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172w, 226px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9827" class="wp-caption-text">Where to <a href="https://guide.lacon.org/id/4ffd008d-76f4-4397-9455-133940be32eb">find us at Worldcon</a>: Otherwise Award Virtual Charity Auction<br />Sunday, August 30th, 6-7pm PDT (or, in UTC: Monday, August 31st, 01:00)<br />Online (look for “Virtual 2” in the schedule)</figcaption></figure>Sumana will auction off a variety of items (material and im-) and provide entertainment along the way. Some examples:</p> 173<ul> 174<li>Delightful décor, such as a one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic inspired by the Award!</li> 175<li>Funny fannishness, such as an illustrated zine that honors both the authorâs crush on <cite>Star Trek</cite>âs Data and the aesthetic language of Geocities fan pages!</li> 176<li>Beautiful books, such as a compilation of over 130 artworks by <a href="https://www.genevab.com/">Hugo Award-winning artist Geneva Bowers</a>!</li> 177<li>Wacky experiences! (Sumana has promised us that there will be at least one wacky experience.)</li> 178</ul> 179<p>The auction is one of the Otherwise Awardâs main fundraising activities, but itâs also a fun time even if you donât bid on anything.</p> 180<p>Physical items: shipping within the continental US included in the bid. Shipping outside the US: one of our volunteers will message with the winning bidder to figure out a surcharge based on an estimated shipping cost for that item, probably USD $5-20.</p> 181<p>Weâll also have a virtual gift bag for anyone who donates <strong>any</strong> amount of money during the auction, with some fun items in it, including a digital item made specially for this event! And if the total donations get high enough, there might be a quick game speedrun to watch….</p> 182<p><a href="https://www.lacon.org/register/">Register now</a> for the convention! There are a bunch of registration options with different prices, but any of them that let you attend convention programming (in person or online) will let you attend the auction.</p> 183<blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bdu3fizsdrn22ux3wyske3v3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv75isgh22g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibb4qacesqb2vcja6kc4yqig4j4mgfgcpmlabf7uvcpilkmskfo24" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"> 184<p lang="en">Otherwise Award will run a fundraising auction at @laworldcon.bsky.social next month!</p> 185<p>Register now www.lacon.org/register/ so you can watch and laugh on Sat., August 30th, 6-7pm PDT (in UTC: Mon. 31 August, 01:00-0:200).</p> 186<p>Details: otherwiseaward.org/2026/07/join…</p> 187<p>#Worldcon #WorldCon2026 #LAConV</p> 188<p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdu3fizsdrn22ux3wyske3v3/post/3mrv75isgh22g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> 189<p>— Otherwise Award (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdu3fizsdrn22ux3wyske3v3?ref_src=embed">@otherwiseaward.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdu3fizsdrn22ux3wyske3v3/post/3mrv75isgh22g?ref_src=embed">July 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM</a></p></blockquote> 190<p>
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190</p> 191 </div> 192 193 <footer class="entry-meta"> 194 <span class="cat-links"> 195 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/events" rel="category tag">Events</a> </span> 196 197 </footer> 198 </article> 199<article id="post-9792" class="post-9792 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general-news"> 200 <header class="entry-header"> 201 <h1 class="entry-title"> 202 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/07/introducing-the-2026-awards-jury" title="Permalink to Introducing the 2026 Awards jury" rel="bookmark">Introducing the 2026 Awards jury</a> 203 </h1> 204 205 <div class="entry-meta"> 206 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/07/introducing-the-2026-awards-jury" title="2:23 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-07-18T14:23:10-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">July 18, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Jed Hartman</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-07-18T14:23:10-08:00">July 18, 2026</time></span> </div> 207 </header> 208 209 <div class="entry-content"> 210 <p>The Otherwise Motherboard is pleased to announce the Otherwise Awards 2026 Jury:</p> 211<ul> 212<li aria-level="2"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/600561781_26322118904042660_3978759276162963921_n.jpg" data-lightbox="introducing-the-2026-awards-jury" title="Introducing the 2026 Awards jury"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9793" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/600561781_26322118904042660_3978759276162963921_n-300x300.jpg" alt="Gautam Bhatia" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/600561781_26322118904042660_3978759276162963921_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/600561781_26322118904042660_3978759276162963921_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/600561781_26322118904042660_3978759276162963921_n.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><b>Gautam Bhatia</b> (Chair) is an Indian SFF writer, reviewer, and editor. He is the author of THE FIFTH INFLECTION (Saga Press/Solaris 2027). Originally published in India as THE SENTENCE, the novel won the 2025 Ignyte Award for best adult fiction. His other novels include the duology THE WALL and THE HORIZON (HarperCollins India). He is also the co-ordinating editor of Strange Horizons, a Hugo Award-winning weekly, online magazine of SFF that is in its 27th year of existence. His critical and editorial work focuses on SFF from the global south, extractivism in SFF, anarchist SFF, and more. In his other life, he is a constitutional lawyer.</li> 213<li style="clear: both;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4563.jpeg" data-lightbox="introducing-the-2026-awards-jury" title="Introducing the 2026 Awards jury"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9800" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4563-225x300.jpeg" alt="Abigail Nussbaum" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4563-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4563-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4563.jpeg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><b>Abigail Nussbaum</b> is a blogger and critic, former reviews editor of Strange Horizons, and a two-time winner of the Hugo award for Best Fan Writer. