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January 2nd, 2026 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – Jan. 2, 2026 – 7:45 pm EST – Zoom

The First WSFA meeting of 2026 will take place Friday, January second at 8:15. I will open it up around 7:45 pm.

* The committee to discuss SF will discuss the Sept/October issue of Analog because the print issues of the Nov/Dec still haven’t arrived.
* Third Friday in January we will discuss the December issue of Lightspeed.
* Book Club will be the following Thursday (Jan 8) at 7:30 when we will discuss Finder by Suzanne Palmer

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA First Friday Meeting
Time: Jan 2, 2026 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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December 19th, 2025 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – Dec 19, 2025 – 7:45 p.m. EST – Zoom/Hybrid

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA Meeting
Time: Dec 19, 2025 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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December 13th, 2025 at 2:59 pm

Scammer Alert!

Important Notice: WSFS is not hosting any event for authors other than our annual Capclave. We are being targeted by scammers who are using us to get others. Please look at the associated e-mails to get additional facts as to what the scammers are using.

Official Email Addresses for WSFA use the ‘wsfa.org’ domain.

Thanks.

December 13th, 2025 at 2:32 pm

Expect a backlog of journals

NOTICE TO MEMBERS AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES

Over the next few weeks, a backlog of WSFA journals will be published to this site. Management regrets the delay and appreciates your continued patience while normal publishing operations are restored.

In 2022, in order to meet ISO compliance requirements, the Journal master copies were placed into a filing cabinet of non-Euclidean design. Subsequent evaluation indicates that the cabinet does not conform to conventional filing methodologies, including alphabetical order, chronological order, or causality. The cabinet is larger on the inside, contains several overlapping timelines, and emits a low humming sound when opened. We are confident that the missing Journals remain contained within the cabinet, possibly under “J.”

Due to these conditions, journals may be published out of numerical order. Current procedure is to publish recovered material as it emerges, after which a determination will be made as to whether the contents can be arranged in any meaningful sequence.

A subcommittee has been convened to study the cabinet. The cabinet has also convened a subcommittee. Formal negotiations are underway. Field tests confirm that opening the cabinet at an incorrect angle may result in duplicate issues, missing decades, or an unexpected editorial from the 1970s. Further experimentation has been suspended pending review. Please stand by.

Updates:

  • 2025 WSFA Journals uploaded and posted in appropriate time periods
  • 2024 WSFA Journals uploaded and posted in appropriate time periods
  • During routine access in early 2024, the cabinet experienced a minor soft time-jump. As a result, the 2023 journals are currently “present” but not “occurring.” They are expected to resolve into a readable state once observed at the correct angle.
  • 2022 and earlier WSFA Journals are still present in a vague quantum state: you may read them OR know where there are, but not both at the same time.

ISO-9001 requires documented control of records. It does not explicitly prohibit records that are temporally displaced, multiply instantiated, or mildly sentient. The cabinet remains technically ISO compliant.

December 5th, 2025 at 8:22 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – December 5, 2025 – Zoom / chk if Hybrid

The First Friday WSFA meeting will be Friday December 5th at 8:15 via Zoom.

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. I hope to see everyone there.

–Sam

Topic: WSFA First Friday–December 2025
Time: Dec 5, 2025 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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November 21st, 2025 at 7:39 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – 21 Nov 2025 – Zoom

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA Third Friday–November 2025
Time: Nov 21, 2025 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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November 7th, 2025 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – 7 Nov. 2025 – 7:45 pm – Zoom/Hybrid

The First Friday in November meeting will be hybrid at Elizabeth’s condo and via Zoom. The Zoom link is below.

The Committee to Discuss SF will discuss the July/August issue of Analog.

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA First Friday–November 2025
Time: Nov 7, 2025 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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November 1st, 2025 at 2:15 pm

WSFA Journal September-October 2025

The 7/4/25 Fourth of July Meeting was held at the Pomerantz/Overton Fabulous Bungalow at 2:30. As far as I could tell attendance included: Bob, Bill, Elaine, Carolyn, Cathy, Lee Strong, Rodger Sam L, Judy N, Kim, and Chris. There was no online meeting.

Minute were waived, treasurer’s report waived. Bob said we have money. Not hurting for cash. Sam for Capclave said invites to the program went out. We need a programming
meeting. Cathy for publicity arranged or the sharing of Capclave stuff for conventions. Email Cathy about distribution of fliers. Bill said he arranged for the Capclave gifts. Sam will send Bill the email about shirts. Need to check with Shirin about programming. Cathy volunteered to be Point of Contact for dealing with her. Arrangements were made
for a Capclave meeting.

Rodger for Capclave Future said will send out GoH invites. Committee reports: Sam L. gave the schedule for the committee to talk about SF. Cathy
gave her list of rewards for voting on the WSFA Small Press Award. August 3 deadline.

Entertivities mentioned Folklife Festival.

Full Journal: WSFA Journal Sept-Oct 2025

October 17th, 2025 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – Oct. 17, 2025 – 7:45 PM – Zoom/Hybrid (check)

WSFA, Washington SF Association, is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA Third Friday–October 2025
Time: Oct 17, 2025 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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October 3rd, 2025 at 7:45 pm

WSFA 1st Friday – October 3, 2025 – 8:15 p.m. – Zoom/Hybrid

WSFA First Friday on October 3rd will be a hybrid meeting via Zoom and at Elizabeth Twitchell’s condo at 8:15. 

The Zoom meeting will open around 7:45 or so.  

After the meeting, the committee to discuss SF will talk about the July/August issue of Asimov’s. 

Topic: My Meeting
Time: Oct 3, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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