Speculative Literature Foundation

Non-profit foundation promoting literary quality in speculative fiction.

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Reminder that the SLF's Diverse Writers and Worlds Grants close tonight! Learn more about the grants and get your applications in at https://t.co/YZAuWXYXls.

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Only 9 days left to apply to our Diversity Grants! The application is free, easy, and straightforward, with the deadline closing on the night of July 31st.

Visit https://t.co/YZAuWXZvb0 to apply and learn more.

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Our Diverse Writers and Worlds Grants are now open!

Since 2014, the SLF has offered two diversity-centered grants intended to foster the creation of diverse spec fic work. Writers may apply for either or both grants.

Visit https://t.co/0wg4uAQ5xY to learn more and apply.

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2021 winner of our Gulliver Travel Grant, @halekatie, is launching her new book "The Edge of Solitude" on July 4th. Congratulations Katie! Check out the free launch event, as well as other upcoming stops on Katie's book tour: https://t.co/yyH5j6N5GK

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This is a friendly reminder that tonight at midnight, the submission window for the $1000 Older Writers Grant closes. But you've still got time to get your application in! Visit https://t.co/v347kjiqu4 to learn more about the grant and access the application form.

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Tonight we'll be at Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park for our Deep Dish reading! Come check out some amazing readers in action at 7pm.

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One week from today we'll be at Volumes Bookcafe for another Deep Dish reading! If you're in town on Thursday May 16, stop by at 7pm to see some amazing readers in action.

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Our $1000 Older Writers Grant opened for submissions today! Visit https://t.co/v347kjiqu4 to learn more about the grant and submit an easy, free application. International applicants are welcome to submit to the grant as well.

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Next week our $1000 Older Writers Grant opens to the public. Visit https://t.co/v347kjiqu4 to learn more about the grant and its guidelines.

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After some tough deliberation over excellent submissions, the jurors have selected the winner of the 2024 A.C. Bose Grant, @VineethaMokkil for her written piece, "No One Has To Know and Other Stories." Congratulations Vineetha!

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If you're in the Chicago area, come check out our Deep Dish reading tonight at 7pm, in the fabulous and cozy Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park, 1373 N Milwaukee Ave. Bring a friend!

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Join us on Thursday, April 4, 7pm at @volumesbooks in Wicker Park for our Deep Dish reading series. Our featured readers are Alexis Silas and Brendan Detzner, with our roster of rapid-fire readers being Alex Kingsley, Aurelius Raines II, Jeremy John, and Chris Pence.

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Exciting news for our 2023 Older Writers Grant winner, Jen OConnor! She's just been selected as a finalist in the Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival for the story we awarded her the grant for, "Second Hand Salvation." Congratulations Jen!

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Deep Dish reader spotlight of the week: David D. Levine. Check out his reading (and singing!) at our November 2023 Deep Dish event, hosted at Volumes Book Café.

https://t.co/kMg6vFZwJ2

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Reminder: today is the last chance you'll have to apply for the 2024 A.C. Bose Grant. Our grant annually gives $1000 to a South Asian / South Asian diaspora writer developing specfic. For more information or to apply, visit https://t.co/6oCSemcQrp

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Reminder: there's 2 days left to apply for the A.C. Bose Grant. Our grant annually gives $1000 to a South Asian / South Asian diaspora writer developing specfic.

For more information or to apply, visit https://t.co/6oCSemcQrp

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Deep Dish reader spotlight of the week: @iamjameskennedy. Check out his reading in full tornado glory at our last Deep Dish event, hosted at Volumes Book Cafe.
https://t.co/ZczRtylrGY

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Extended deadline coming up for an amazing opportunity for writers, artists, and performers in "Latinx Visions: Speculative Worlds in Latinx Literature, Art, & Performance." Extended deadline to submit is February 1, 2024.

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It's decided! The 2024 Illustration of the Year is Angela Hedrick's "Pursuit"! Thank you for your imaginative work, @ahcuteart.

To check out Hedrick's inspiration behind "Pursuit," visit our blog post at https://t.co/XdrsqrosdN

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The SLF is pleased to announce that @Sohini_Basak is the winner of the 2023 Gulliver Travel Grant for her piece "Fox in Rain."

More about Sohini Basak here: https://t.co/x23vvEo1yu