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the New Scientist, Locus, io9, and others, and she contributes to the politics blog Lawyers, Guns, & Money. Her review collection Track Changes was published by Briardene Books in 2024.</li> 214<li style="clear: both;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754.jpg" data-lightbox="introducing-the-2026-awards-jury" title="Introducing the 2026 Awards jury"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9799" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754-225x300.jpg" alt="Akankshya Abismruta" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754-225x300.jpg 225w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IMG20260403142754-1536x2048.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100v
214w, 225px" /></a><b>Akankshya Abismruta</b> (she/her) is an independent books & culture writer based in India. She writes for numerous Indian newspapers and several digital platforms, including Strange Horizons. She is interested in all things gender, illness and disability, and translation. She lives with multiple chronic conditions and invisible disability, and copes by reading stories that disrupt power structures. She is @geekyliterati on Instagram and @akankshya.bsky.social on Bluesky.</li> 215<li style="clear: both;">Three other jury members have asked not to be named publicly until the end of the jury process. For more about our public naming of jurors, see below.</li> 216</ul> 217<p>The jury is now considering works for the 2026 Awards, and will announce its decisions by late May 2027; we intend to celebrate Award winners at <a href="https://wiscon.net/">WisCon 2027</a>.</p> 218<hr /> 219<p>The main way that the jury finds out about works to consider is your recommendations. Our <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2026-otherwise-awards/2026-otherwise-awards-recommendations">recommendation form</a> is open for works published in 2026. Let us know about the sf works youâre appreciating that explore or expand our understanding of gender! (Works can be books, stories, poems, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other form of speculative fiction.)</p> 220<hr /> 221<p>A transparency note about naming jurors publicly:</p> 222<p>In the past, weâve announced the name of the jury chair at the beginning of each yearâs Awards cycle, but havenât publicly n
222amed the members of the jury until the end of the process.</p> 223<p>Last year and this year, we learned that some jurors want to be publicly named at the start of the cycle, and others donât, for a mix of reasons (all sensible). So this year, weâre refining our process, and naming only the jurors who want to be named.</p> 224<p>When we announce this yearâs Awards around May 2027, weâll also provide the names of all of the jurors.</p> 225<p>Thanks to all our jurors for serving!</p> 226 </div> 227 228 <footer class="entry-meta"> 229 <span class="cat-links"> 230 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/general-news" rel="category tag">General News</a> </span> 231 232 </footer> 233 </article> 234<article id="post-9720" class="post-9720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events"> 235 <header class="entry-header"> 236 <h1 class="entry-title"> 237 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/otherwise-plans-at-wiscon-2026" title="Permalink to Otherwise plans at WisCon 2026" rel="bookmark">Otherwise plans at WisCon 2026</a> 238 </h1> 239 240 <div class="entry-meta"> 241 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/otherwise-plans-at-wiscon-2026" title="10:40 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-05-21T10:40:23-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">May 21, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Sumana Harihareswara</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-05-21T11:26:19-08:00">May 21, 2026</time></span> </div> 242 </header> 243 244 <div class="entry-content"> 245 <p>This weekend, May 21-25, weâre participating in the annual feminist sf convention <a href="https://wiscon.net">WisCon</a>. This year, the convention is onlineâyou can attend panels in Zoom and chat with other attendees in Discord. Itâs not too late to <a href="https://wiscon.net/register/">register</a>! Membership prices are sliding scale, USD$5-$25-$65.</p> 246<p>Come join usâyouâll get the chance to enjoy fascinating panels, readings of new work, a curated fanvid show, and other sessions, many of which will include CART (real time captioning by a human).</p> 247<p>Here are the program items that the Otherwise Award is involved in:</p> 248<hr width="25%" /> 249<h3>Panel: The Last Year in Gender-Exploring SpecFic</h3> 250<p>Saturday, May 23<sup>rd</sup>, 10:30 AMâ11:45 AM CDT</p> 251<p><span class="wtb-ew-v1" style="width: 410px; display:inline-block">
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251</span></p> 252<p>Members of the 2025 Otherwise jury and others familiar with the award will discuss the 2025 Otherwise Winner, <em>Luminous</em> by Silvia Park, as well as the Honor List titles and other works of gender-exploring speculative fiction from the last year. The panel will also discuss trends that they have seen in speculative fiction in in relation to the exploration and expansion of gender and how that exploration intersects, as it must, with other identity categories.</p> 253<p>Mod: Sumana Harihareswara. Panelists: Cheryl S. Ntumy and Rebecca Fraimow</p> 254<hr width="25%" /> 255<h3>Otherwise Fundraising Auction</h3> 256<figure id="attachment_5258" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5258" style="width: 141px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large.jpg" data-lightbox="otherwise-plans-at-wiscon-2026" title="Otherwise plans at WisCon 2026"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large-141x300.jpg" alt="Sumana Harihareswara as auctioneer" width="141" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-5258" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large-141x300.jpg 141w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large-768x1632.jpg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large-482x1024.jpg 482w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CjlbUD3WgAALT2f.jpg-large.jpg 964w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5258" class="wp-caption-text">Sumana Harihareswara in two pairs of trousers onstage, as auctioneer, at a past auction at WisCon.</figcaption></figure> 257<p>Saturday, May 23<sup>rd</sup>, 7:00 PMâ8:00 PM CDT</p> 258<p><span class="wtb-ew-v1" style="width: 410px; display:inline-block">
