Otherwise AwardWe're in the midst of speaking about "The Last Year in Gender-Exploring SpecFic" in a panel at #WisCon2026 -- two jurors who served on the 2025 jury discuss the Award-winning and Honor List works, and trends and patterns they've noticed overall. Join us!
One of the items we'll be auctioning today at #WisCon is:
https://subterraneanpress.com/how-long-til-black-future-month-1/
Signed, numbered limited edition of "How Long 'til Black Future Month" by N.K. Jemisin.
Oversized, printed in two colors on 80# Finch, with a full-color dust jacket and four full-color interior plates by Paul Lewin. This went for $600 originally and is now out of print. Donated by Subterranean Press.
https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/05/otherwise-plans-at-wiscon-2026 Our #WisCon2026 schedule:
The Last Year in Gender-Exploring SpecFic panel: award jurors discuss 2025
Otherwise Fundraising Auction (silly)
Guest of Honor Speeches & Otherwise Presentation: including a speech by Silvia Park + a filk!
brainwane... well-moderated panels, readings of new work, and a curated #fanvid show. Info:
wiscon.net/2026/05/21/h...
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How to WisCon | WisCon
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Sumana HarihareswaraThis Saturday May 23rd, 8pm-9pm ET,
I host a comedy fundraising auction benefiting the Otherwise Award (celebrating scifi/fantasy that explores and expands our notions of gender). I'll make nerdy jokes. You can come and have fun without bidding on anything. It's online (Zoom/YouTube livestreams + Discord).
To attend, register for the feminist sf/f convention WisCon.Tickets are sliding scale, USD$0-$5-$25-$65. And you'll also get the chance to enjoy well-moderated panels, readings of new work, a curated fanvid show, and other sessions, May 22-25, many of which will include CART (real time captioning by a human). More info:
https://wiscon.net/2026/05/21/how-to-wiscon/
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Introducing our next Guest of Honor: Nebula Award Winning Author Premee Mohamed!
