Sheree R. Thomas, author, teacher, and the editor of Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora, talks on her blog about being inspired by Arthur Flowers and about getting the words down:
I know some folk still think somebody is going to give them the Big Secret Key to Publishing, like published authors carry it around in their back pockets as they float through life. As if they can simply raise a well manicured hand and place you promptly in the Pantheon.
Carrie Devall reviews Shipwrecked Body, by Mexican-born writer Ana Clavell:
Shipwrecked Body is a wickedly funny, insightful, fast-moving riff on gender, identity, and sexuality that might appeal to readers of feminist speculative fiction.
Antonia, a young heterosexual woman in Mexico City, wakes up one morning to find that she has turned into a man. She quickly realizes that women react to her differently, and with the help of a gay friend, Francisco, and some other men that he recruits, she explores the world of men and homosociality that was previously inaccessible to her. She gets involved with several women and a man and makes discoveries about sex, love, and identity.
Kate Nepveu is organizing scholarships to help people of color attend WisCon, the annual gathering of the feminist science community. More info on this at her LJ community, Fight Derailing. The community’s fundraising efforts are hosted at the LiveJournal community Con or Bust.