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258</span></p> 259<p>The return of the Otherwise Auction! Sumana Harihareswara is your live auctioneer. <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/join-us-at-our-auction-at-wiscon-online">Bid on a variety of material and immaterial items to support the Otherwise Award</a>.</p> 260<p>I’ll make nerdy jokes. You can come and have fun even if you donât bid on anything.</p> 261<p>If you place a winning bid, you can pay via PayPal, credit card, or Venmo.</p> 262<hr width="25%" /> 263<h3>Guest of Honor Speeches & Otherwise Presentation</h3> 264<p>Sunday, May 24<sup>th</sup>, 7:00 PMâ9:00 PM CDT</p> 265<p><span class="wtb-ew-v1" style="width: 410px; display:inline-block">
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265</span></p> 266<p>WisCon’s traditional Sunday night event. Speeches by the conventionâs Guests of Honor, followed by presentation of the Otherwise Award (and a filk to celebrate it!) and a speech from the winner of this yearâs Award.</p> 267<hr width="25%" /> 268<p>Various people associated with the Otherwise Award are also reading, speaking on other panels, and more. Check out the <a href="https://program.wiscon.net/PublicSchedule.php">full convention schedule</a>!</p> 269<p>For more info about this yearâs convention, see their blog post <a href="https://wiscon.net/2026/05/21/how-to-wiscon/">How to WisCon</a>.</p> 270 </div> 271 272 <footer class="entry-meta"> 273 <span class="cat-links"> 274 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/events" rel="category tag">Events</a> </span> 275 276 </footer> 277 </article> 278<article id="post-9700" class="post-9700 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events"> 279 <header class="entry-header"> 280 <h1 class="entry-title"> 281 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/join-us-at-our-auction-at-wiscon-online" title="Permalink to Join us at our auction at WisCon online!" rel="bookmark">Join us at our auction at WisCon online!</a> 282 </h1> 283 284 <div class="entry-meta"> 285 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/join-us-at-our-auction-at-wiscon-online" title="10:50 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-05-05T10:50:56-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">May 5, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Jed Hartman</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-05-21T18:25:48-08:00">May 21, 2026</time></span> </div> 286 </header> 287 288 <div class="entry-content"> 289 <p>The annual feminist sf convention <a href="https://wiscon.net">WisCon</a> will be online this year. It runs from May 21 through May 25âthatâs soon!</p> 290<p>And weâll be there. In particular, this WisCon will feature the triumphant return of the Otherwise Auction, auctioneered by our very own Sumana Harihareswara! The auction will be on the evening of Saturday, May 23.</p> 291<p>Sumana will auction off a variety of items (material and im-) and provide entertainment along the way. Some examples:</p> 292<ul> 293<li>A signed, numbered, hardcover limited edition of N.K. Jemisinâs book <cite>How Long âtil Black Future Month</cite>! Donated by Subterranean Press.</li> 294<li>Vintage collectibles, such as a WisCon 42 tote bag! (From 2018, donated by SamHain Press.)</li> 295<li>Discounts at online booksellers, such as 50% discounts on ebooks from Small Beer Press and Reckoning!</li> 296<li>Wacky experiences! (Sumana has promised us that there will be at least one wacky experience.)</li> 297</ul> 298<p>Weâll also have a virtual gift bag for anyone who donates any amount of money during the auction, with some fun items in it, including the brand-new Otherwise ringtone, made specially for this event!</p> 299<p>The auction will happen in realtime (none of that fake time for us): Sumana will be auctioneering on a livestream, and youâll be bidding in the chat.</p> 300<p>The auction is one of the Otherwise Awardâs main fundraising activities, but itâs also a fun experience even if you donât bid on anything.</p> 301<p>So we hope youâll <a href="https://wiscon.net/register/">register for WisCon</a>, attend panels and readings, have fun interactions with others thereâand come to the auction!</p> 302<p>P.S.: Weâll also have other Otherwise-related activities at WisConâmore to come about those in a future post.</p> 303 </div> 304 305 <footer class="entry-meta"> 306 <span class="cat-links"> 307 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/events" rel="category tag">Events</a> </span> 308 309 </footer> 310 </article> 311<article id="post-9603" class="post-9603 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general-news"> 312 <header class="entry-header"> 313 <h1 class="entry-title"> 314 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/eligible-2025-works-by-past-winners-fellows" title="Permalink to Eligible for nomination: 2025 books, stories, & more by past Otherwise winners and fellows" rel="bookmark">Eligible for nomination: 2025 books, stories, & more by past Otherwise winners and fellows</a> 315 </h1> 316 317 <div class="entry-meta"> 318 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/eligible-2025-works-by-past-winners-fellows" title="11:56 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-03-24T11:56:14-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">March 24, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Sumana Harihareswara</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-03-24T12:07:25-08:00">March 24, 2026</time></span> </div> 319 </header> 320 321 <div class="entry-content"> 322 <p>We bring to your attention books, short stories, essays, poems, and other works published in 2025 by creators whose works have previously won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree) Award, and our past Fellows. As nomination and voting deadlines get closer for awards for 2025 work (<a href="https://www.lacon.org/hugos/">March 28th is the nomination deadline for the Hugos!