Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Older Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Kiran Kaur Saini is the winner of the 2020 Older Writers Grant. Graham Robert Scott, Jeff Reynolds, and S.E. Greco received Honorable Mentions. Kiran Kaur Saini is a writer of speculative and literary fiction whose short stories have appeared in Glimmer Train, Pleiades, and The Tahoma […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Working Class Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Carrie Callahan is the winner of the 2020 Working Class Writers Grant. Callahan received the grant for her short story “The Zombie in the Yard.” She is also the recipient of a 2019 Writers of the Future Award for her short story “Dirt Road Magic,” which […]
Email to staffers on remote communication
This is the e-mail I just sent my non-profit & small press teams, sharing in case it’s helpful as a model (and as always, if you’d like to come volunteer with the SLF, we’d love to have you — we’re trying to get organized to better put people on projects now): ***** Hey, everyone. Sorry […]
Continuing a conversation from a panel
I hosted a panel on SF/F nonprofit administration; a lot of people took a lot of notes, which makes me think that it would be good to continue that conversation. I’d like to see it becoming more of a staple at other conventions, but in the meantime, esp. with many people pausing travel, I wonder […]
Sofiia Melnyk’s “Sir Spacediver 3020” Selected as Speculative Literature Foundation’s 2020 Illustration of the Year
The Speculative Literature Foundation has chosen its 2020 Illustration of the Year, for a piece of artwork that combines elements of science fiction and fantasy as well as incorporating the SLF’s literary focus. The 2020 Illustration of the Year, entitled “Sir Spacediver 3020, is by artist and animator Sofiia Melnyk. Melnyk has a degree in […]
Apply for Our Grants!!!
The Speculative Literature Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2020 Older Writers Grant and A.C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature. Applications will be open through March 31st, 2020. The $1,000 Older Writers Grant is awarded annually to a writer who is fifty years of age or older at the time of grant […]
María Isabel Álvarez Wins Speculative Literature Foundation’s 2019 Gulliver Travel Grant
María Isabel Álvarez is the winner of the 2019 Gulliver Travel Grant, awarded by the Speculative Literature Foundation. Álvarez is a Guatemalan-American writer who received her BA in English Literature and MFA in Fiction from Arizona State University. Her work has appeared in a number of publications and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and […]
Del Sandeen Wins Speculative Literature Foundation’s 2019 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Del Sandeen is the winner of the 2019 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants. The grants were awarded for Sandeen’s novel-in-progress. Her fiction has previously appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine and Magnolia, and she is also the author of three nonfiction books for young adults. Sandeen […]
Speculative Literature Foundation Announces Changes to Annual Grant Schedule
The Speculative Literature Foundation has announced a change to its annual grant schedule, beginning in 2020. Applications for each grant will be accepted for three months each year according to the following schedule: January – March: Older Writers Grant and A.C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature April – June: Diverse Worlds and Diverse […]
Thank you, dear anonymous donor, in case you’re reading this
I came home from SALA and in my mail, found two $250 anonymous donor checks for the SLF. So I just want to say thank you, dear donor, in case you’re reading this, since I can’t send you a thank you e-mail. I will endeavor to put the funds to excellent use. (They’re probably going […]
