You ’re probably already familiar with the Hugo - winningLightspeed Magazine , whichruns a tarradiddle once a month right here on io9 . The publication has just launched a crowdfunding safari to put out a special issue in 2016 , themed “ People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction ! ”
“ When I was growing up , I literally think that skill fiction stories only happened to blank masses , because that ’s all I scan , ” one of the issue ’s guest editors , Sunil Patel , saysin the Kickstarter video . “ It did not occur to me , even when I began writing , that someone who looked like me could be on a starship . Could build a robot . Could get in a sentence car and fight dinosaurs . ”
As of this piece of writing , the labor ( other node editors will includeNalo Hopkinson , Kristine Ong Muslim , Nisi Shawl , andBerit Ellingsen ) had almost reached its goal of $ 5,000 . But , why not drop a few Pearl Buck and poke at it over the line ? There are several “ stretching goals ” beyond the original amount , which promise more radness if the funds are elevate ( admit two more proposed special issuance : “ POC Destroy Fantasy ! ” and “ POC Destroy Horror ! ” )
No matter what , “ POC Destroy Science Fiction ! ” is gon na be an publication jam - pack with forgetful stories , flash fiction , nonfictional prose , author spot , and more — solely created by people of color , who ( as Patel points out ) are often abstracted or ignored in science fable . This result is unquestionably gon na be an awesome countermeasure to that lack of diversity in the writing style . you’re able to find out more ( and check out the slayer reward for contribution ) atthe Kickstarter page !
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