</a>), consider adding these to your reading list:</p> 323<ul> 324<li>Eleanor Arnason, whose <cite>A Woman of the Iron People</cite> won the 1991 Award, edited <a href="https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1962"><cite>The Outspoken and the Incendiary: Interviews with Radical Speculative Fiction Writers</cite></a></li> 325<li><a href="https://nicolagriffith.com/">Nicola Griffith</a>, whose <cite>Ammonite</cite> won the 1993 Award, wrote the essay â<a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?3557733">Introduction: To Belong, or Not</a>â</li> 326<li>Candas Jane Dorsey, whose <cite>Black Wine</cite> won the 1997 Award, wrote two poems: <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?1060606">âLosing Itâ and âMorning in the Garden of Fearâ</a></li> 327<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lateonsetgirl.bsky.social">Cameron Reed</a>, whose âCongenital Agenesis of Gender Ideationâ won the 1998 Award, wrote the novelette â<a href="https://reactormag.com/the-girl-that-my-mother-is-leaving-me-for-cameron-reed/">The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For</a>â</li> 328<li><a href="https://johnjosephkessel.wixsite.com/kessel-website">John Kessel</a>, whose âStories for Menâ won the 2002 award, wrote the novella â<a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?3538028">The Ghost</a>â</li> 329<li>Geoff Ryman, 2005 winner for <cite>Air: Or, Have Not Have</cite>, wrote the novel <a href="https://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=250&referer=Hp"><cite>Animals</cite></a></li> 330<li><a href="https://www.catherynnemvalente.com/">Catherynne M. Valente</a>, 2006 winner for <cite>The Orphanâs Tales: In the Night Garden</cite>, wrote the story â<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-End-of-the-World-As-We-Know-It/Christopher-Golden/9781668057551">Came The Last Night of Sadness</a>â and the novelette â<a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when-he-calls-your-name/">When He Calls Your Name</a>â</li> 331<li><a href="http://www.sarahhallauthor.com/">Sarah Hall</a>, 2007 winner for <cite>The Carhullan Army</cite>, wrote the novel <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/helm-sarah-hall?variant=43710300979234"><cite>Helm</cite></a></li> 332<li><a href="http://www.nisishawl.com/">Nisi Shawl</a>, whose <cite>Filter House</cite> won the 2008 Award, wrote the novel <a href="https://www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-61976-268-8.php"><cite>Making Amends</cite></a></li> 333<li><a href="https://patrickness.com/">Patrick Ness</a>, whose <cite>The Knife of Never Letting Go</cite> won the 2008 Award, wrote the novel <cite><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753018/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody-by-patrick-ne
333ss-illustrated-by-tim-miller/">Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody</a></cite></li> 334<li><a href="https://kiiniibura.com/">K. Ibura</a>, 2012 winner for <cite>Ancient, Ancient</cite>, wrote the novel <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/tempest-k-ibura?variant=43084410290210"><cite>Tempest</cite></a></li> 335<li><a href="http://www.caitlinrkiernan.com/">Caitlin R. Kiernan</a>, whose <cite>The Drowning Girl</cite> won the 2012 Award, released the short fiction collection <a href="https://subterraneanpress.com/kiernan-bds/"><cite>Bright Dead Star</cite></a></li> 336<li><a href="https://www.akwaeke.com/">Akwaeke Emezi</a>, 2019 winner for <cite>Freshwater</cite>, wrote the novels <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/son-of-the-morning-deluxe-limited-edition-akwaeke-emezi?variant=43702393471010"><cite>Son of the Morning</cite></a> and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/664029/somadina-by-akwaeke-emezi/"><cite>Somadina</cite></a></li> 337<li><a href="https://hachepueyo.com/">H. Pueyo</a>, 2017 Fellow, wrote the novella <a href="https://torpublishinggroup.com/but-not-too-bold/?isbn=9781250376633&format=hardback"><cite>But Not Too Bold</cite></a></li> 338<li><a href="https://vidacruz.org/">Vida Cruz-Borja</a>, 2018 Fellow, wrote the novella <a href="https://pspublishing.co.uk/mirror-marked-hardcover-by-vida-cruz-borja-6611-p.asp"><cite>Mirror Marked</cite></a></li> 339<li><a href="https://www.anahurtadowrites.com/">Ana Hurtado</a>, 2018 Fellow, wrote the short stories â<a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/22083-death-in-the-mouth.html">En el obscurito</a>,â â<a href="https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/pezcara/">Pezcara</a>,â and â<a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/anemona/">Anémona</a>â</li> 340<li><a href="https://marslauderbaugh.weebly.com/">Mars Lauderbaugh</a>, 2024 Fellow, wrote the comic â<a href="https://galacticcomic.com/">Old Ones, New Ones</a>â</li> 341<li><a href="https://eugenbacon.com/">Eugen Bacon</a>, 2024 Fellow, wrote the short stories â<a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-shadows-stars-and-sabers/">The Shadow Eater of Ãrino-Rin</a>
341,â â<a href="https://nettirw.com/anthologies/">AI Chronicles: Properties of a Human Curse</a>,â â<a href="https://omenana.com/2025/03/31/omenana-speculative-fiction-magazine-issue-32/">Ne’za’s Yearning</a>,â and â<a href="https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-govw">Kinje’kitile and the Jintu</a>,â co-wrote the poem â<a href="https://specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-issue-1-2025">Momentum Vitae</a>,â wrote the novellas <a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ngaphandileh-whisperer/"><cite>The Ngaâphandileh Whisperer</cite></a> and <a href="https://meerkatpress.com/books/novic/"><cite>Novic</cite></a>, co-edited the anthology <a href="https://bsfa.co.uk/fission"><cite>Fission</cite> #5</a>, and wrote <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?258605">several essays and a review</a></li> 342<li><a href="https://www.ayidashonibar.com/">Ayida Shonibar</a>, 2025 Fellow, wrote the poem â<a href="https://www.heartlines-spec.com/all-relative-by-ayida-shonibar/">All Relative</a>â and the short stories â<a href="https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-two/am-i-a-woman-am-i-a-bird-of-prey">Am I a Woman, Am I a Bird of Prey</a>â and â<a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?1055812">An Unholy Terroir</a>â</li> 343</ul> 344<p>Happy reading and nominating!