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The Outer Alliance + The Turing Petition
Notes From The Geek Show —
I actually mentioned these in the comments to the last post, because they're clearly pertinent there, but both are also clearly worthy of being posted up here in an entry in their own right. So, first off, we have The Outer Alliance, a new organisation set up with the aim of "education, support, and celebration of LGBT contributions in SF/F writing." To quote from the main page of the blog: Who is invited into the Outer Alliance? Anyone who supports the community’s tenets and is committed to engaging in intelligent discussion about LGBT issues in SF/F. This is a group founded ...
August 19, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
On the home front, two Filipino spec fic authors will be appearing in Cantaraville next year! (While you're at it, check the sampler which includes a story from the talented John Grant.) And congrats to the finalists of the 2009 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction. Also check out The Outer Alliance, SF/F Writers for LGBT Advocacy. Interviews The Nebula Awards interviews Charles Coleman Finlay. Randolph Carter interviews Alex Bledsoe. Advice/Articles Joshua ...
SF Tidbits for 8/19/09
SF Signal —
... Finlay. SciFiNow has an interview with Director Alex Proyas.
The World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winners for 2009 are Jane Yolen and Ellen Asher.
Win Scott Eckert posts covers for Phantom Chronicles 2.
Cory Doctorow explains Why free ebooks should be part of the plot for writers: "...the right time to do a free ebook release is when the printed book is available..."
The Outer Alliance is a new group dedicated to intelligent discussion of LGBT issues in ...
The Hundred Thousand Linkdoms
Torque Control —
... — worth paying attention to, since Best Graphic Story is going to be around for a couple more years at least.
Erin Kissane has put together an archive of John Clute’s Excessive Candour columns, which were lost when the Sci-Fi channel revamped its website. Meanwhile, his latest column is on George Zebrowski’s Empties. It’s one of those that attracts entertaining comments from Sci-Fi Wire commenters.
Via Hal Duncan, The Outer Alliance, for the advocacy of LGBT issues in literature, and sf in particular. ...
[culture|writing] Outer Alliance Pride Day
Lakeshore —
... As a member of the Outer Alliance, I advocate for queer speculative fiction and those who create, publish and support it, whatever their sexual orientation and gender identity. I make sure this is reflected in my actions and my work. ...
