For anyone who remembers the long-running Google Books lawsuit, the allegations in this latest AI training class action infringment lawsuit will seem especially galling www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Rescheduled: Understanding AI - A Hype-Free Overview is now part of the SFWA fundraising weekend this coming Saturday! Pay what you wish, $0 included as an option: store.sfwa.org/product/emer...

For any #maryland authors interested in meeting four incredible #disabled authors speaking for disability pride month, SFWA is sponsoring a spotlight panel in Gaithersburg, moderated by me on July 18.

On Sunday, join the @sfwa.bsky.social Emerging Tech committee for Understanding AI: A Hype-Free Overview. What LLMs do well/badly, how to talk with employers caught up in the hype, and what to say to friends who "just asked ChatGPT". sfwa.org/events/?even...

More than 100 authors who opted out of Anthropic copyright settlement sue Anthropic & its co-founders--not a class action but "joined individual actions" w/ each plaintiff making the same claim of infringement (via @publisherslunch.bsky.social ) lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/wp-content/u...

New #WriterBeware blog post: The Anthropic copyright settlement has writers re-assessing the importance of copyright registration and rights reversion. Should they be re-assessing the importance of ISBNs as well? writerbeware.blog/2026/05/22/h...

heyyyyy #SFWA #Nebulas attendees! reminder that you do not have to eat like garbage in Rosemont docs.google.com/spreadsheets... (and thanks @bingingout.bsky.social for adding to this) anyway, last time I promo this cause I *will* forget :D have fuuuuun

Trademark extortion scheme alert! 2nd example I've seen of identical email, tho sent out w/ different names/addresses/company names. Goal is to scare writers into responding so they can be pressed to pay big $$$ to "preserve their rights". Needless to say, this is not how trademark or copyright work

So I just got an email from someone offering to buy my claims in the Anthropic case, and whew are the vultures ever circling overhead.

The fairness hearing in Bartz v. Anthropic took place this afternoon, Thursday, May 14, 2026. The hearing addressed approval of the $1.5 billion class action settlement, Class Counsel’s fee request, and the objections and replies filed by class members and others. Our observations are below:

This is likely a scam--lots of warning signs (no meaningful "about" info, no way to submit listings, the cold call itself). The offer of addition to the "catalog" is bait, authors who say "yes" then become targets for sales pressure (such as the "smart bookstubs" touted on the site)

The Fairness Hearing for the Anthropic Settlement is today, May 14, 2026, at 2 PM Pacific Time. You can watch the hearing on Zoom. More information is at sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/ including link.

Big news if you follow publishing scams: Michael Cris Traya Sordilla, CEO of PageTurner/Innocentrix--one of the biggest ever Philippine scam operations that was busted by the FBI last year--pleads guilty; ordered to pay over $48 million in restitution for victims www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr...

Hi everyone! You might have noticed that SFWA's site was down. We're getting things back up slowly, but don't worry, we'll be back to full capacity soon. Email is working again, so if something got lost in the interim, feel free to re-send it or ask [email protected] any questions you might have.

New #WriterBeware blog post: two new entries in the unending cavalcade of AI-driven scams from Nigeria writerbeware.blog/2026/05/08/b...

Detection of an atmosphere on a trans-Neptunian object beyond Pluto: www.nature.com/articles/s41... -> Outer Solar System Object Has an Atmosphere But Shouldn’t: www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie... -> A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere: www.sciencenews.org/article/atmo...

This week on Planetside… Our series The History Files continues with “A Brief History of SFWA: The Nebula Awards Report” by @michaelcapobianco.bsky.social, read by @bobgreenberger.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2026/04/28/a...

Update as of April 26. Writers have begun to receive emails from the Anthropic Settlement Administrator asking if they share a copyright interest in a particular work.

Very valuable posts here explaining some of the reasons the Anthropic Settlement is the way it is.

Yikes. But I'd still encourage everyone who's eligible to file a claim (print everything out and take screenshots that show the date). You have until midnight tonight.

Filing an Anthropic claim? You have until the post office closes to mail your claim form or 11:59 PM Pacific to upload it. Even if you can't make heads or tails out of the form, fill out as much as you can, especially the titles and Copyright Registration number, and submit it.

