SLF Statement on Grant Review Process
Yesterday, it came to my attention that a piece of juror feedback for a SLF grant was passed along to the writer, and it was inappropriate in two ways — 1) it revealed that the juror had some biases that we should have caught and addressed in the jurying process, and 2) the feedback should […]
Reminder Upcoming Reading (Tonight)
Quick final reminder about tonight’s Deep Dish event at Volumes, 7 p.m., 1474 N. Milwaukee, just off the Blue line! Hope to see you there — and as a bonus, I’m giving away TWO SLF t-shirts AND a Feast cookbook. Woot. Click here for more info about the event
Announcing the Winner of the 2019 A.C. Bose Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Senaa Ahmad as the winner of the inaugural A.C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature. Ahmad, who grew up in a sleepy immigrant suburb of a Canadian steel town, crafts well-written, heartfelt, and powerful stories. “My short fiction lives at the intersections of Indian, Islamic, and […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2018 Working Class Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is delighted to announce Nemma Wollenfang as the winner of the 2018 Working Class Writers Grant. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Wollenfang says, are the genres she generally writes when she puts pen to paper (or fingertips to keyboard), but she is “absolutely thrilled” that the excerpt within her application for […]
