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WSFA Small Press Award Winners Announcement

October 17th, 2020 at 6:58 pm » Comments (0)

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that on October 17th at the Capclave science fiction convention, Charlotte Honigman won the 2020 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2019 “The Partisan and the Witch” by Charlotte Honigman, Skull and Pestle: New Tales of Baba […]



Nov. 1, 2019 meeting in Virginia

October 29th, 2019 at 1:45 pm » Comments (0)

November is near. First Friday will be this Friday, Nov 1, in Virginia. We will have a reading from new author Tom Crepeau. We will also discuss Capclave. The committee to discuss SF will talk about the Sept/Oct issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction. This is their 70th-anniversary issue and it is crammed with lots […]



WSFA Journal July-August 2018

July 6th, 2018 at 12:01 am » Comments (0)

President Bob Macintosh presided over the 7/6/18 First Friday in July. Mr. Treasurer, care to join us, he said. Okay folks, let’s simmer down. It’s 9:14. Mark said if you want to simmer go outside. Sam L read minutes and took changes. Treasurer: We’re doing okay. $$$ with year over year $$$$. Cap present: Cathy […]



Winner of the WSFA Small Press Award Announced at Capclave

October 8th, 2017 at 3:58 pm » Comments (0)

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that on October 7, 2017,  at the Capclave science fiction convention, Ursula Vernon won the 2017 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2016.  The award consists of certificates and trophies for both the author and publisher and […]



WSFA Press’ Capclave 2017 Book will be Delayed

October 5th, 2017 at 10:59 pm » Comments (0)

This year’s book The Man Who Ended History by Ken Liu will be delayed. Due to unavoidable issues with the printing schedule, we’ve been informed that “The Man Who Ended History” will not be available until the end of October/first of November, and not available at Capclave as originally planned. To everyone that pre-ordered a […]



2017 Finalists for WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction

August 21st, 2017 at 4:42 pm » Comments (0)

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2017 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction: “Foxfire, Foxfire,” by Yoon Ha Lee, published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, ed. by Scott H. Andrews, (March 2016); “Jupiter or Bust,” by Brad R. Torgersen, published in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, […]



Winner of the 2016 WSFA Small Press Award announcement

October 8th, 2016 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that on October 8th at the Capclave science fiction convention, Martin L. Shoemaker won the 2016 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2015. The winner is “Today I Am Paul,” by Martin L. Shoemaker, published in Clarkesworld […]



CAPCLAVE!!!!!!!

October 5th, 2016 at 9:33 pm » Comments (0)

Just a reminder that we won’t be holding our normal 1st Friday meeting on Oct. 7th. Instead the entire club will be ensconced in Gaithersburg MD at Capclave, our annual convention. If you haven’t already bought a membership, you can still get one at the door. It’s going to be an incredible weekend, with two […]



2016 Finalists for WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction

August 16th, 2016 at 12:04 pm » Comments (1)

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2016 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction: “The Art of Deception” by Stephanie Burgis in Insert Title Here, ed. by Tehani Wessely, published by Fablecroft Publishing, (April 2015); “Burn Her,” by Tanith Lee in Dancing Through The Fire, ed. by […]



Winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award was Announced at Capclave

October 15th, 2014 at 2:26 pm » Comments (0)

The 2014 winner of the WSFA Small Press Award is Alex Shvartsman for his story, “Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma”, published in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, edited by Edmund R. Schubert (Hatrack Publishing, April 2013). The winner was announced during a short awards ceremony at this year’s Capclave. The award committee will begin accepting […]