Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
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| Formation | 1965 |
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| Type | 501(c)3 organization |
| Purpose | SFWA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members. |
| Headquarters | Enfield, CT |
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Region served
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International |
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Membership
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Approx. 1,800 members |
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President
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Cat Rambo |
| Website | www |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA (/ˈsɪfwə/ or /ˈsɛfwə/) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers in the United States. It was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight under the name Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. The president of SFWA as of 2015 is Cat Rambo.
SFWA has about 1,800 professionally published writer members worldwide.
SFWA members vote for the Nebula Awards, one of the principal English-language science fiction awards.
SFWA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members.
SFWA activities include informing science fiction and fantasy writers on professional matters, protecting their interests, and helping them deal effectively with agents, editors, anthologists, and producers in print and non-print media; encouraging public interest in and appreciation for science fiction and fantasy literature; sponsoring, editing, and disseminating writings, papers, books, pamphlets, and other publications which exemplify science fiction and fantasy literature of high quality; conducting conferences, public discussion groups, forums, lectures, and seminar programs; and furnishing services connected with this stated purpose.
Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. was founded in 1965 by a group of writers associated with the Milford Conference and headed by Damon Knight. According to Todd McCaffrey, the organization immediately "acquired great status in its efforts to help J.R.R. Tolkien get fair recompense in America for pirated sales of The Lord of the Rings." Later, the name of the organization was changed to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, although the acronym SFWA was retained.
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