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The SLF is a non-profit arts foundation, modeled on the National Endowment for the Arts, but focused specifically on serving the speculative literature (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) community. We […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Working Class Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Sarah Lyn Eaton is the winner of the 2021 Working Class Writers Grant. Since 2013, the Working Class Writers Grant has […]
SLF Call for Artists 2022
Hey, artists — the SLF is having another art contest, to choose our signature artwork for the next year! This time, the prize is $750. We’d just be licensing a […]
Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans Has Launched
Hello everyone! Today marks the official release of Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans, an SLF podcast about science fiction and fantasy, writing and publishing, community and culture, and what it […]
Justin Clement Wins Speculative Literature Foundation’s 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant
Justin Clement is the winner of the 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant awarded by the Speculative Literature Foundation. The Gulliver Travel Grant, worth $1,000, is intended to assist writers of speculative […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Diverse Writers Grant and 2020 Diverse Worlds Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Kanyinsola Olorunnisola is the winner of the 2020 Diverse Writers Grant and Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is the winner of the 2020 Diverse […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2020 A.C. Bose Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation and DesiLit are pleased to announce that Asha Thanki is the winner of the 2020 A.C. Bose Grant. The A.C. Bose Grant, established in 2019, is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]