HEY WRITERS (not just SF/F writers) HAVE YOU BEEN PROCRASTINATING ON MAKING YOUR ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT CLAIM? SFWA is running a webinar event OPEN TO ALL WRITERS (not just members! not just SF/F writers!) on Thursday. Sign up here: www.sfwa.org/events/anthr...

The Postal Service is in danger. @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social is standing up against the threat. Will you stand with them & our Post Office? actionnetwork.org/forms/speak-... #USPS

I'm resisting saying "More money for everyone else." to people who think the Anthropic Settlement is bogus and aren't going to file claim(s).

Note to writers: No, your agent does not deserve to get a commission on your Anthropic copyright settlement payout. No, your publisher should not charge an administrative fee for filing claims on your behalf (and why would you want them to? It's easy to do yourself).

A quick reminder that if you're an eligible author who previously opted out of the Anthropic settlement but have since changed your mind the deadline to reinclude your works is March 9th. If you haven't filed a claim yet your deadline to do so is March 30th. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

The world is on fire, but if you're in the mood for some light entertainment to take your mind off things, follow along with me as I take apart a bait-and-switch scam impersonating a Big 5 publisher writerbeware.blog/2026/02/28/n...

It just occurred to me that the payments from the Anthropic and future AI company piracy settlements may be the only long tail most authors will ever see.

Contains extensive quotes from Writer Beware's Victoria Strauss.

Hmm. Disney is opting some Star Wars titles out of the Anthropic Settlement.

Gay Haldeman Receives Service to SFWA Award locusmag.com/2026/02...

Last time I checked there were none left in the sf/f section of my local Books-a-Million.

We are honored today to announce our latest recipient of the Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award: Gay Haldeman. You can read all about this pillar of community support, outreach, and love for the genre at the link below. Join us at this year's Nebulas to celebrate Gay's achievement!

Not a gift article, unfortunately.

The deadline for opting out of the Anthropic Settlement or objecting to the settlement was moved from January 29 (today) to February 9.

New! FAQ #4 added to SFWA's Anthropic Settlement FAQs with deadlines, updates, and claim and opt-out statistics. www.sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/

More money for authors.

HEY APub AUTHORS!!! Amazon has put up a form where they (non legal terminology) sign over their half of any anthropic settlement money to you. Obvs I can not give anyone legal advice, but check this out. This could give you 2x the money. d1qwyayg24w5f4.cloudfront.net/pdf/Anthropi...

Join @veronicarothbooks.com for our 3X-matching campaign, and POWER UP your donation! From now to Jan 31, Roth will match your donation to SFWA threefold to $10,000 - all going Where the Need Is Greatest, to support programs in 2026 and beyond. Thank you, Veronica! sfwa.org/winter-worlds-of-giving

For opt-outs, there are just 86 so far, covering 208 works--despite the efforts of groups like ClaimsHero to recruit authors to opt out and launch their own lawsuits.

Must Reads Magazines Statement on Changes Made to Standard Contract in Response to SFWA file770.com/must-reads-m...

I can't wait to see their new boilerplate.

In addition sharing the results of our recent survey about authors' experiences filing claims in the landmark Bartz v. Anthropic settlement, TAA provides a list of all the questions respondents had about the process — along with our answers. bit.ly/4juH6i4 #AcWri #AI

New #WriterBeware blog post: why writers should consider reverting their rights if they can, especially in context of the Anthropic settlement and other AI copyright lawsuits writerbeware.blog/2026/01/09/r...

How I lost $45K as a writer by a simple misunderstanding Did that title get your attention? Because it certainly got mine. Many of you may be aware of the historic 1.5 billion dollar settlement of copyright infringement claims in the Anthropic class action lawsuit. Anthropic essentially took books…

If you want to opt out from or object to the Anthropic Settlement, you have less than two weeks to do so. Opt Out from the Settlement - Deadline: January 15, 2026 You may exclude yourself and every other legal and beneficial owner of your work by January 15. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Here's the new judge in the Anthropic case, succeeding Judge Alsup who is retiring (thx to @publisherslunch.bsky.social for the link) cand.uscourts.gov/judges/amo/m...

BTW, there's no such organization as the Science Fiction Writers Association. It's the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.