In a few minutes: We speak about "The Last Year in Gender-Exploring SpecFic" in a panel at #WisCon2026 -- two jurors who served on the 2025 jury discuss the Award-winning and Honor List works, and trends and patterns they've noticed overall. Join us! program.wiscon.net/PublicSchedu...

otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/othe... Our #WisCon2026 schedule: The Last Year in Gender-Exploring SpecFic panel: award jurors discuss 2025 Otherwise Fundraising Auction (silly) Guest of Honor Speeches & Otherwise Presentation: including a speech by @silviapark.bsky.social + a filk! #WisCon #WisCon48

8 days from now, you can bid on vintage collectibles, wry art, and wacky experiences! (Sumana has promised us that there will be at least one wacky experience.)

8 days from now, you can bid on vintage collectibles, wry art, and wacky experiences! (Sumana has promised us that there will be at least one wacky experience.)

Register for @wiscon.bsky.social so you can join us for the live Otherwise Auction! otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/join... Evening of Saturday, May 23rd (US Central Time): laugh (bidding is optional) as we auction off collectibles, wacky experiences, and more. Any donation gets you a virtual gift bag!

Register for @wiscon.bsky.social so you can join us for the live Otherwise Auction! otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/join... Evening of Saturday, May 23rd (US Central Time): laugh (bidding is optional) as we auction off collectibles, wacky experiences, and more. Any donation gets you a virtual gift bag!

Seeking participants! Speculative Insight will host a roundtable discussion of Cameron Reed’s What We Are Seeking. Have you read it, or intend to? Do you have Thoughts, or expect that you will? Apply (forms.gle/YYgJAU1vByws...) by Mon, 11 May. Remuneration of AUD150 to be paid when discussion wraps.

The WisCon 48 Panel Interest Survey is open, and it closes April 19th. Log into your WisCon account at the top left corner of wiscon.net and click on Interest Survey. We have topics from A.I. to Resistance in Spec fic to Fandom Today, which are you interested in? Tell us today!

Registration for WisCon Online 2026 is Open! Welcome to the oldest feminist inclusive convention. Online, Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25, 2026. reg.wiscon.net Sign up for the newsletter here, if you haven't already! wiscon.net/news/e-newsl... #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention

Our announcement post otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/anno... now links to a PDF poster. Share with educators, librarians, bookstores, & other groups to celebrate the winner & Honor List that the Otherwise Award jury selected! #SpeculativeFiction #GenreFiction #ScienceFiction #fantasy #books #awards

NEWS: The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Award: the novel "Luminous" by Silvia Park @silviapark.bsky.social Read about the winner, the Honor List and Long List at otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/anno...

In 2025, past Otherwise Award winners & fellows released many books, comics, short stories, poems, & more: otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/elig... Consider them as you read, and nominate & vote for awards. #sff #genre #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #fantasy #literaryawards #genrefiction #books

Thank you, Eugen, Andrew, Cheryl, K., and Rebecca for your thoughtful work as this year’s jury of the Otherwise Award. I hope many will discover all the honored and longlisted books, each one exploring the complexities of gender in our world and the possibilities for something better

NEWS: The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Award: the novel "Luminous" by Silvia Park @silviapark.bsky.social Read about the winner, the Honor List and Long List at otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/anno...

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 . otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno... #SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror

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 . otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno... #SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror

As you read, play, watch, listen, and otherwise enjoy new #SpeculativeFiction this year, please recommend works for the Otherwise Award to consider! otherwiseaward.org/award/2026-o... #sff #awards

As you read, play, watch, listen, and otherwise enjoy new #SpeculativeFiction this year, please recommend works for the Otherwise Award to consider! otherwiseaward.org/award/2026-o... #sff #awards

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

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

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

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...

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.)

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award: otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o... #sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards

Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award: otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o... #sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards

Love seeing new SFF recommendations! 🌟 Can't wait to dive into these gems. "Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." 💖 #Fantasy #SciFi #BookRecommendations

Spotlighting gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023: “Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century” (Kim Fu) “Who the Final Girl Becomes” (@domsdickey.bsky.social) “Construction Sacrifice” (@bogiperson.bsky.social) “Manhunt” (@scumbelievable.bsky.social) “OKPsyche” (@adeniro.bsky.social)

@flametree.bsky.social acquires BLACK DINGO! My newest Afro-irreal collection of short #stories. @otherwiseaward.org #fellowship🙏🏾💞 jaylit.com/flame-tree-p...

Margaret Killjoy's novel THE SAPLING CAGE was longlisted for the 2024 Otherwise Award! Get your copy here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... otherwiseaward.org/2025/05/anno... @otherwiseaward.org @feministpress.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to share that my fabulist short story “The Flame in You” has been named an Otherwise Award Honor List selection! You can read it in Inner Worlds, Issue #4 inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds... @innerworlds.bsky.social @otherwiseaward.org 🥳🙌🏽!

absolutely thrilled to be in this amazing company & the company of all the past awardees and longlists. so many of my favorite books & authors 😭😭 and the write up of in universes is staggeringly perfect, truly a gift to be read so well.

I had the pleasure of serving on this year's jury and reading all of these wonderful pieces (and so much more that we just couldn't fit in!).

The 2024 Otherwise Awards go to: IN UNIVERSES by @emnorth.bsky.social “Kiss of Life” by @pcverrone.com RAKESFALL by @vajra.me WALKING PRACTICE by Dolki Min, translated by Victoria Caudle Congratulations! Juror praise & 5 Long List works: otherwiseaward.org/2025/05/anno...

otherwiseaward.org/2025/02/elig... We bring to your attention books, short stories, & art published in 2024 by past Otherwise Award winners & fellows, as nomination and voting deadlines get closer for awards for 2024 work. #sff #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #literaryawards

Absolutely honored to receive this! Another huge congrats to @genni.bsky.social and to Erica & Issac 💓

Absolutely stunned to be in such incredible company! Congratulations Eugen 🫶

Assorted news and updates: 2024 award plans recommendations open for 2025 works Otherwise-at-WisCon plans an offer to update, change, or redact your name if it's on our site farewell to a Motherboard member bylaws updates otherwiseaward.org/2025/02/asso...

We're pleased to announce the selection of 2 new Otherwise Fellows: author @genni.bsky.social Eugen Bacon, & illustrator and comic artist @mmarsloud.bsky.social Mars Lauderbaugh. Plus: Honorable Mentions poet Erica Rivera & author Issac Kozukhin. Congratulations! otherwiseaward.org/2025/02/anno...

My word! @mmarsloud.bsky.social and I can finally share our staggering news! Congrats to honorable mentions Erica Rivera and Issac Kozukhin. @otherwiseaward.org 💞 otherwiseaward.org/2025/02/anno...

The Otherwise Fellowship supports new voices who are creating #scifi, #fantasy, and other #genre work that is changing our view of gender today. Each Fellow receives USD$500 to support a new or ongoing project. Applications due December 15th. otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fe...

Recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2024 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! (Books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other form of speculative fiction.) otherwiseaward.org/award/2024-o... will be open until Nov. 15, 23:59 US PT. #sff