</p> 345<p>And thanks to Brackett Robertson for researching this list.</p> 346 </div> 347 348 <footer class="entry-meta"> 349 <span class="cat-links"> 350 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/general-news" rel="category tag">General News</a> </span> 351 352 </footer> 353 </article> 354<article id="post-9606" class="post-9606 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-award-announcements"> 355 <header class="entry-header"> 356 <h1 class="entry-title"> 357 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/announcing-the-2025-otherwise-award-winner" title="Permalink to Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Award winner!" rel="bookmark">Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Award winner!</a> 358 </h1> 359 360 <div class="entry-meta"> 361 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/announcing-the-2025-otherwise-award-winner" title="11:12 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-03-24T11:12:13-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">March 24, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Jed Hartman</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-03-31T13:24:32-08:00">March 31, 2026</time></span> </div> 362 </header> 363 364 <div class="entry-content"> 365 <style type="text/css"> .entry-content dl { margin-left: 0; } dt { margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-weight: 700; } dd { margin-left: 1.5em; } img.alignnone { background-color: inherit; }</style> 366<p>The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Award:</p> 367<p><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781668021668">Luminous</a></cite>, by Silvia Park.</p> 368<a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr.jpg" data-lightbox="announcing-the-2025-otherwise-award-winner" title="Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Award winner!"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-197x300.jpg" alt="Book cover: Luminous" width="197" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9622" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-197x300.jpg 197w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-673x1024.jpg 673w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-768x1168.jpg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr-1347x2048.jpg 1347w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9781668021675_hr.jpg 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 197px) 100v
368w, 197px" /></a> 369<p>Weâre also pleased to share an Honor List and a Long List.</p> 370<p>The Otherwise Award (formerly known as the Tiptree Award) honors works of science fiction and fantasy that expand and explore our understanding of gender.</p> 371<p>Each year, a jury selects Otherwise Award winners and an Honor List of additional notable works. The jury is encouraged to take an expansive view of âscience fiction and fantasyâ and to seek out works that have a broad, intersectional, trans-inclusive understanding of gender in the context of race, class, nationality, and disability.</p> 372<p>(As described in our <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2024/08/new-directions-for-the-otherwise-award">award process update in 2024</a>, the jury can now choose more than one winner for each yearâs Award, but this year the jury chose a single winner.)</p> 373<p>The <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/09/four-updates-introductions-a-call-for-nominations-more">2025 jury members</a> were Eugen Bacon (chair), Andrew Hook, Cheryl S. Ntumy, K. Ibura, and Rebecca Fraimow. We thank each of them for their service!</p> 374<p>The author of the winning work will receive a financial award and a medal. We will celebrate and discuss the winning and honored works at <a href="https://wiscon.net/">WisCon 2026</a>, during the Sunday night gala (including speeches by the authors as well as the singing of a celebratory filk), and in a panel during the convention. WisCon 2026 (also known as WisCONline) will be online from May 21 through 25. Join us there!</p> 375<h2>About the winner</h2> 376<p>The jury unanimously agreed that Silvia Parkâs gripping science fiction novel <cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781668021668">Luminous</a></cite> is a diverse and immersive read that is exceptionally well-crafted. With deep and complex worldbuilding, this work intelligently and realistically explores a range of identities and themes across gender expression, AI, robotics, trans identity, embodiment, dysphoria, disability, and relationships among humans, as well as humanityâs relationship with âthe otherâ. The novel casts a crucial gaze at layered societal expectations around masculinity and femininity, and beautifully examines the quest for community and connection.</p> 377<h2>About the Honor List</h2> 378<p>The jury chose these works for the Honor List:</p> 379<dl> 380<dt><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781738316557">What a Fish Looks Like</a></cite>, by Syr Hayati Beker (Stelliform Press)</dt> 381<dd>A delightfully metafictional book of (recast) fairytales set in a deteriorating landscape punctuated by impending doom. Through humor and kaleidoscopic storytelling, Beker explores gender, identity, and human relationships with boldness, modernity, illustrations, and playful prose poetry vignettes that deftly portray a community in the midst of transformation.</dd> 382<dt><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9780593182307">A Song for You and I</a></cite>, by K. OâNeill (Random House Graphic)</dt> 383<dd>A sweetly charming and perfect graphic novel for young adult readers that engages with difference by skilfully handling themes of self
