Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA, (SFWA is pronounced "seff-wah") was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight and James Blish. The organization has since changed its name to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., but continues to use the acronym SFWA.
SFWA is currently a non-profit association of science fiction and fantasywriters, mostly though not entirely in the United States. Membership is limited to professionally published authors; the minimum qualification is the sale of one novel or dramatic script, or three short stories. SFWA boasts approximately 1,200 members as of 2001.
SFWA awards the Nebula award each year for the best short story, novelette, novella, and novel. It also awards the Bradbury award for best screenplay, the Author Emeritus award to a senior writer who is publishing little or whose work is overlooked, and the Grand Master Award for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction or fantasy.
SFWA's Copyright Exploratory Committee has crafted a series of recommendations for the SFWA board of directors to consider as it moves forward on copyright and rights management issues.
Included in the committee's report are the results of a questionnaire sent to SFWA members, a proposal that SFWA establish a committee to focus on these issues, and a suggested workflow for the committee to follow in assisting members with concerns about copyright infringement.
SFWA also bestows the title Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for lifetime achievement in science fiction or fantasy.
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