A Journal of International Science Fiction & Fantasy. Estd. 2015.
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Under the Radar: Sultana’s Dream
There are a few texts that come up again and again in discussions of early feminist utopian fiction — Man’s Rights by Annie Denton Cridge from 1870, Mizora, by Mary E Bradley Lane from 1880-81, Arqtiq by Anna Adolph from 1899 and...
Cassandra Khaw: “Narrative is frightening and staggeringly powerful, and those who control the narrative control what the world sees.”
Your stories seem preoccupied with metamorphosis and bodily transformations, peopled by characters swapping skin, hiding their identities, taking on the mantle of something else, changing their physiology with technological enhancements, moving from life to death –...
Isabel Yap: “In Manila I’d never really think of myself as a ‘POC.’ It is a very Western-centric view of identity.”
Filipino origin myth and high school ghost story to food-tech dystopia and manga-style series—the breadth of your work is inspiring. You always introduce readers to new and often disturbing worlds. What have been the biggest influences on your writing? My writing is...
Women of Color in Speculative Fiction: A Round Table Discussion
"The term “South Asian” is a broad banner in itself, encompassing different religious and cultural experiences, as well as sexuality and class. Can it be reduced to one distinct identity?’"— Priya Sharma Hosted on a shared Google Drive as our previous round tables,...
“To hold contradictions in balance…”: Tashan Mehta’s The Liar’s Weave
In his Introduction to The Architecture of Knowledge, Michel Foucault wrote of his experience reading Jorge Luis Borges: “...the laughter that shattered, as I read the passage, all the familiar landmarks of my thought—our thought, the thought that bears the stamp of...
The State of Current German Speculative Fiction: A Round Table Discussion
If you ask non-German-speaking fans of speculative fiction which authors or novels originally written in German they’ve read, most will give you one of these three names: Michael Ende (The Neverending Story), Cornelia Funke (Inkheart) and the Perry Rhodan sci-fi pulp...
Secret Wars and Distant Stars: An Interview with Bryan Thao Worra
This summer, Lao American poet Bryan Thao Worra marked the 10th anniversary of his first full-length book of poetry, On The Other Side Of The Eye (Sam’s Dot Publishing, 2007). He holds over 20 awards for his writing and community service, organizing numerous literary...
What Kills A Man
What Kills A Man Bryan Thao Worra Always small things: A round.A round.A round. Holes.Holes.HoleHoles. Fumes. Edges. Split atoms. A second. A footstep. A sip. A bite. A word. A cell. A motion. An emotion. A dream. A fool. A bit of salt. A drop. A fragment. The true...
An Archaeology of Snow Forts
An Archaeology of Snow Forts Bryan Thao Worra There’s not much left to be said Some well-washed stone hasn’t heard before. History is composed of broken walls and bad neighbors: Just ask these chips from Berlin, the Parthenon and Cathay Or these cool magma hands of...
Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali: “It was incredibly important to me to write a story about a Muslim woman.”
Five Lessons in the Fattening Room’ features a lush second world fantasy, ‘Concessions’ a mix of magic and science, parched desert and dystopian city, and ‘Boris’ Bar’ an intergalactic world teeming with addiction, artificial intelligence and space travel. What...