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The state of Black sci fi, week 6: Samuel Delaney
I read Delaney’s trilogy, “The Fall of the Towers,” in the first omnibus edition, which was published in 1970. I was twenty-two years old, and I still remember the cover, which you can view in the Wikipedia article on the … Continue reading
The state of Black Sci Fi, week 5: Cons
I’ve never been to a sci fi con of any kind, or indeed, any in-person writer’s convention, but I’d love to go. I never even made it to last year’s Mass Poetry event in Lowell – some family thing came … Continue reading
The State of Black Sci F week 4: Giveaway and something about my novel
Back in 2010 I decided to participate in Nano for the first time. National Novel Writing Month, Nano for short, happens every November, and participants attempt to write 50,000 words in a month. I decided to write a sci fi … Continue reading
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Tagged black sci fi, Blog fest, lifelines, Raketh Namar, science fiction. sci fi
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State of Black SciFi 2012: Why I love Black Sci Fi?
I was already a die-hard sci fi fan by age 10. A self-confessed book addict, by the time I was a teen ager, I haunted both the local library and the drug store looking for new reading material. Books were … Continue reading
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Tagged black sci fi, blogfest, octavvia butler, samuel delany, tananarive due
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The State of Black Speculative Fiction
I am excited to participate in a seven-week online event celebrating the State of Black Science Fiction 2012. Each participating writer will blog once a week on a common topic. Today’s is “The State of Black Science Fiction.” There will … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, african-american speculative fiction, science fiction
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Preditors and Editors poll results
Ihe cover for “Lifelines” by Lin Neiswender won third place in book/ebook cover art in the Preditors & Editors™ Readers’ Poll. Also the Poetic Muselings placed third in poets category. Our anthology, “Lifelines”, placed tenth in anthologies in the anthologies … Continue reading
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Tagged anthologies, awards, book/ebook cover art, Lifelkines, Lin Neiswender, poets, Preditors and Editors, publishing
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Interview with author Kristin Battestella
Tell us about yourself. Oh this is always the tough part! I always feel pretentious when talking about myself or my books- and that’s half of all the promotion! There’s not much to tell really. I’d still say I’m a … Continue reading
The Story Behind Don’t Look Back, Agnes and In This House
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Tagged back story, Kathryn Meye Griffithr, memoir
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Our anthology and us muselings in Preditors and Editors poll
The cover of “Lifeline,” the Poetic Muselings’ anthology, with artwork by Lin Neiswender, has been nominated in the P and E book/ebook cover artwork category. Our cover, our anthology, and us poets are all in the Preditors and Editors poll: … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, lifelines, poetic muselings, poets, Preditors and Editors
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The State of Black Sci Fi, week 3: Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi?
Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi? Are you kidding me? I mean, come on. Race, culture, minority politics, and ethnicity all play a huge role in the real world. Why would I … Continue reading →