Carl Brandon Society

The Carl Brandon Society is a group originating in the science fiction community "dedicated to addressing the representation of people of color in the fantastical genres such as science fiction, fantasy and horror... to foster dialogue about issues of race, ethnicity and culture, raise awareness both inside and outside the fantastical fiction communities, promote inclusivity in publication/production, and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in science fiction, fantasy and horror."

The Society was founded after discussions at the feminist science fiction convention WisCon in Madison, Wisconsin, and named itself after the fictional fan writer of color "Carl Brandon" (invented by Terry Carr) in much the same way that the James Tiptree, Jr. Award group named itself after the pseudonymous male writer James Tiptree, Jr..

The Society maintains lists of fantastical works published by writers of color each year.

The CBS Parallax and Kindred Awards

Inaugurated in 2005, the [http://www.carlbrandon.org/awards.html Carl Brandon Parallax Award] is a juried award given annually to a work of speculative fiction in English written by a person of color and published in the year of the award. The 2006 Parallax, the first to be awarded, went to Walter Mosley for his young adult novel "47".

Inaugurated in 2005, the [http://www.carlbrandon.org/awards.html Carl Brandon Kindred Award] is a juried award given annually to a work of speculative fiction in English which deals with issues of race and ethnicity; nominees may be of any racial or ethnic group. Relevant works published in the year of the award are eligible. The 2006 Kindred Award went to Susan Vaught for her young adult novel, "Stormwitch".

Carl Brandon Parallax Award Shortlist

Ø Banker, Ashok: "Prince of Ayodhya" (Penguin India)

Ø Buckell, Tobias: "Toy Planes" ("Nature", Oct. 13, 2005)

Ø Butler, Octavia E.: "Fledgling" (Seven Stories Press)

Ø Chaponda, Daliso: "Trees of Bone" ("Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest", #3)

Ø Douglas, Marcia: "Marie-Ma" ("Femspec", Vol. 6, #1)

Ø Goto, Hiromi: "Nostalgia" ("Nature", Sept. 1, 2005)

Ø Jemisin, N.K.: "Cloud Dragon Skies" ("Strange Horizons", Aug. 1, 2005)

Ø Jennings, A.H.: "Owasa" ("Farthing", July, 2005)

Ø Johnson, Alaya Dawn: "Shard of Glass" ("Strange Horizons", Feb. 14, 2005)

Ø Khan, Ahmed: "The Meaning of Life and Other Clichés" ("Another Realm", March, 2005)

Ø Nyoka, Gail: "Mella and the N'anga: An African Tale" (Sumach Press)

Ø Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedimma: "Zahrah the Windseeker" (Houghton Mifflin)

Ø Shawl, Nisi: "Wallamelon" ("Aeon Magazine", #3)

Ø Singh, Vandana: "The Tetrahedron" ("Intranova", March 15, 2005)

Carl Brandon Kindred Award Shortlist Ø Buckell, Tobias: "Toy Planes" ("Nature", Oct. 13, 2005) Ø Butler, Octavia E.: Fledgling ((Seven Stories Press)

Ø Chaponda, Daliso: "Trees of Bone" ("Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest", #3) Ø Gilks, Marg: "Before the Altar on The Feast of All Souls" ("Tesseracts 9")

Ø Mosley, Walter: "47" (Little, Brown)

Ø Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedimma: "Zahrah the Windseeker" (Houghton Mifflin)

Ø Williams, Liz: "La Gran Muerte" ("Asimov's Science Fiction", April 2005)

The 2006 Carl Brandon Society Awards were presented during a ceremony at WisCon 30.

Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship

The [http://www.carlbrandon.org/butlerscholarship/index.html Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship] was established in Ms. Butler's memory in 2006 by the Society. Its goal is to provide an annual scholarship to enable writers of color to attend one of the Clarion writing workshops where Ms. Butler got her start. The first scholarship was awarded in 2007.

ee also

* science fiction fandom
* science fiction convention
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External links

* [http://www.carlbrandon.org/ Carl Brandon Society website]