6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done There is no single archetype of the female time traveler. She may be a young newlywed on her honeymoon, or a septuagenarian acting as a secret government weapon. She is black, or white, or from a f… https://www.tor.com/2019/02/20/female-time-travelers-methods-sci-fi-fantasy/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Anthology of contemporary stories by emerging and seasoned writers of many racesThere’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races tell… My story ‘The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations’ in this new anthology of speculative fiction by people of color, edited by Nisi Shawl.
How Rag & Bone turned science fiction into science reality at New York Fashion Week
How Rag & Bone turned science fiction into science reality at New York Fashion Week Fashion and science fiction have a long and storied history as designers dare to dream big, taking inspiration from Metropolis to The Matrix. Launching a new collection isn’t just about the garments; music and set design also imbue meaning. Fashion and sf…
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show The music of Pink Floyd has long enjoyed an association with the genre of Science Fiction. Oh, yeah!!! Great to see this brief blog piece.
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity A reader makes connections between Mars rover Oppy (R.I.P.) and how robots are represented in Western science fiction. Our love for robots… esp. the Mars rover, “Opportunity”
Jeff Mills: A science fiction story that’s constantly unfolding
Jeff Mills: A science fiction story that’s constantly unfolding Jeff Mills is more than a DJ, more than a producer, more than a musician The extraordinary Jeff Mills– a sf visionary.
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe So you’ve lived through an ecological disaster that’s drastically changed the world (or at least some corner of it): the water’s dried up, the bees have disappeared, temperatures … https://www.tor.com/2019/02/26/8-books-to-help-you-rebuild-after-an-ecological-catastrophe/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP Another call for papers connected with the Journal for Religion, Film, and Media: CFP: SCIENCE FICTION AND RELIGION Even more than other film genres, science fiction movies confront viewers with societal problems and make experimentation with other models possible. Science fiction can thus be connec… Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Religion
Science Fiction and Myth
Science Fiction and Myth This intensive, online writing workshop explores the theme of the Intersections: Science Fiction, Fairy Tales and Myth in a series of modules designed to prompt story generation over the course of … Ooooh! SFF and Myth writing workshop!
Ignore the science fiction: AI isn’t out to get us | The Spectator
Ignore the science fiction: AI isn’t out to get us | The Spectator Every ten to 15 years there is a technology breakthrough that really changes what it means to be human. The internet, mobile phones, social media and, most recently, AI voice assistance: all of these… https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/02/ignore-the-science-fiction-ai-isnt-out-to-get-us/