SFF blogs and websites
Run along the shelves
A recently opened book blog by Matt who always has a good recommendation for anyone.
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Imyril's blog is a blog full of features and reviews. And I often agree with her tastes!
Claudie Arsenault
Claudie is a writer and a reviewer. Her website includes a database of fiction with ace characters.
Joanne Hall
Joanne Hall is a writer. Her website includes a blog with SFF reviews and her reading list.
Black Nerd Problems
This website includes a great section on Fiction Lit with reviews. It's my go-to page when I'm looking for black speculative fiction.
SFF Mistressworks
A review blog dedicated to SFF female writers.
Blue Book Balloon
A book blog running since 2011 with eclectic tastes (a lot of scifi and fantasy but also includes crime) and a lot of great reviews.
In Tori Lex
Tori reviews diverse books. It's not always scifi, but she has a great range of genres for you to choose from, including YA.
Dancing on Glass
Gareth is a librarian who reviews books and films, mostly science-fiction and fantasy.
A recently opened book blog by Matt who always has a good recommendation for anyone.
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Imyril's blog is a blog full of features and reviews. And I often agree with her tastes!
Claudie Arsenault
Claudie is a writer and a reviewer. Her website includes a database of fiction with ace characters.
Joanne Hall
Joanne Hall is a writer. Her website includes a blog with SFF reviews and her reading list.
Black Nerd Problems
This website includes a great section on Fiction Lit with reviews. It's my go-to page when I'm looking for black speculative fiction.
SFF Mistressworks
A review blog dedicated to SFF female writers.
Blue Book Balloon
A book blog running since 2011 with eclectic tastes (a lot of scifi and fantasy but also includes crime) and a lot of great reviews.
In Tori Lex
Tori reviews diverse books. It's not always scifi, but she has a great range of genres for you to choose from, including YA.
Dancing on Glass
Gareth is a librarian who reviews books and films, mostly science-fiction and fantasy.
Shoreline of Infinity
An SFF magazine launched in 2015 with reviews, original short stories and poetry. Some reviews are available for free on their website.
FIYAH
A literary magazine of black speculative fiction. The website includes a blog with authors spotlights and interviews.
An SFF magazine launched in 2015 with reviews, original short stories and poetry. Some reviews are available for free on their website.
FIYAH
A literary magazine of black speculative fiction. The website includes a blog with authors spotlights and interviews.
Tor
Tor regularly publishes original short stories by the authors they also publish in print. The website also includes a blog and reviews.
Fox Spirit
Fox Spirit is a small indie publisher with books ranging from crime to YA and of course fantasy and science-fiction. They also offer free fiction on their website.
Four lists of diverse SFF writers
- African writers:
http://www.africansfs.com/resources/published
- Carribbean writers:
http://caribbeansf.com/bibliography-of-caribbean-sf/
- African short story writers:
http://omenana.org/afrosff-short-fiction-directory/
- South American / Latinx writers:
http://www.silviamoreno-garcia.com/blog/latin-americans-in-english-language-spec-lit-2017/
Other places where to find diverse SFF stories
When it comes to Asian SFF, I usually rely on Twitter: Aliette de Bodard (@aliettedb) often has some great recommendations (almost always diverse though not always Asian) and there's also #AsianLit but you'll have to check which ones are SFF .
Far from complete, the Wikipedia category of science-fiction writers by nationality is a great starting place because you research authors from there and often end up by serendipity to finding completely someone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Science_fiction_writers_by_nationality
For QUILTBAG writers, the Lambda awards is a great starting place (list of recipients: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Literary_Award ).
Tor regularly publishes original short stories by the authors they also publish in print. The website also includes a blog and reviews.
Fox Spirit
Fox Spirit is a small indie publisher with books ranging from crime to YA and of course fantasy and science-fiction. They also offer free fiction on their website.
Four lists of diverse SFF writers
- African writers:
http://www.africansfs.com/resources/published
- Carribbean writers:
http://caribbeansf.com/bibliography-of-caribbean-sf/
- African short story writers:
http://omenana.org/afrosff-short-fiction-directory/
- South American / Latinx writers:
http://www.silviamoreno-garcia.com/blog/latin-americans-in-english-language-spec-lit-2017/
Other places where to find diverse SFF stories
When it comes to Asian SFF, I usually rely on Twitter: Aliette de Bodard (@aliettedb) often has some great recommendations (almost always diverse though not always Asian) and there's also #AsianLit but you'll have to check which ones are SFF .
Far from complete, the Wikipedia category of science-fiction writers by nationality is a great starting place because you research authors from there and often end up by serendipity to finding completely someone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Science_fiction_writers_by_nationality
For QUILTBAG writers, the Lambda awards is a great starting place (list of recipients: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Literary_Award ).
