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Michael Levy
The SFRA is saddened to note the passing of past President Michael Levy. Mike was an important member of the Association, having served not only as President but as Vice President and organizer or co-organizer of several SFRA conferences. In 2007 he was awarded SFRA's...
SFRA 318 Out Now!
Dear All, SFRA Review 318 is now out, with a report by our Support a Scholar recipient Joy M. Hancock, who discusses her research project in her article, 'Ice as Battlefield in 1920s German Science Fiction.' Alongside this report, we have Feature 101 articles by...
SFRA Review 317 Out Now!
The new issue of the SFRA Review is now out! This issue features the award remarks and speeches from the recent SFRA 2016 conference, along with the election statements for our candidates for positions on the SFRA Executive Committee. In addition, we have a Feature...
SFRA Awards Presented
The Science Fiction Research Association (www.sfra.org) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s SFRA awards. The Pioneer Award, which recognizes the writer or writers of the best critical essay-length work of the year (2015), went to Scott Selisker for...
Conference Travel Grant; Deadline May 20
The Executive Board of the Science Fiction Research Association invites travel grant proposals to attend and present at the annual conference of the Science Fiction Research Association. Maximum awards of $300 for regional and $500 for international travel may be...
Support a New Scholar Grant
The SFRA is now accepting applications for two Support a New Scholar Grant. The deadline for applying is May 31, 2016. Further information can be found under the Awards tab on the SFRA site or by following this link here.
2016 Mullen Fellowships
The Mullen Fellowship offers stipends of up to $3000 per applicant to support research at any archive that has sf holdings pertinent to the dissertation topic. The program was instituted to honor Richard “Dale” Mullen, founder of Science Fiction Studies. Qualified...
The New sfra.org
Just as 2015 ended, the SFRA website took a nosedive. This sometimes happens. Unfortunately, this time we were not easily able to recover the site from a recent backup and go about our business. As the Executive Committee and Matt Holtmeier (our SFRA Web Director)...
David Hartwell’s Passing
On January 20, 2016, we lost David Hartwell, a longtime friend of SFRA. In 1999 David won SFRA's Clareson Award, which recognizes service to the field. It is difficult to imagine anyone more deserving, as David was an important figure in science fiction publishing and...