The James Tiptree, Jr. award is a yearly “prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender.” The award council has just announced that the winners, for work published in 2009, are:
Greer Gilman, Cloud and Ashes: Three Winter’s Tales (Small Beer Press)
Fumi Yoshinaga, Ooku: The Inner Chambers, volumes 1 & 2 (VIZ Media)
Also check out the Honor List and Long List for other recent speculative fiction exploring gender. Stuff you can read online right now:
- Alice Sola Kim, “Beautiful White Bodies†(online at Strange Horizons)
- Helen Keeble, “A Journal of Certain Events of Scientific Interest from the First Survey Voyage of the Southern Waters by HMS Ocelot, as Observed by Professor Thaddeus Boswell, DPhil, MSc — or, a Lullaby†(online at Strange Horizons)
- Cat Rambo, “Ms. Liberty Gets a Haircut†(online at Strange Horizons)
- Shweta Narayan, “Nira and I†(online at Strange Horizons)
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, “A Song to Greet the Sun†(online at Fantasy Magazine)
The Tiptree Award presentation is a highlight of WisCon, the feminist science fiction convention in May. Â Just in case I won’t see you there to hear you enthuse about scifi in person, leave recommendations in the comments!
