<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#073763"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Sherryl Vint (she/her)</font><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Professor</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Director, Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Editor, <i>Science Fiction Studies</i></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Editor, <a href="https://www.palgrave.com/in/series/15760" target="_blank"><i>Science and Popular Culture</i> book series </a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Pat Murphy</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:zapmurphy@gmail.com">zapmurphy@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 17:35<br>Subject: spread the word about Otherwise Award Fellowships!<br>To: Sherryl Vint <<a href="mailto:sherryl.vint@ucr.edu">sherryl.vint@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgba(251,246,167,0.5)">Sherryl, </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#212121" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hope all is well with you in this dystopian future we are living in. I'm hoping you can help me spread the word about an opportunity that might interest some of your students. 
<br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Once again, the Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree Award) is offering</span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Fellowships</span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> -- $500 grants for emerging creators who are changing how we think about gender through speculative narrative. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">In keeping with the focus of the</span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Award, the selection committee is seeking projects that explore and expand understandings of gender, particularly in relationship to race, nationality, class, disability, sexuality, age, and other factors that set individuals or groups apart as “other.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Could you share info about the Fellowships with your students? <span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Complete info about the</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Fellowships</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> is in the press release below and also on our website at </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/how-to-apply" target="_blank">https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/how-to-apply</a></p><p style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many thanks, </span></p><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr">Pat Murphy</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_3530062616035108269gmail-docs-internal-guid-41bf0f12-7fff-53b3-1284-5693c4ff669d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PRESS RELEASE:  Applications for Otherwise Fellowships due October 31</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="m_3530062616035108269gmail-docs-internal-guid-bb887d68-7fff-ca53-34bc-ea9915ad6125"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For the sixth year, the </span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Otherwise Award</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (formerly known as the Tiptree Award)  is welcoming applications for Otherwise Fellowships: $500 grants for emerging creators who are changing the way we think about gender through speculative narrative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you think that description could apply to you — even if you are not working in a format most people would recognize as part of the science fiction or fantasy genre — you are eligible to apply for a Fellowship. Otherwise Fellows can be writers, artists, scholars, media makers, remix artists, performers, musicians, or something else entirely. So far our Fellows have been creators of visual art, performance, poetry, fiction, and games.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Otherwise Fellowship is designed to provide support and recognition for the new voices who are making visible the forces that are changing our view of gender today. The Fellowship Committee particularly encourages applications from members of communities that have been historically underrepresented in the science fiction and fantasy genre and from creators who are creating speculative narratives in media other than traditional fiction. In keeping with the focus of the Otherwise Award, the selection committee is seeking projects that explore and expand understandings of gender, particularly in relationship to race, nationality, class, disability, sexuality, age, and other factors that set individuals or groups apart as “other.” Fellowship applicants do not need a professional or institutional affiliation, as the intention of the Fellowship program is to support emerging creators who lack institutional support for their work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Applications are due on </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October 31</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. To apply, you will need to write short responses to two questions and to share a sample of your work – you can learn more about the application process at</span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/how-to-apply" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this link.</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To read about the work of our previous Fellows, click on their names below:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/previous-fellows/2019-otherwise-fellowships/seguir-grillos-por-la-casa-follow-crickets-around-the-house-mission-report-martha-riva-palacio-obon" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Martha Riva Palacio Obón</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2019)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/previous-fellows/2019-otherwise-fellowships/devonix-fellowship-report" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Devonix</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2019)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/2018-otherwise-fellowships/ana-hurtado-fellowship-report" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ana Hurtado</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2018)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/2018-otherwise-fellowships/vida-cruz-fellowship-report" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vida Cruz</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2018)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/2017-otherwise-fellowships/h-pueyo-fellowship-report" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">H. Pueyo</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2017)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/otherwise-fellowships/2017-otherwise-fellowships/shelley-parker-chan-fellowship-report" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shelley Parker-Chan</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Ari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