Your generosity and enthusiasm helped us raise $7,267 over the course of our Octavia Birthday fundraiser, which includes the matching grants. We thank everyone who participated, whether you donated money or helped spread the word. Your support helps fund the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship and other programs. Look for updates on the scholarship and other programs here on the site and through our social media channels.
Sincerely,
The Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee
As of last night–one week into our celebratory donation drive in honor of CBS member Octavia E. Butler–we’ve raised $5060! Thank you so much, dear ones, for bringing us so near our $10,000 goal so quickly! Stay tuned for further encouraged words from previous Butler Scholarship recipients and winners of the Kindred and Parallax Awards–and spread the glad news!
To learn more and donate now, see this earlier post.
June 22 is Octavia E. Butler’s birthday–she’d be 71 years old if she were still alive today. Butler was a writer, a visionary, and a genuine, certified genius–and also a community-minded activist who worked to make a place for people of color within the science fiction, fantasy, and horror communities. In that spirit, the Carl Brandon Society is celebrating Octavia’s time here with a Butler Birthday fundraiser that will allow us to continue her work and change the world of speculative fiction the way she changed it–for the better.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 by July 22. Reaching this goal will allow us to continue our major programs, such as the Octavia E. Butler Scholarships for writers of color attending the Clarion and Clarion West writing workshops, and also our Parallax and Kindred awards for excellence in literature challenging racial and ethnic stereotypes.
To date, CBS has funded 23 scholarships for students of color attending the Clarion and Clarion West workshops, presented 6 Kindred and 7 Parallax Awards, and provided 19 years of support and strategizing for People of Color seeking representation in our field. All with the help of generous donors like you.
The Carl Brandon Society is a 501(c)3 organization, so your donation is tax-deductible in the U.S.
We have been offered several donor challenges: over $2500 is pledged to us as matching funds for your gifts. Every dollar you send means we get another, matching dollar from one of our challenge pledge donors–up to $2500!
Donate now electronically (credit and debit cards accepted) by clicking the button below:
Or send a check or money order made out to the Carl Brandon Society to:
The Carl Brandon Society
P.O. Box 23336
Seattle, WA 98102
Thank you!
The Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee
