Locus Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2023) Special Award
Carl Brandon Society
Kāru Burandon Soshaiti
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1997 （Madison, Wisconsin）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction fandom organization, Speculative fiction diversity advocacy group
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- WisCon
- Influenced By
- Terry Carr, Pete Graham
- Influenced
- Walter Mosley, Susan Vaught, Octavia E. Butler
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Special Locus Award | Developing Diversity In Genre Communities | — | Locus | 受賞 |
Special Locus Award
2023
Work:
Developing Diversity In Genre Communities
Organization:
Locus
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Organization originating within the science fiction community with a mission to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction. Founded in 1997 following discussions at WisCon 23. Administers the Carl Brandon Parallax Award and Kindred Award since 2005, and the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship. Awarded a Special Locus Award in 2023 for 'Developing Diversity In Genre Communities'.
Quotes
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is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction.
Source: Official website (About the Carl Brandon Society) (2015)
Trivia
- 'Carl Brandon' was a fictional black fan writer created in the mid-1950s by Terry Carr and Pete Graham.
- The name alludes to the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, named after the fictional male persona used by the writer known as James Tiptree, Jr.
- Inaugurated Parallax and Kindred Awards in 2005; on hiatus 2012-2018, resumed in 2019.