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OUT NOW: New Suns 2 ed. by Nisi Shawl

New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color ed. by Nisi Shawl is out now in the US! Not to worry, UK readers, you only need to wait until Thursday to get your hands on a copy.

The follow up to the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE and British Fantasy Award-winning New Suns, New Suns 2 is bursting with fantasy, science fiction and horror stories from the likes of Darcie Little Badger, Nghi Vo, Tananarive Due and many more!

Octavia E. Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”

New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking—breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery. Like the first New Suns anthology (winner of the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE, and British Fantasy awards), this book liberates writers of many races to tell us tales no one has ever told.

Many things come in twos: dualities, binaries, halves, and alternates. Twos are found throughout New Suns 2, in eighteen science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories revealing daring futures, hidden pasts, and present-day worlds filled with unmapped wonders.

Including stories by Daniel H. Wilson, K. Tempest Bradford, Darcie Little Badger, Geetanjali Vandemark, John Chu, Nghi Vo, Tananarive Due, Alex Jennings, Karin Lowachee, Saad Hossain, Hiromi Goto, Minsoo Kang, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Malka Older, Kathleen Alcalá, Christopher Caldwell and Jaymee Goh with a foreword by Walter Mosley and an afterword by Dr. Grace Dillon.

“New Suns 2 offers a composite picture of the best work being done in genre fiction right now” — The Washington Post

“A blockbuster miscellany” — Aurealis

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Brave New Words Award Winner: Nisi Shawl, editor of New Suns

Nisi Shawl

We are delighted to share that Nisi Shawl has won the Brave New Words Award as editor of New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color.

The judges felt that Nisi had brought together an astonishing collection that challenged the readers and opened them up to new perspectives and ideas. This is very much what the Brave New Words Award is about.

https://www.starburstmagazine.com/starburst-brave-new-words-2020-winner-announced
Brave New Words Award 2020 including acceptance speech from Nisi Shawl

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, and powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius.⁠ 

The anthology includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

Get a copy of New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color today!

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Locus Award Winner: New Suns edited by Nisi Shawl

New Suns edited by Nisi Shawl

A huge congratulations to Nisi Shawl and all the contributors to New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, which won Best Anthology at the 2020 Locus Awards!

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

Showcasing emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, and powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius.⁠

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

Get a copy of this Locus Award winner today!