Announcing the Winner of the 2017 Working Class Writers Grant
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce LD Lewis as the winner of the 2017 Working Class Writers Grant. Lewis, who volunteers as Art Director for FIYAH Literary Magazine for Black Speculative fiction, primarily writes fantasy centering Black women and femmes in extraordinary worlds and with extraordinary power. She intends to make a living writing fantasy […]
Deep Dish December 2017
Deep Dish December 2017 Great Deep Dish SFF reading at Volumes Bookcafe last night — thanks again to all the readers and speakers (Mary Robinette Kowal, Stephen Segal, Michi Trota, Michael Moreci, Angeli Primlani, Dan Gonzalez, Sue Burke, Valya Dudycz Lupescu) and everyone else who worked to make it a success, esp. my co-host, Chris […]
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Deep Dish – December Reading in Chicago
We’ve finalized the line-up for Deep Dish SFF at Volumes Book Cafe on 12/7 @ 7 p.m. We have: Featured novelist: Ada Palmer Debut novelists: Michael Moreci and Sue Burke Rapid-fire Readers: Angeli Primlani, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Stephen Segal, and Dan Gonzalez Mark your calendars and cross your fingers for good weather! And get there early […]
Diversity Grants Winner Announced
Erin Roberts is the Winner of the 2017 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grant From the Speculative Literature Foundation The Speculative Fiction Foundation has awarded the 2017 Diverse Writers Grant and 2017 Diverse Worlds Grant to Erin Roberts. The two $500 awards support any purpose that a writer recipient chooses to benefit their work. Both […]
Deep Dish Reading Sat 10/7!
Join novelist Mary Robinette Kowal, debut novelist Cath Schaff-Stump, host Mary Anne Mohanraj, plus Chris Bauer, Richard Chwedyk, and Meg Khoury for the inaugural Deep Dish, a Chicago SF/F reading series. WHERE: Volumes Book Cafe, 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL WHEN: Saturday, October 7, 7 p.m. Mary Robinette Kowal is the author […]
Slight Delay on the 2017 Diverse Writers Grant and the Diverse Worlds Grant
We were supposed to announce the winner(s) of the 2017 Diverse Writers Grant and the Diverse Worlds Grant this past Friday, September 15, but our jurors are still hard at work reading the applications. We want to make sure every application gets the attention it deserves, so we’re not exactly sure when we will announce […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2016 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants
Gabriel Thibodeau and Eden Royce are the Winners of the 2016 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants The Speculative Fiction Foundation has awarded the 2016 Diverse Writers Grant to Gabriel Thibodeau and the 2016 Diverse Worlds Grant to Eden Royce. The two $500 awards support any purpose that writer recipients may choose to benefit their […]
Welcome!
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 aim to encourage promising new writers, assist established writers, facilitate the work of quality magazines and small presses, and develop a greater public appreciation of […]
Attention: 2016 Working Class Writers Grant
Update on the 2016 Working Class Writers Grant: Our jurors are still in the process of selecting the winner for the 2016 Working Class Writers Grant. We hope to select a winner by mid-May. Once we do, Our Managing Director, Malon Edwards, will send out an email to all applicants announcing the winner. For […]