383-discovery, gender exploration, and trans identity without being sentimental or patronising. The main characterâs journey provides resonant feedback on agency, community, surrender, and self-acceptance as one evolves and becomes oneâs true self.</dd> 384<dt><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781915983275">The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science</a></cite>, by Jessy Randall, illustrated by Kristin DiVona (Gold SF)</dt> 385<dd>A fascinating body of work whose sum is a poetic statement on gender. It poignantly explores women in science across eras, restoring lost voices and creating new spaces, ultimately snatching a place for innovative thinkers erased across history by gender biases. A clever and compelling conversation that expresses a diverse array of womenâs voices and identities, and asserts their right to be celebrated.</dd> 386<dt><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781250329103">Notes from a Regicide</a></cite>, by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)</dt> 387<dd>A unique and ambitious text that imagines another societyâs relationship with gender, and explores how trans identity expresses itself in contexts both very similar to and very far from our ownâcreating a natural, complex, and holistic look at trans selfhood and community. This first-person journey casts a textured look at family-hood and love in a subtle speculative context to create a work thatâs more compelling and relevant than ever in todayâs polarised world.</dd> 388<dt><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781644453513">AlgarabÃa</a></cite>, by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera (Graywolf Press)</dt> 389<dd>A different kind of verse novel in an alluring first-person reflection of the inherent fraught experience of living in a society that inhibits free gender expression. The bold text offers an engaging resistance in its experimental array in form and structure, resonating against historical and mythological concepts of gender to build something new.</dd> 390</dl> 391<h2>Long List</h2> 392<p>The jury chose these additional notable works for the Long List:</p> 393<ul> 394<li><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781250799081">The Everlasting</a></cite>, by Alix E. Harrow (Tor).</li> 395<li>â<a href="https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/mobius-loop/">möbius loop</a>â, by Samir Sirk Morató (<cite>khÅréÅ</cite>).</li> 396<li><cite><a href="https://store.gollancz.co.uk/products/some-body-like-me">Some Body Like Me</a></cite>, by Lucy Lapinska (Gollancz).</li> 397<li><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781645660866">Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity</a></cite>, edited by Lee Mandelo (Erewhon). Authors: Esther Alter, Bendi Barrett, Ta-wei Chi (translated by Ariel Chu), Colin Dean, Maya Deane, Dominique Dickey, Katharine Duckett, Meg Elison, Paul Evanby, Aysha U. Farah, Sarah Gailey, Ash Huang, Margaret Killjoy, Wen-yi Lee, Ewen Ma, Jamie McGhee, Sam J. Miller, Aiki Mira (translated by CD Covington), Sunny Moraine, Nat X Ray, Neon Yang, Ramez Yoakeim.</li> 398<li><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9798886200508">Boy Island</a></cite>, by Leo Fox (Silver Sprocket, 2024)</li> 399<li><cite><a href="https://www.choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-the-golem/">The Ghost and the Golem</a></cite>, by Benjamin Rosenbaum (Choice of Games, 2024)</li> 400<li><cite><a href="https://roomofonesown.com/book/9781990086922">Part Time Girl</a></cite>, by Adriaan Brae (Presses Renaissance Press)</li> 401</ul> 402<p>What the jury said about these works:</p> 403<p>We were enamored by the excellence of these works for their inventive exploration of storytelling, identity, belonging, sentience, genre, and gender with singular or shifting perspectives, in daring and vivid ways that stand them apart.</p> 404<h2>Further notes from the jury</h2> 405<p>The jury adds:</p> 406<p>This year, we received 161 entries for Otherwise recommendations, including novels, novellas, novelettes, anthologies, collections of short stories, individual short stories, poetry, graphic novels, flash fiction, interactive novels, and games. These ranged across science fiction, fantasy, horror and genre blends across psychological horror, werewolf stories, apocalypse, dystopian, cozy noir, Afrofuturistic, apocalypse, multiverse, graphic adventure, magical realism, cultural utopias, Black speculative, gender and identity stories, and more.</p> 407<p>Huge thanks to [jury coordinator] <b>Charlie Jones</b>, who diligently and promptly delivered these works to the jury in the most cheerful way.</p> 408<h2>Recommendations and more</h2> 409<p>We invite you to <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2026-otherwise-awards/2026-otherwise-awards-recommendations">recommend works for the 2026 Award</a>. You can also <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/support-us/donate">donate</a> to help fund the Award and <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/award">read more about past honorees</a>.</p> 410<p>For more information on the Award or this press release, contact [email protected].</p> 411<hr width="25%" /> 412<p>If youâd like to help us spread the word about this yearâs honorees, consider downloading and printing our <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025-otherwise-winners-honorlist.pdf">poster about the 2025 Otherwise Award winner and Honor List works</a> (PDF).</p> 413 </div> 414 415 <footer class="entry-meta"> 416 <span class="cat-links"> 417 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/award-announcements" rel="category tag">Award Announcements</a> </span> 418 419 </footer> 420 </article> 421<article id="post-9577" class="post-9577 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fellowships"> 422 <header class="entry-header"> 423 <h1 class="entry-title"> 424 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/announcing-2025-otherwise-fellows" title="Permalink to Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows!" rel="bookmark">Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows!</a> 425 </h1> 426 427 <div class="entry-meta"> 428 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/announcing-2025-otherwise-fellows" title="11:24 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-02-03T11:24:42-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">February 3, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Jed Hartman</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2026-02-04T18:19:11-08:00">February 4, 2026</time></span> </div> 429 </header> 430 431 <div class="entry-content"> 432 <p>The Otherwise Motherboard is delighted to announce the selection of two new <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships">Otherwise Fellows</a>: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr and author Ayida Shonibar.