Write-in SFWA election candidates

[netmouse]

I'm not a member of SFWA (not being a pro SF author, natch), but I note with interest the write-in campaigns of John Scalzi for SFWA President, and Derryl Murphy for VP.

I hope this rouses interesting discussion about the role of SFWA and the future of publishing.

SFOHA also finds itself with a executive ballot that only includes one person per slot, but we have a much smaller membership (though, sadly, they are not very active, something I clearly need to work on somehow). I generally agree that an active organization ought to have competition for its leadership, so I encourage people to let other people (especially SFWA authors) know about these write-in campaigns. I understand ballots are in the mail (some people have gotten theirs) and are due back by 4/28.

Comments

[derrylm.livejournal.com]

There are a number of online markets that are accepted for membership. As well, prospective members can apply to the Membership Committee and wait on a decision, depending on where the market stands. Or, you can find the email address of the regional director for where you live and write a query. I'll note that even during my period off the BoD I received emails from people about this very thing and helped at least one cut through the mess and become a member.

Derryl Murphy

[andrh1a.livejournal.com]

Well, the problem is what I do isn't a market, precisely. :) I work for a gaming studio out of Europe on a game called Perplex City; written well over a quarter of a million words for the game in the last two years, and much of it world-building (ex. see http://www.pxcsentinel.com ). Maybe I'll write a query just to see where it goes. I don't think I'd win my case, though, because the organization isn't really intended to support people like me who are active SF writers, but not in the agent-contract-editor-distribution game.