Otherwise Award

Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Motherboard is delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr and author Ayida Shonibar. Aude Abou Nasr is a French-Lebanese…

We are delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr @ahlanmydarlings.bsky.social and author Ayida Shonibar @ayidashonibar.bsky.social .

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#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror

(This is Sumana writing.)

My understanding is that "Le Chat de Sara" is forthcoming, and I believe there isn't a link yet. Sorry!

Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Motherboard is delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr and author Ayida Shonibar. Aude Abou Nasr is a French-Lebanese…

We are delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr @ahlanmydarlings.bsky.social and author Ayida Shonibar @ayidashonibar.bsky.social .

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#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror

2026 Otherwise Awards Recommendations « Otherwise Award Recommend works here for the Otherwise Awards jurors to consider!

As you read, play, watch, listen, and otherwise enjoy new #SpeculativeFiction this year, please recommend works for the Otherwise Award to consider!

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#sff #awards

Help our 2026 jury consider works that explore or expand our notions of gender.

#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre

2026 Otherwise Awards Recommendations « Otherwise Award Recommend works here for the Otherwise Awards jurors to consider!

As you read, play, watch, listen, and otherwise enjoy new #SpeculativeFiction this year, please recommend works for the Otherwise Award to consider!

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#sff #awards

Three images in an arc: a poster for WisCon 43, a WisCon 46 Volunteer badge, and a badge for WisCon 47. Below them, the WisCon logo, over text "Be the artist for WisCon 2026! Extended deadline 1/15/26. Email fundraising@sf3.org." wiscon.net

WisCon Artist Call for Work! DEADLINE 01/15/2026! Earn $200 for your current art that represents WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention. If you want your work displayed visit wiscon.net!
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #art #submission #artist

Help Sustain the Otherwise Award! « Otherwise Award Please donate to help us raise $9,000 for the next year of operations.

Donate to the Otherwise Award to support scifi/fantasy that explores and expands our ideas of gender! Our year-end fundraising campaign:

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#speclit

Help Sustain the Otherwise Award! « Otherwise Award Please donate to help us raise $9,000 for the next year of operations.

Donate to the Otherwise Award to support scifi/fantasy that explores and expands our ideas of gender! Our year-end fundraising campaign:

otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/help...

#speclit

6 more days to apply for an Otherwise Fellowship!

Past fellows were glad it "gave me motivation to keep trying again and again" and "provided a validation both for my own work, and also for the idea that this type of writing is both valued and needed".

#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror

6 more days to apply for an Otherwise Fellowship!

Past fellows were glad it "gave me motivation to keep trying again and again" and "provided a validation both for my own work, and also for the idea that this type of writing is both valued and needed".

#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror

Help Sustain the Otherwise Award! « Otherwise Award Please donate to help us raise $9,000 for the next year of operations.

Otherwise supports the very sort of fiction that we need today more than ever: visions of possibilities through the fog of the present. Please donate otherwiseaward.org/support-us/d... to our year-end fundraising campaign:

otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/help...

Help Sustain the Otherwise Award! « Otherwise Award Please donate to help us raise $9,000 for the next year of operations.

Otherwise supports the very sort of fiction that we need today more than ever: visions of possibilities through the fog of the present. Please donate otherwiseaward.org/support-us/d... to our year-end fundraising campaign:

otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/help...

(Small correction to the below: Deadline is Nov. 15th, not 14th.)

Correction: The last day to nominate is Nov. 15th, not the 14th.

Correction: The last day to nominate is Nov. 15th, and there are 4 days left to recommend works for this year's award.

3 days left to nominate books, stories, poems, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other form of #SpeculativeFiction for this year's Otherwise Award jury.

Anyone can make a recommendation, and it's fine to nominate your own work.

#fantasy #horror #sciencefiction #awards

Self-nominations are totally fine! You are welcome to submit your own work to the recommendation form.

2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!

Reminder:

Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:

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Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.

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Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.

#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi

Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.

otherwiseaward.org/2025/10/appl...

Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.

#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi

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Thanks to @emnorth.bsky.social , Rebecca J. Holden, Eleyna Haroun, & @bogiperson.bsky.social for this set of recommendations for gender-expanding-and-exploring genre work published 2022-2023. This concludes our informal recommendation series; enjoy!

#genrefiction

Spotlighting more 2022-23 gender-expanding genre fiction:

“Vagabonds!” Eloghosa Osunde
“The Deep Sky” @yumewrites.bsky.social
“The Water Outlaws” @slhuang.com
“If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” @johnchu.bsky.social
“A Feast for Flies” @leighharlen.bsky.social

We:

Announce the Otherwise Awards 2025 jury

Remind you to submit recommendations by Nov. 14th

Thank our past Treasurer, Jim Hudson, and welcome our new Treasurer, Rachel Kadel

Announce our new Motherboard member, Nick Murphy

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We:

Announce the Otherwise Awards 2025 jury

Remind you to submit recommendations by Nov. 14th

Thank our past Treasurer, Jim Hudson, and welcome our new Treasurer, Rachel Kadel

Announce our new Motherboard member, Nick Murphy

otherwiseaward.org/2025/09/four...

otherwiseaward.org/2025/09/cele...

Thanks to @edmondchang.bsky.social, @jamsternazzy.bsky.social & @genni.bsky.social for this set of recommendations for work published 2022-2023 -- more to come in future weeks!

#fantasy #sciencefiction #sff #scifi #genrefiction #games #LARP #comics #graphicnovels

Spotlighting more gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023:

"Squire" (@nadiashammas.bsky.social & @saraalfageeh.bsky.social)
winners of the 2023 @goldencobra.bsky.social
"The Unbalancing" (@rblemberg.bsky.social)
"Mage of Fools" (@genni.bsky.social)
"The Way of Baa’gh" (Cheryl S. Ntumy)

Recommendations for this year’s award close in late 2025 (date not yet set). Books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other forms of speculative fiction are eligible.

2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award We need your recommendations of works for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider. If you’ve read a recently published work of science fiction or fantasy that explores or expands our understanding of…

Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award:

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#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards

Recommendations for this year’s award close in late 2025 (date not yet set). Books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other forms of speculative fiction are eligible.