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Should SFWA consider opening membership to writers of comic books and graphic novels?

[Wow, that was a dull way to frame that. Please add "Why or why not?]

Inspired by a discussion on one of the blogs that I read regularly, which I will not name for the moment so that people will not run over there and have their reactions influenced by the discussions that have already occured.

Date: 2008-05-04 08:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberite.livejournal.com
That actually does suggest an answer to the question. SFWA's current membership requirements are based on a list of accepted publishers; it would make sense from there for a comics author who made sales to an SF publisher to join.

(If they wanted to.)

Date: 2008-05-04 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com
Indeed. There are legit complications (the artist for example and any ownership stakes he or she may have) and approved publishers also publish non-SF. Also, the approved publishers have many and varied programs, not just SF, but I don't think anyone actually does an aesthetic means-test on the content of the books. I suppose someone with a Tor/Forge mystery book would have no problem joining SFWA, for example. (Not that I think he or she should have a problem.)

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