Winners of the
2006 and 2007 Carl Brandon Awards

The Carl Brandon Society is pleased to announce the winners of our 2006 and 2007 awards.

The winner of the 2006 Carl Brandon Parallax Award is Mindscape by Andrea Hairston. [Note: No work will receive the 2006 Carl Brandon Kindred Award.]

The 2007 Carl Brandon Parallax Award winner is The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor. The 2007 Carl Brandon Kindred Award winner is From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain by Minister Faust.

A presentation ceremony for the 2006 and 2007 awards will take place at Arisia, an annual science fiction convention held in Boston, Massachusetts. Award recipients Andrea Hairston and Nnedi Okorafor will be in attendance, and the honors lists for the 2006 and 2007 Parallax and Kindred Awards will be announced there.

Nominations for the 2008 Parallax and Kindred Awards are now closed. We will announce our winners later this year. Nominations for the 2009 Parallax and Kindred Awards will be accepted through June 1, 2010. Visit the awards page for more information.

People of Color in SF Wiki

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Website Updates

We've updated the site. In addition to the items listed above, you can visit our revised About Us page for updated information about the organization and to learn more about the Steering Committee. Want to bring information about the Carl Brandon Society to a convention or other event? Download our new brochure [pdf] and print some copies to bring with you. Visit the Resources page for updated Heritage Month reading lists. We're working on more updates, so check back over the next month as we add to the resources page, compile updates on all three years that we've awarded the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship, launch a Color Your Worlds brochure project, and more. Thank you for your continued support of the Carl Brandon Society.

Our Mission

The mission of the Carl Brandon Society is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction.

Our Vision

We envision a world in which speculative fiction, about complex and diverse cultures from writers of all backgrounds, is used to understand the present and model possible futures; and where people of color are full citizens in the community of imagination and progress.

We Value

• Fantasizing for its own sake, and as an agent of social innovation
• Literature as a groundspring for social change
• Creative Innovation in the field of speculative fiction
• Inclusive Definitions of both genre and audiences
• A culture of Listening to people of all abilities, genders, and backgrounds, in all fields of endeavor
• National and international community-building around areas of interest

Navigation

• About Us | Learn more about the Carl Brandon Society including the story behind our name, our goals and mission.
• Blog | Takes you to the Carl Brandon Society blog. This will open a new window.
• Wiki | Explore and contribute information about people of color in SF with the Carl Brandon Society wiki
• Awards | Learn more about the Carl Brandon Society Awards.
• Memberships | Join the Carl Brandon Society or make a donation.
• Resources | Reading lists, press releases, and more.
• The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship

Last updated: 4 January 2010 * Email