</p> 433<figure id="attachment_9580" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9580" style="width: 200px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023.jpg" data-lightbox="announcing-2025-otherwise-fellows" title="Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows!"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9580" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-200x300.jpg" alt="Aude Abou Nasr" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-200x300.jpg 200w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/00-Aude-Aboul-Nasr-photo-Amer-Albarzawi-2023-1365x2048.jpg 1365w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100v
433w, 200px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9580" class="wp-caption-text">Aude Abou Nasr</figcaption></figure> 434<p><a href="https://audenasr.com"><b>Aude Abou Nasr</b></a> is a French-Lebanese illustrator, animator, and visual artist based in Beirut. She was selected for the beautiful illustrations she is contributing to <cite>Le Chat de Sara</cite>, a childrenâs book written by Loé Petit that uses magic to explore intersex embodiment and bodily autonomy. Saraâs titular cat witnesses her loss of magic as she undergoes forced medical intervention. Unable to help Sara alone, the cat organizes with other animals who have accompanied their children into the Dream World, safe from the harms of the Real World. Collectively, they empower Sara to resist the imposed medical violence. In the process, readers, alongside Sara, learn that there are many ways to embody who you are, and see, alongside the cat, the magic and beauty that is intersex life.</p> 435<p>The committee was moved by Abou Nasrâs bridging of her artistic talents (that purple cat is beyond gorgeous, as is Sara!) and her activist work as a member of Collectif Intersexe Activiste. We love that this is an intersex-led project that champions agency for intersex children. The importance of childrenâs agency is often overlooked, especially when their bodies are medicalized. Itâs wonderful to see a project for children that addresses this difficult experience with both honesty and joyfulness. Now more than ever, we need stories that show intersex kids and their families that advocating for their bodies is not only possible, but empowering.</p> 436<figure id="attachment_9581" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9581" style="width: 204px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot.jpg" data-lightbox="announcing-2025-otherwise-fellows" title="Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows!"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9581" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-204x300.jpg" alt="Ayida Shonibar" width="204" height="300" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-204x300.jpg 204w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-695x1024.jpg 695w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-768x1131.jpg 768w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot-1390x2048.jpg 1390w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ShonibarHeadshot.jpg 1712w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9581" class="wp-caption-text">Ayida Shonibar</figcaption></figure> 437<p><a href="https://www.ayidashonibar.com"><b>Ayida Shonibar</b></a> is an Indian-Bengali immigrant whose short fiction, essays, and poetry tell stories, horrific and powerful, about the ties that bind communities. Shonibar was selected for their horror novel in development with grounded speculative science elements inspired by her experiences as a marginalised researcher.</p> 438<p>The committee was inspired by Shonibarâs skill and care when weaving together the stories of so many, including the experiences of immigrants, the neurodiverse, and the queer. In a time when immigrants are facing immense hostility, especially in the US, it feels especially important to create space for speculative fiction from immigrant voices. This fellowship will offer Shonibar the chance to work on a longer piece, and we are very excited to see how that develops.</p> 439<hr width="25%" /> 440<p>The Otherwise Award celebrates works of speculative fiction that imagine new futures by exploring and expanding our understanding of gender roles. Through the Fellowship program, the Otherwise Motherboard also encourages those who are striving to complete works, to imagine futures that might have been unimaginable when the Otherwise Award began. The Fellowship program seeks out new voices in the field, particularly from communities that have been historically underrepresented in science fiction and fantasy and by those who work in media other than traditional fiction.</p> 441<p>Each Fellow will receive US$500. The work produced as a result of this support will be recognized and promoted by the Otherwise Award. Over time, the Fellowship program will create a network of Fellows who can build connections, provide mutual support, and find opportunities for collaboration.</p> 442<p>The members of the 2025 selection committee for the Otherwise Fellowships were former Otherwise fellow Mars Lauderbaugh and Otherwise Motherboard members Julia Rios and Jed Samer.</p> 443<p>For more about the Fellowships and the work of past Fellows, visit the <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships ">Otherwise Award website</a>.</p> 444<hr width="25%" /> 445<p>This blog post also serves as a press release announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellowship recipients. For more information on the Otherwise Award or this press release, contact Jed Hartman, secretary of the Otherwise Award Motherboard, at [email protected].