Otherwise Award Hiatus
The Otherwise Award, “an award encouraging the exploration and expansion of gender,” is going on hiatus. In a blog post on the Otherwise Award website, chair Sumana Harihareswara wrote:
Our Motherboard met recently to discuss how to move forward. We remain dedicated to our mission: to celebrate science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative narrative that expand and explore our understanding of gender. But we’re discussing how, as an organization, to continue to pursue that mission in a sustainable way, given our limited resources.
According to the post, most programs are pausing for the time being, though the Fellowships program is still planned to run in 2024. Updates and details can be expected “within the next few months.” For more information, see the announcement on the Otherwise Award website.
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