Miravete Wins 2018 Tiptree Award

Locus Magazine, Science Fiction FantasyGabriela Damián Miravete’s short story “They Will Dream in the Garden” (Latin American Literature Today 5/18) won the 2018 James Tiptree, Jr. Award, given annually to works of science fiction or fantasy that explore and expand gender roles. Miravete will receive $1,000, original artwork, and chocolate. She will be honored at a ceremony during WisCon 43, to be held at the Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, May 24-27, 2019 in Madison WI.

The Tiptree jury released an “honor list” recognizing other noteworthy works:

Special Honor

  • Adrian Demopulos, for her translation of “They Will Dream in the Garden”

The jurors also released a “long list of twenty-eight other works they found worthy of attention.” The 2018 judges were Marina Berlin, Ritch Calvin, Arrate Hidalgo, and Margaret McBride (chair).

For more information, see the Tiptree website.


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