submit the application form with a brief description of the marketing activity or activities that the grant will be used for. Open to freelance writers, journalists, bloggers, authors, playwrights, etc.
3. Eligibility: Applicant must be a paid member of SFWA at the time of drawing/for the period between July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024.
4. Previous winners of the grants will not be eligible, in order to provide opportunity for other members.
5.. Members who applied for the grants between July – December 2024 and did not win at the July or December 2024 drawings will be automatically included in the June 2025 round
Use this link to apply now!
This Saturday's public meeting will have board elections!
Be prepared to vote and watch for emails announcing the candidates.
We also feature this May Carol Burbank, a journalist, poet and award-winning playwright. She will teach about writing and give tips from her experience. She also writes a monthly column for Science of Mind Magazine, writes articles for magazines and collections and teaches at Pacifica Graduate.
Anita Mitchell, a SFWA member, won the 2025 Buck Dawson Authors Award!
Her winning book was “He Gave Me This Gift”
The award is presented for aquatic sports books that are profound, educational or entertaining for the aquatic disciplines or public.
We’re sure there will be many more.
Watch Authors Showcase,
Interviews with our members,
on their writing
David Rolland hosts the Authors Showcase. He is a freelance journalist, filmmaker and author of novels "Yo-Yo" & "The End of the Century"
If you’re a member interested in being featured, contact Rolland.
Memories and photos
Past appearance of SFWA at Miami Book Fair, in Downtown.
The 2019-2020 SFWA Board of Directors.
Poet Howard Camner reads his select works at the SFWA Poetry Month Celebration. 4/6/2019
Past appearance of SFWA at Miami Book Fair, in Downtown.