Rose City Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers
Our three-fold mission is to create, socialize, and learn. We provide safe, inclusive spaces (in-person and online) for speculative fiction writers of all experience levels.
June 2026 Newsletter
Summer Social: Board Games at Steeplejack!
Our Summer Social will be on July 26 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Steeplejack (2400 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232).
Bring a board game to share and enjoy the company of your fellow writers. We will have a reserved section or tables.
Please watch Meetup for updates to the date and time.
Announcements: Authors’ Publications!
Celebrate our authors who have published in the previous month, six months ago, and one year ago.
May 2026
Home Is The Sailor by Brenda W. Clough in Odysseus
https://www.flametreepublishing.com/odysseus-isbn-9781835627914.html
April 2026*
His Selachian Majesty Requests by Brenda W. Clough
https://bookviewcafe.com/book/his-selachian-majesty-requests/
*Mick forgot to include this one last month. Sorry!
Did you publish a story in June 2026, December 2025, or June 2025?
Please share your title, pen name, publication date, and a URL to rosecity.sff.writers@gmail.com.
Writing Advice
“Omit needless words.”
—William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style
If you would like to submit a short article on writing advice, please send your idea or text to rosecity.sff.writers@gmail.com.
Recurring Meetups
RSVP on Meetup
https://www.meetup.com/rose-city-science-fiction-and-fantasy-writers/events/
Tuesday
Ava Roasteria at Orenco Station @ 11 am
936 NE Orenco Loop, Hillsboro, OR
Wednesday
The Clubhouse @ 5 pm
2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR
Thursday
Rose City Coffee @ 5 pm
3370 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR
Friday
Bold Coffee & Books @ 12 pm
1755 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR
Saturday
Milwaukie Beer Store @ 11 am
10610 SE Main St, Milwaukie, OR
Last Call to Volunteer at Sellwood Community House’s Summer at the Shack!
Remember WinterCon? That lovely venue is the Sellwood Community House, which generously provides us with free space for our annual convention. Let’s return the favor by volunteering to help kids during their annual Summer at the Shack. You can volunteer for as little as one hour or as much time as you’d like—and you get to choose what you’ll do. For example, Mick plans to teach elementary-age kids how to write a science fiction or fantasy story in just five sentences.
https://www.sellwoodcommunityhouse.org/the-shack-at-sellwood-park
Request a New Meetup Near You
Don’t see a Meetup in your area when you can make it? Fill out this form so we know where there is enough interest to start another.
Cyber-magi 2026
https://rosecitysff.org/cyber-magi
Volunteering to judge the 2026 Cyber-Magi Award is open! Judging will begin on December 17, 2026.
You’re welcome to submit your first chapter or short story anytime. You can submit updates until the deadline on December 16, 2026.
WinterCon 2027
https://rosecitysff.org/wintercon
Save the date! WinterCon will be January 23, 2027, at 3 pm. Panel submissions are not yet open.
Beta Reading Exchange
This has been on the project list for a couple of months, but we haven’t made it yet. Sorry. Please watch this space for updates.
You will need to be registered as an Author on our website to participate.
To request Author status, please contact rosecity.sff.writers@gmail.com with when and where you attend our Meetups.