</p> 446 </div> 447 448 <footer class="entry-meta"> 449 <span class="cat-links"> 450 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/fellowships" rel="category tag">Fellowships</a> </span> 451 452 </footer> 453 </article> 454<article id="post-9542" class="post-9542 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fellowships"> 455 <header class="entry-header"> 456 <h1 class="entry-title"> 457 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/reminder-fellowship-application-deadline-is-dec-15" title="Permalink to Reminder: Fellowship application deadline is Dec. 15!" rel="bookmark">Reminder: Fellowship application deadline is Dec. 15!</a> 458 </h1> 459 460 <div class="entry-meta"> 461 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/reminder-fellowship-application-deadline-is-dec-15" title="11:41 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-12-09T11:41:05-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">December 9, 2025</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Jed Hartman</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2025-12-09T11:41:05-08:00">December 9, 2025</time></span> </div> 462 </header> 463 464 <div class="entry-content"> 465 <p>Applications for this yearâs Otherwise Fellowships are due December 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, via email.</p> 466<p>For more information about what the Fellowship entails and how to apply, see <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/how-to-apply">How to apply</a>.</p> 467 </div> 468 469 <footer class="entry-meta"> 470 <span class="cat-links"> 471 <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/category/fellowships" rel="category tag">Fellowships</a> </span> 472 473 </footer> 474 </article> 475<article id="post-9529" class="post-9529 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general-news"> 476 <header class="entry-header"> 477 <h1 class="entry-title"> 478 <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/help-sustain-the-otherwise-award" title="Permalink to Help Sustain the Otherwise Award!" rel="bookmark">Help Sustain the Otherwise Award!</a> 479 </h1> 480 481 <div class="entry-meta"> 482 <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/12/help-sustain-the-otherwise-award" title="7:34 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-12-02T07:34:46-08:00" pubdate="pubdate">December 2, 2025</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn n" rel="author">Sumana Harihareswara</span></span></span><span class="screen-reader-text modified"> <time class="updated screen-reader-text" datetime="2025-12-02T11:24:24-08:00">December 2, 2025</time></span> </div> 483 </header> 484 485 <div class="entry-content"> 486 <p>For the past six years, the Otherwise Award has not done any fundraising aside from our auctions. For some of that time, we were on hiatus, so our funding needs were lower, but now weâre back in our stride and in order to continue, we need your help! This Giving Tuesday, please consider <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/support-us/donate">making a donation</a> to help us support the exploration and expansion of gender in speculative fiction.</p> 487<p>Running an award comes with a lot of costs. Thereâs the obvious cost of producing physical awards to give to the winners, but there are also many administrative costs, including things like buying copies of books & other media for the jurors to consider, paying for services like web hosting and bookkeeping and jury logistics, and giving a stipend to our jurors.</p> 488<p>Weâre currently paying for more administrative work than we used to because we want to make sure that we are fairly compensating the people who make the award possible. After our hiatus a few years ago, <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2024/08/new-directions-for-the-otherwise-award">we came back with a new process for the award</a>, and we are committed to keeping it sustainable and equitable. Itâs been working, so far! Hereâs what weâve done:</p> 489<p>Since our return, weâve <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/05/announcing-the-2024-otherwise-award-winners">convened a jury that awarded works from 2024</a>, and weâve also invited friends of the award to appreciate works from 2022 and 2023 (<a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/08/celebrating-work-2022-2023-part-i">parts 1</a>, <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/09/celebrating-work-2022-2023-part-2">2</a>, and <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/10/celebrating-2022-2023-work-part-3">3</a>). Our <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/09/four-updates-introductions-a-call-for-nominations-more">current jury</a>, chaired by Eugen Bacon, is now considering works from 2025.</p> 490<p>Weâve also returned to offering fellowships after a two-year hiatus. Our <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2025/02/announcing-the-2024-otherwise-fellowship-recipients">2024 recipients</a> were Eugen Bacon and Mars Lauderbaugh, and our fellowship committee is now considering the 2025 applicants.</p> 491<p>To keep doing this joyful and affirming work, we estimate that we need to raise roughly $9,000. That will allow us to sustainably keep all of our current projects going for the next year. Please help if you can by <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/support-us/donate">donating</a> and by sharing this with others who care about exploring and expanding our notions of gender.</p> 492<p><center><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/support-us/donate"><strong>Donate</strong></a></center> </p> 493<p>Thank you all for your help over the years â whether you have helped by donating items for auctions or bake sales, by purchasing yummy baked goods or auction items, by serving as a juror, by volunteering, or by sharing your enthusiasm for the award with others. The Otherwise Award has always been supported by a wonderful community, and we couldnât do it without you!</p> 494<figure id="attachment_5019" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5019" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-5019 size-medium" src="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/spacebabereads-300x224.jpg" alt="Space Babe Reading" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/spacebabereads-300x224.jpg 300w, https://otherwiseaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/spacebabereads.jpg 367w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
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