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Ah, Speculative Fiction
Jun. 16th, 2013 03:02 pmI could write a big long essay about reading aboutrecent developments in the SF publishing community and my personal estrangement from [that side of] SF fandom, etc etc etc, but instead I'm going to put two links here:
http://nkjemisin.com/2013/06/continuum-goh-speech/
NK Jemisin's speech at Continuum (the ensuing discussion went to some depressing places but/and the speech is well worth reading)
http://booktionary.blogspot.de/2012/04/recommendations-non-european-fantasy-by.html
A list of non-European-based fantasy by women. I used to dream of joining such a list.
ETA Two more links:
"Scalzi and others are pledge matching to raise money for the Carl Brandon Society and Octavia Butler Awards here: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/06/13/pledge-matching-today-for-the-carl-brandon-society/
Arachne Jericho is pledge matching money (up to total of $500) donated to Con-Or-Bust here: http://spontaneousderivation.com/2013/06/13/pledge-matching-for-good-causes/
http://nkjemisin.com/2013/06/continuum-goh-speech/
NK Jemisin's speech at Continuum (the ensuing discussion went to some depressing places but/and the speech is well worth reading)
http://booktionary.blogspot.de/2012/04/recommendations-non-european-fantasy-by.html
A list of non-European-based fantasy by women. I used to dream of joining such a list.
ETA Two more links:
"Scalzi and others are pledge matching to raise money for the Carl Brandon Society and Octavia Butler Awards here: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/06/13/pledge-matching-today-for-the-carl-brandon-society/
Arachne Jericho is pledge matching money (up to total of $500) donated to Con-Or-Bust here: http://spontaneousderivation.com/2013/06/13/pledge-matching-for-good-causes/
