General Resources

3-D StarMaps

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/starmaps/index.php

Find out where different star systems are located, their distances from one another, and more -- or create maps of your own systems. (Maps of Star Trek systems also included.) Very technical, but fun.

Critters - Resources

http://critters.org/resources.ht

Lots of links of interest to writers of SF/Fantasy, and critiquers.

Forward Motion Random Idea Generator

http://www.fmwriters.com/community/dc/Random_Zettercise.php

Excellent story prompts for speculative fiction writers.

Hellnotes

https://hellnotes.com/

Loads of stuff about horror, including publishers and markets.

Index to Science Fiction Anthologies & Collections

http://www.philsp.com/

Database of SF short stories, searchable by author, title, magazine, date. This is just part of the overall "fiction index" hosted on this site, which enables you to look up stories and authors by name, story title, or publication - and one leads to the other. I.e., if you wanted to look up the author "John Smith," you'll get a list of all the stories John Smith wrote and published, and where; if you click on a magazine that "John Smith" appeared in, you can then get a table of contents for that magazine issue (and the rest of the issues of that magazine), to find other stories by other authors, and on and on... It's amazing. Put together back when folks loved spending time putting information on the web for the rest of us.

Locus

http://www.locusmag.com/

Online version of the major trade publication for the SF publishing industry.

Science Fiction Awards+ Database

http://www.sfadb.com/

This site lists all the major SF awards, as well as regional, academic, fan, reader, and genre awards. Each listing provides such information as winners, nominees, categories, and an award overview.

SciFaiku

http://www.scifaiku.com

All about science fiction haiku.

Organizations

British Science Fiction Association

https://www.bsfa.co.uk/

Carl Brandon Society

https://carlbrandon.org

"The mission of the Carl Brandon Society is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction."

Horror Writers Association

https://horror.org

Member benefits include monthly market newsletter, member only anthologies, meetings at World Horror Conventions, regional meetings, chat rooms, newsgroups, etc.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)

https://www.sfwa.org/

SF Canada

https://www.sfcanada.org/

"SF Canada exists to foster a sense of community among Canadian writers of speculative fiction, to improve communication, to foster the growth of quality writing, to lobby on behalf of Canadian writers, and to encourage the translation of Canadian speculative fiction. SF Canada supports positive social action."

Article Collections

A Way with Worlds: World Creation Column, by Steven Savage

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/www/wwwfull.html

56 columns on world-building.

Chronos: The Future of Time Travel

http://Chronos.ws

Billed as "the ultimate guide to time travel, teleportation, temporal phasing, and other applications of nine-dimensional theory," this site apparently takes itself seriously -- but does offer a wealth of information on time travel theory.

On Thud and Blunder, by Poul Anderson

https://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/on-thud-and-blunder/

One of the classics, pointing out the difference between fantasy and reality (e.g., can you really hack off heads with a 50-pound sword?)

SFWA Articles on Writing

https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/information-center/

Uncle Orson's Writing Class

http://www.hatrack.com/writingclass/index.shtml

Lots of writing articles by Orson Scott Card.

Vision for Writers

http://visionforwriters.com/vision/

A massive e-zine offering a collection of excellent articles on sf/fantasy and other genres. Sadly no longer published, but the archives are still well worth exploring.

Critique and Discussion Groups, Workshops

Clarion Writer's Workshop

http://clarion.ucsd.edu

The first in the highly regarded Clarion family of workshops for sf/fantasy writers.

Critters Workshop

http://www.critters.org

This highly recommended workshop focuses primarily on speculative fiction (though it offers other workshops as well). The site offers sample critiques, tips on critiquing and participating in a group, and market information (including the "Black Hole" page that lists response times for speculative fiction markets). Considered a "high-intensity" group with high workload demands.

L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop

https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writing-workshop/

The course includes 13 video presentations featuring Writers of the Future judges: David Farland, Tim Powers, and Orson Scott Card. There are 11 lessons with practical exercises as well as essays from Contest Founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and Founding Contest Coordinating Judge, Algis Budrys. The workshop takes one through the entire process of writing a story. Upon completion, we recommend entering the Writers of the Future Contest.

Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop

https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/

A residential workshop that offers instruction and guest lectures from well-known speculative fiction authors. Website also offers a variety of writing tips, articles and resources.

Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

https://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/

See also Writing-World.com's links to:

Critique and Discussion Groups