We have received confirmation that our outstanding tax returns and our reinstatement paperwork (form 1023, which requests retroactive reinstatement of our official non-profit status) were delivered to the IRS. We will post an update when the paperwork is processed. We thank everyone for their patience and support.
-The Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee
The Carl Brandon Society is happy and excited to announce that the independent program we’ve been the fiscal agent for so many years, Con or Bust, is now officially a separate non-profit corporation! Support for the Con or Bust cause while it was under our aegis has been overwhelming, and we hope you continue to donate funds, auction items, memberships, and other helpful things now that it’s out on its own.
Con or Bust, whose mission is to increase the presence of POC at science fiction conventions by providing the financial means to attend them, began as a gleam in Kate Nepveu’s eye. Seeking an alternative to operating out of her personal checking account, she asked us to be the program’s fiscal sponsors. This meant that we accepted donations on its behalf and disbursed its grants. The CBS and Con or Bust missions are very much aligned, and for a long time we absorbed all the costs (PayPal fees, postage, etc.) of running the program. But with time it has become clear that Con or Bust can hold its own. We’re proud to have been involved in this stage of its growth, and look forward to all of us benefiting from its work for many years to come.
Meanwhile, we’ve stepped up our efforts in other areas: we’ll be presenting two Octavia E. Butler Scholarships this summer, and announcing four literary award winners this fall, with another four to be chosen and announced by January 2017. We’ve just completed the final IRS documents in our quest for nonprofit status reinstatement. Details about these efforts and accomplishments are forthcoming soon. Additional new programs are under consideration; we’ll keep you posted on those, too.
Thank you for helping us change the world!
-The Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee
We’re very excited and grateful to be able to announce that the Carl Brandon Society’s awards process is under way!
The jurors who will select our 2012 and 2013 Parallax and Kindred Awards are: Jaymee Goh (chair), Kat Tanaka Okopnik, Dominica Phetteplace, Margaret Killjoy, Melissa Draughn, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, and Scott Nicolay. Deliberations on the works nominated begin Monday, April 4 and continue through Sunday, August 28, with announcements of the winners expected over the Labor Day weekend.
Up to $8000 in total will be presented to our 2013 and 2013 award recipients.
The Carl Brandon Parallax Award is given to the award year’s best work by a self-identified person of color which expands and explores our understanding of race. The Carl Brandon Kindred Award is given to the award year’s best work by a person of any race or ethnicity which expands and explores our understanding of race. For more on the awards and past recipients, go to http://carlbrandon.org/awards/.
Nominations for works to be considered for the 2014 and 2015 awards cycles will open soon.
To let us know of your availability and willingness to serve on future juries, fill out the survey here.
Thank you so much for supporting these important awards with your time, interest, and donations.
