Links and questions
Jun. 9th, 2009 09:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
megwritesA great overview of Indian speculative fiction, past and present by Mihir Wanchoo over at fantasybookcritic.com. I like that site (though it's cluttered and ad-filled), and I really loved his article. Also I didn't know the Mahabharata was available for free on sacred-texts.com's site
I learned stuff I didn't know!
But it made me ask a question: is there a database or list anywhere of short speculative fiction written by authors of color that's freely available on the internet? And would it be a good idea to collect these links in one place?
I debate this, because while I am all for signal boosting and encouraging people to read the works of authors of color as much as they can, I'd also hate to feel like such a collection of links would somehow discourage people from paying for those works, or from seeking out fiction by those authors which isn't freely available. Part of me hopes it would be free advertising for those authors, and maybe a good way to start a word-of-mouth buzz if they were to come out with, say, a novel. But I wouldn't want to be doing something inadvertently harmful.
I wonder if there's a list somewhere of new and upcoming works (novels, short stories, graphic novels, etc) to be released by authors of color. Now, that I'd love to have available. Plus, also it would be a buzz generating tool to make people aware that these awesome works are out there for the reading (and preferably buying).
I know there's a non-exhaustive list of authors of color working in the SF/F field with bibliographies that can be found here (compiled by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
madam_silvertip. And check the comments for additional writers that others have suggested), but I don't think simply collecting name, rank, and bibliography is the same as a free-for-all linking to free fiction.
Thoughts, internets?
I learned stuff I didn't know!
But it made me ask a question: is there a database or list anywhere of short speculative fiction written by authors of color that's freely available on the internet? And would it be a good idea to collect these links in one place?
I debate this, because while I am all for signal boosting and encouraging people to read the works of authors of color as much as they can, I'd also hate to feel like such a collection of links would somehow discourage people from paying for those works, or from seeking out fiction by those authors which isn't freely available. Part of me hopes it would be free advertising for those authors, and maybe a good way to start a word-of-mouth buzz if they were to come out with, say, a novel. But I wouldn't want to be doing something inadvertently harmful.
I wonder if there's a list somewhere of new and upcoming works (novels, short stories, graphic novels, etc) to be released by authors of color. Now, that I'd love to have available. Plus, also it would be a buzz generating tool to make people aware that these awesome works are out there for the reading (and preferably buying).
I know there's a non-exhaustive list of authors of color working in the SF/F field with bibliographies that can be found here (compiled by
madam_silvertip. And check the comments for additional writers that others have suggested), but I don't think simply collecting name, rank, and bibliography is the same as a free-for-all linking to free fiction. Thoughts, internets?
