Fantasy and science fiction allow writers and readers to step outside familiar boundaries into imaginary worlds. In this workshop-style course, you'll learn the elements of both genres and get feedback from a community...

Looking for a big collection of speculative fiction by African writers, curated by the always wonderful Flame Tree Press? Arley Sorg recommends Africanfuturism Short Stories.

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Climate Imagination is its own eclectic assortment of puzzle pieces.

It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or t...

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The author of “Whiteness” traces the evolution of race as a social and political instrument, from its beginnings in ancient hierarchies through European colonial expansion and into contemporary times.

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Decades after the passing of the UN convention on the elimination of discrimination, systemic racism is still rampant.

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New research reveals how Canada’s biggest landlords squeeze racialized neighbourhoods for profit—buying undervalued housing, evicting tenants, and raising rents

Morland Writing Scholarships Winners Announcement 2025 We are pleased to announce that we have four brilliant new Morland Writing Scholars for 2025. We had over 800 entries this year, all from publish...

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....

A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy. This bold and innovative anthology of speculative short ficti...

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A huge swath of Silicon Valley is horrified by what Elon Musk is doing — but they’re increasingly afraid to say so.

Apparent empathy gap among white Americans shows up on questions of both race and economics, study finds

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

Join authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford for a webinar that will empower would-be allies to support marginalized creatives.

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Welcome to the annual Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! This list is compiled by the Locus editor…