What is Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America?
{{Infobox organization | name = Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | image = | size = | alt = | caption = | leader_title = President | leader_name = [[Mary Robinette Kowal]] | leader_title2= | leader_name2 = | membership = Approx. 1,900 members<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfwa.org/about/who-we-are/ |title=History and Statistics |publisher=SFWA (sfwa.org) |date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=2007-03-30}}</ref> | headquarters = [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield, CT]] | formation = 1965 | type = [[501(c)3 organization]] | predecessor = | budget= | purpose= SFWA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members. | region_served= International | num_staff= | num_volunteers= | motto = | website = {{URL|sfwa.org}} }} '''Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America''', or '''SFWA''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|f|w|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|f|w|ə}}) is a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] [[501(c)3 organization]] of professional science fiction and [[fantasy]] writers. SFWA is based in the United States but membership is worldwide. [[Damon Knight]] started the organization in 1965 with the name '''Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc.''' The president of SFWA as of 2019 is [[Mary Robinette Kowal]]. SFWA has about 1,900 professionally published writer members worldwide.<ref name=History/> SFWA Active members vote for the [[Nebula Awards]]. They are some of the most important English-language [[science fiction awards]]. ==Board and administrative staff== ;SFWA Board members SFWA's Board of Directors includes the current president, vice president, secretary, chief financial officer, and five directors-at-large.<ref>[http://www.sfwa.org/about/current-officers/ SFWA Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010042655/http://www.sfwa.org/about/current-officers/ |date=2019-10-10 }}, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, accessed May 6, 2019.</ref> {{Div col|colwidth=27em}} *[[Mary Robinette Kowal]] (president) *[[Erin M. Hartshorn]] (vice pr