August, 2010

cfp: World Science Fiction Film edited volume

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Call for Papers: World Science Fiction Film Edited Volume

The study of science fiction cinema has focused on film from the United States with some notable exceptions. Although many of the famous and most lucrative contributions to the genre come from Hollywood, a number of other countries around the world have produced both popular and avant garde science fiction films. Even today, despite the globalization of the genre, American and even foreign scholarship continue to limit analysis to the United States.

2011-2012 SFRA Elections

"SFRA is pleased to present the following slate of exceptionally qualified candidates for the four elected position on our organization's Executive Council. We are most grateful to all those who volunteered for these offices. Ballots will be mailed to each SFRA member early this fall, with an October 1 return postmark as the election cutoff date. As this next executive committee may well be the group that decides whether or not to hold future elections online, please give each of their statements your most careful consideration."

Adam Frisch, SFRA Immediate Past President

Scholarly Research and Writing 101

Submitted by khellekson on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 21:45

This 101 feature originally appeared as Karen Hellekson, "Scholarly Research and Writing 101," SFRA Review 292 (Spring 2010): 4–8. A PDF of this issue is available here.

Fiction and Nonfiction Review Editors Sought for SFRA Review

Two of the SFRA Review's longtime section editors are stepping down:
Ed Carmien (fiction editor) and Ed McKnight (nonfiction editor). The
organization thanks them for their years of service.

The editors of the SFRA Review, Karen Hellekson and Craig Jacobsen,
invite interested people to consider applying for one of these
editorships. Both Eds promise to help train their successors and are
happy to answer questions.

The job description is as follows: solicit books from the publishers;
find reviewers; get them to deliver copy on time; quality- and

New Editors for SFRA Review

At the Executive Board meeting in Carefree, Arizona, the Board
reviewed applications for the editorship of the SFRA Review. Doug
Davis and Jason Embry have agreed to coedit the Review for a
three-year term. Thank you, Doug and Jason! Outgoing editors Karen
Hellekson and Craig Jacobsen will complete their three-year tenure at
the end of 2010.

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