Wherein I Remember That Fandom Is Good at Raising Money for Important Causes!
Hey, LJ. I'm going to do that thing I do as rarely as possible and get serious for a second.
I don't really know how to phrase this, because a ton of worthwhile people have already brought up a ton of worthwhile causes that need your help already this year, but one thing I've seen a few times in the past week that I hadn't heard about before is Tu Publishing, "a small, independent multicultural SFF press for children and YA." Their website is here and it sounds seriously fantastic.
They're currently trying to get funding through Kickstarter, where you pledge to donate money to help them get off the ground. If their funding drive works, they'll start accepting manuscripts (for fantasy or science fiction written for the 7-18 range that features characters of color, characters from minority or non-Western cultures, and/or non-Western/minority cultures) in January.
I don't personally know anyone who's directly associated with this, but I've seen it advertised by YA writers who I know are legit, and it's definitely a goal that should be supported. Giving money, submitting manuscripts, or just boosting the signal would all be awesome, because the idea of this being a viable business within the next few months is amazing and fantastic and I would really like to see that happen.
I don't really know how to phrase this, because a ton of worthwhile people have already brought up a ton of worthwhile causes that need your help already this year, but one thing I've seen a few times in the past week that I hadn't heard about before is Tu Publishing, "a small, independent multicultural SFF press for children and YA." Their website is here and it sounds seriously fantastic.
They're currently trying to get funding through Kickstarter, where you pledge to donate money to help them get off the ground. If their funding drive works, they'll start accepting manuscripts (for fantasy or science fiction written for the 7-18 range that features characters of color, characters from minority or non-Western cultures, and/or non-Western/minority cultures) in January.
I don't personally know anyone who's directly associated with this, but I've seen it advertised by YA writers who I know are legit, and it's definitely a goal that should be supported. Giving money, submitting manuscripts, or just boosting the signal would all be awesome, because the idea of this being a viable business within the next few months is amazing and fantastic and I would really like to see that happen.