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The Carl Brandon Society recommends the following books for BLACK HISTORY MONTH:

• So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy
• edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
• Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
• My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
• The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad by Minister Faust
• Mindscape by Andrea Hairston
• Wind Follower by Carole McDonnell
• Futureland by Walter Mosley
• The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
• Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

And the 2005 CARL BRANDON SOCIETY AWARD Winners:

PARALLAX AWARD given to works of speculative fiction created by a
person of color: 47 by Walter Mosley

KINDRED AWARD given to any work of speculative fiction dealing with
issues of race and ethnicity; nominees may be of any racial or ethnic
group: Stormwitch by Susan Vaught

Watch for future lists, and feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments.

Now is the time to make your nominations for the 2007 Parallax and Kindred Awards. Nominations for eligible works published in 2006 will close at midnight on Tuesday, July 31. Nominations made by U.S. Mail must be postmarked by that date, and online nominations must be received by then. The Awards will be presented later this year.
For more information on the Awards, or to make a nomination, see our Awards page.

We’re very pleased to announce that we have more than met the challenge issued by SciFi, Inc. As of Octavia’s birthday, June 22, we’ve received over $2200 in donations, far surpassing their $1500 goal. With SciFi, Inc.’s check that $2200 will become $3700. Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this possible.

We continue to accept donations to the Scholarship Fund online via the PayPal button on our scholarship page, and through the mail at: The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o The Carl Brandon Society, P.O. Box 23336, Seattle WA, 98102.