Several NTSFW members are published in a new anthology: Short & Twisted. Congratulations! Short & Twisted is an anthology of dark tales where nothing is as what it seems. Published in the anthology are Shawn Scarber, Lorelei Buckley, Becky Burkheart, Tricia Ferguson, Emma Aprea (Author),), Autumn Shelley (Author), William Ledbetter,Amy Oakley, and Christian P. Lambright (Illustrator).

The National Space Society of North Texas is hosting an Art Contest & a Poetry Contest for 2012. Both are free to enter and have cash prizes and an opportunity to be published in their upcoming anthology. This year's theme is: MARS: THE NEXT FRONTIER For poetry and art contest guidelines, see their website at www.NSSofNT.org or see the NSSofNT Poetry Contest webpage or the NSSofNT Art Contest...

  Gerald Warfield's poem, "A Greater Moon," has received a nomination for the Rhysling Award, an annual award given for speculative (sci-fi or fantasy) poetry. Nominees for each year's Rhysling Awards are selected by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. The winning works are regularly reprinted in the Nebula Awards Anthology from the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Associ...

Member Bill Ledbetter won 1st place winner in the Writers of the Future contest, for this year's second quarter. His story will be published in the Writers of the Future Anthology, Volume 28. Congrats, Bill!

One of 2 local SF/F cons, CondFW begins today, Friday Feburary 17, 2012, and ends Sunday February 19, 2012, in Dallas, TX. This year's guest of honor is Cherie Priest.

On the day Gerald's poem debuted in the ezine NewMyths.com, He got a call from Writers of the Future informing him that his story, "Poly Islands", placed 2nd in the Writers of the Future Contest (1st quarter). This story he originally wrote at Odyssey, but honed it with critiques from NTSFW members.  

NASA's Orion Spacecraft is landing at the American Airlines Center (AAC) in Dallas Jan. 27-29 at Victory Park. The capsule making a stop in Dallas was a low fidelity model that was used for fit checks prior to the launch abort test that took place in 2010. Due to the low security restrictions on the vehicle, the public will be allowed to sign their name or write messages on some of the panels on the...

NTSFW member Gerald Warfield just announced that he will be published in Every Day Fiction, an online daily flash fiction website. His story is "Stonehenge in His Garden."   Congratulations, Gerald!