Reposted by Brandi (they/them)

an off the top of my head list of people to read instead of neil gaiman, who sucks:
n k jemisin
bora chung
silvia moreno-garcia
ursula k le guin
octavia butler
xiran jay zhao
ted chiang
neon yang
the readymade bodhisattva (anthology of south korean sci fi)
add more if you want!