New Zealand speculative fiction author Philippa Ballantine is visiting the Baltimore area and will be reading from her popular fantasy novel Geist at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society on January 8, 2011 at 8:00pm. She will also share news about her upcoming steampunk novel Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences and her multiple podcasting projects. Come celebrate […]

What: WSFA Theater Trip – A Wrinkle in Time When: Sunday, December 19, 2010 2:30 PM Where: Round House Theatre Bethesda 4545 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 240-644-1100 More information: http://www.roundhousetheatre.org/performance/a-wrinkle-in-time/ Round House Theatre presents the stage adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newbery Award-winning young adult novel A Wrinkle in Time. Written in 1962, this sci-fi […]

Last night at Capclave’s Award Ceremony, the winner of the WSFA Small Press Award for 2010 (for works published in 2009) was announced. And the winner is: “Siren Beat” by Tansy Rayner Roberts, published in Twelfth Planet, edited by Alisa Krasnostein (October 2009) Alisa Krasnostein accepted the award for Tansy Rayner Roberts. Also present at […]

Capclave is Washington DC’s annual science fiction and fantasy convention. Learn more about it on our website: Capclave.org. Our guests of honor are: Connie Willis, Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer. The convention which will be held at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, starts on Friday and if […]

From a friend of Bryan: Bryan Puterbaugh recently joined the Washington Science Fiction Association, about which he was very enthusiastic. He went to at least a couple of meetings since April, I’m not sure how many, nor how many people with whom he interacted. I am sorry to tell you that Bryan was killed last […]

The Washington Science Fiction Association is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2010 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction (published in 2009): “each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, published in Clockwork Phoenix 2, edited by Mike Allen, Norilana Books (July 2009). […]

This year WSFA Press is proud to publish two books in honor of the Guests of Honor of Capclave, the Washington Science Fiction Association’s yearly convention, this year being held in Rockville Maryland Oct 22-24th, 2010. Fire Watch, by Connie Willis and The Three Quests of the Wizard Sarnod, by Jeff VanderMeer will be made […]

At the 1st Friday Meeting the slate of officers presented by the Trustees was voted in. There were no nominations from the floor. Here’s the list of officers: President: Judy Newton Vice President: Sam Scheiner Treasurer: Steve Smith Secretary: Sam Lubell Trustees: Barry Newton, Bob MacIntosh, Elspeth Kovar Capclave 2012 Chair: George Shaner Small Press […]

Tomorrow is our 1st Friday meeting at the Scheiner’s house. Directions are listed on our webcalendar. If you’ve been considering attending a WSFA Meeting, feel free to join us. We have our business meeting first followed by socializing and talk. In addition, it will also be our election night when the officers of the club […]

Tonight is our 3rd Friday meeting at the Madigan’s house. Directions are listed on our webcalendar. If you’ve been considering attending a WSFA Meeting, feel free to join us. We have our business meeting first followed by socializing and talk.