SLF’s 2025 A.C. Bose Grant Shortlist
Here is our shortlist for our 2025 A.C. Bose Grant! Both of these talented writers were selected by one of our jurors to be a finalist. Yukti Narang Palvashay Sethi
Announcing the Winner of the 2025 A.C. Bose Grant
Announcing the Winner of the 2025 A.C. Bose Grant The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Krushna Dande is the winner of the 2025 A.C. Bose Grant. In 2019, the Speculative Literature Foundation and DesiLit co-sponsored the A.C. Bose Grant in memory of Ashim Chandra Bose, a lover of books—especially science fiction and […]
2025 Illustration of the Year Winner Flore Picard
2025 Illustration of the Year Winner Flore Picard Thank you Flore Picard, for your wonderful submission to the SLF’s 2025 Illustration of the Year, “Star Thief.” Look for Picard’s artwork on our site, as well as future SLF newsletters, promo, and other content! “Star Thief” is a story about creating freedom. In a futuristic world […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Gulliver’s Travel Grant
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Gulliver’s Travel Grant The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Emma Burnett is the winner of the 2024 Gulliver Travel Grant. Since 2004, the Gulliver Travel Grant has sought to assist writers of speculative literature (in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction) in their research. The grant […]
SLF’s 2024 Gulliver’s Travel Grant Shortlist
Here is our shortlist for our 2024 Gulliver’s Travel Grant! Each of these talented writers were selected by one of our jurors to be a finalist. Shawnna Thomas Nasser Yousefi LuLu Johnson
November 2024 Deep Dish Readings Uploaded
Our featured and rapid-fire readings from our November 2024 Deep Dish event have been uploaded! Make sure you subscribe to us on YouTube so you don’t miss future videos and content just like this great series of readings from the likes of Jay Bonansinga, Eiren Caffall, Angeli Primlani, and more. Below you will find the […]
SLF’s 2024 Working Class Writers Grant Shortlist
Here is our shortlist for our 2024 Working Class Writers Grant! Each of these talented writers were selected by one of our jurors to be a finalist. Moraine Velasco Katherine Cart Marianne Xenos Loren Smith
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Working Class Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Hannah Onoguwe is the winner of our 2024 Working Class Writers Grant for her work “Eyes of the Igbadai.” The Working Class Writers Grant has been awarded annually to speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, who have been historically […]
SLF’s 2024 Older Writers Grant Shortlist
Here is our shortlist for our 2024 Older Writers Grant! Each of these talented writers were selected by one of our jurors to be a finalist. Wade Ogletree mariëlle verdijk Lynette Pedersen Kenneth M. McRae Lori J. Torone Tanya MacIntosh
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Older Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Paul O’Connor is the winner of our 2024 Older Writers Grant. The Older Writers Grant has been awarded annually to writers who are at least fifty years of age at the time of application just beginning their careers as speculative fiction writers. O’Connor’s winning piece is Gumshoe […]
