Attending #WisCon2025 online means no trip to the Madison farmer's market, so I wore an old #OtherwiseAward t-shirt to my local farmer's market this morning

#BikeTooter #trike

#ScribesAndMakers 2502.27. Have you ever written to a writer/creator to tell them you liked their work? Did they respond?

Yes. But not someone trad published, though I should have. With better websites and better communication channels than a paper letter, I will in the future. There are some very talented fan fiction authors out there and, yes, I've commented on their stories, some of which if rewritten in an original universe are better than a lot of things I've read in paperback published by the big houses. One excellent gender fiction SF novel about gender transformation, written by an author who goes by StarScribe, I nominated for the Otherwise (James Tiptree Jr.) Award. Alas, fan fiction is not often taken seriously, thought that specific story and other fantasy by that author ought be. And yes, the author responded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherwise_Award

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool

#gender #fiction #writer #author #photographer #chef
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#fanfiction #fanfic #otherwiseaward #engenderedWriting

After a pause, the Otherwise Award is back and looking for nominations for 2024 SFF works (books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social-media posts, or any other form of speculative fiction) that explore and expand our understanding of gender.

https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2024-otherwise-award/2024-otherwise-award-recommendations

#WritingCommunity #SFF #awards #OtherwiseAward #Tiptree #bookstodon

Discussing Ryka Aoki's "Light from Uncommon Stars" right now in the #OtherwiseAward2021 panel at #wiscon46

aliens run a donut shop!

#wiscon #OtherwiseAward

Omg yessssss! I am over the moon for Ryka Aoki and Rivers Solomon winning the #OtherwiseAward today. Two amazing authors!

In The Before Times, I'd trek to Madison, Wisconsin, USA, to be delighted by writers, frolicked by fandom, + be eaten alive by mosquitoes.

In 2023, I am looking forward to virtually attending WisCon https://wisconblog-feed.dreamwidth.org/68993.html, and making my first virtual visit to FiyahCon, https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/2022/04/18/announcing-the-2022-ignyte-awards-shortlist/
#OtherwiseAward #WisCon #ScienceFiction #Feminist #FeministScienceFiction #conventions #gender #genre #BIPOC #Black
#Blerd #Nerd #Geek
#literature #SpecFic
#BlackSpecFic #LBGTQIA+ #IgnyteAward

In The Before Times, I'd trek to Madison, Wisconsin, USA, to be delighted by writers, frolicked by fandom, + be eaten alive by mosquitoes.

In 2023, I am looking forward to virtually attending WisCon https://wisconblog-feed.dreamwidth.org/68993.html, and making my first virtual visit to FiyahCon, https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/2022/04/18/announcing-the-2022-ignyte-awards-shortlist/
#OtherwiseAward #WisCon #ScienceFiction #Feminist #FeministScienceFiction #conventions #gender #genre #BIPOC #Black
#Blerd #Nerd #Geek
#literature #SpecFic
#BlackSpecFic #LBGTQIA+ #IgnyteAward

Pssst anyone who does a direct donation to the #wiscon #otherwiseaward this weekend, I'll give you a free ebook copy -- America Inc. or Lucy Smokeheart, your choice!