
She has over a decade of experience in publishing, including Tor Books, Tor.com Publishing, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Pho is an academic, playwright, and a Hugo, Locus, and Ignyte Award-nominated fiction editor. We highly encourage listening to previous episodes of the podcast to familiarize yourself with LeVar’s tastes.ĭiana M. While FIYAH is a limited-demographic publication, this contest is open to all. Poetry, scripts, and screenplays will not be considered.
No simultaneous submissions, reprints, fan fiction, or excerpts of longer works will be considered. Sexually explicit works or those depicting graphic violence/gore are not a good fit for this contest. Works must include speculative or fantastical elements. We welcome works of the Indigenous fantastic, the other-worldly, and alternative histories. How is it that blended civilizations and cultural exchanges might impact the following categories: Some things to consider as you think about the guidelines. As our worlds change, what precious things do we carry with us and allow to be altered or demand they remain untouched? What is taken from us and what will we do to get it back? What do we allow ourselves to remember of our histories, our roots, and what do we allow ourselves to forget? What do we leave behind and what do we choose to carry into the future? We are interested in stories that examine the magical joys and tragic pitfalls of blended civilizations and cultural exchanges in all their forms.