PEOPLE OF COLO(U)R DESTROY SCIENCE FICTION!
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POC Destroy Science Fiction! is a special issue of the Hugo-winning magazine LIGHTSPEED, 100% written—and edited—by POC creators.
Backers: 2354
Average Pledge Per Backer: $22
Funded: $51,734 of $5,000
Dates: Jan 18th -> Feb 20th (33 days)
Project By: Lightspeed Magazine
Backers: 2354
Average Pledge Per Backer: $22
Funded: $51,734 of $5,000
Dates: Jan 18th -> Feb 20th (33 days)
Project By: Lightspeed Magazine
$51,734
current pledge level
Last Updated: February 20 @ 03:01 -0500 GMT
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Latest News
Writers: Today is Also the Last Day to Submit STORIES to POC Destroy SF 
February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
POC Destroy Science Fiction! Submissions Close 2/19!Just a reminder, if you're a writer and were hoping to submit a story for consideration, today is the last day to submit. Guidelines and submission instructions are available here. POC Destroy... (Read More)
Last Day of the Campaign + What Will Be Destroyed Next
February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Last Day of the Campaign!Wow, here we are at the end of the campaign. As I write this, we're about $3500 away from reaching our final stretch goal...which seems totally doable, especially if we all help spread the word one last time today! (I always... (Read More)
$40K Stretch Goal UNLOCKED: POC will Destroy Fantasy as well!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, As you probably have seen, late yesterday, we surpassed $40K in funding, which means we unlocked another of our big stretch goals: a People of Colo(u)r Destroy Fantasy! special issue of FANTASY. Huzzah! That special issue will publish... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Penguins, Robins, and Science Fiction" by Caroline M. Yoachim
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Recounting in Rainbow" by Shveta Thakrar
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "The Biggest Tent of All" by S.B. Divya
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "An Army of Claudia Kishis" by Sarah Kuhn
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "In the Middle" by M.C.A. Hogarth
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
$30K Stretch Goal Unlocked - POC will Destroy Horror as well!
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, As you probably have seen, the other day we surpassed $30K in funding, which means we unlocked one of our big stretch goals: a People of Colo(u)r Destroy Horror! special issue of NIGHTMARE. Huzzah! That special issue will publish in... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "The New Frontier Is the Old Frontier" by Tamara Brooks
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "The People Men Don’t See" by Nisi Shawl
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "We Were Always Here" by Mark Oshiro
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "On Falling In and Out of Love with Science Fiction" by Julie M. Rodriguez
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Intergalactic Collard Greens" by Troy L. Wiggins
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "White Bread, Brown Toast" by Indrapramit Das
February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "This Is What Happens to Us" by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "You Don’t Have to Write Autobiography" by Ken Liu
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Assimilation: The Borg Must Like It When You Don’t Fight Back" by S.L. Huang
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Unlearning Erasure" by Julia Rios
January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "On the Topic of Erasure" by Z.M. Quỳnh
January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "The Amazing Authentically Authentic Latina Author!" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Blue-Shifted Futures" by Vajra Chandrasekera
January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "On Destruction" by Naru Dames Sundar
January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Dancing in the Margins" by An Owomoyela
January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "We’re Going Places" by Jeremy Szal
January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "My Life as an Alien-American" by Arthur Chu
January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Thirsty for New" by Malka Older
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Want to pledge more and/or purchase additional rewards? You can!
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick note, since we've received a few inquiries from folks... If you'd like to get more than one reward--say, you'd like a subscription to LIGHTSPEED but you also want the POC Destroy SF issue in limited edition trade paperback--you can do... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "I Have a Few Demands" by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Spoiler Alert: The Future? Yeah, I’m in It" by Yash Kesanakurthy
January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "I'm a Big Black Man Who Writes Science Fiction" by Malon Edwards
January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Pushing Back Against the Wall" by Aliette de Bodard
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
Personal Essay: "Buzzword" by Alyssa Wong
January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to destroy science fiction with this Kickstarter, we didn't want it to be your ordinary, run-of-the-mill campaign. We wanted it to be full of smashing, crashing POC voices, telling what it really means to be POC reading and writing... (Read More)
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