So Long Been Dreaming
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So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy is an anthology of short stories edited by the writer Nalo Hopkinson
and Uppinder Mehan. Hopkinson provides the introduction, although it is usually misattributed to Samuel R. Delany
(whose recommendation of the book is quoted on the book's cover).
Nalo Hopkinson
Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican science fiction and fantasy writer and editor who lives in Canada. Her novels and short stories such as those in her collection Skin Folk often draw on Caribbean history and language, and its traditions of oral and written storytelling.Hopkinson has...
and Uppinder Mehan. Hopkinson provides the introduction, although it is usually misattributed to Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...
(whose recommendation of the book is quoted on the book's cover).
Stories
- Nisi ShawlNisi ShawlNisi Shawl is an African-American writer and journalist. She is best known as a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories.-Work:Shawl is the co-author of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction, a book derived from the authors' workshop of the same name,...
, Deep End - Andrea HairstonAndrea HairstonAndrea Hairston is an African-American science fiction and fantasy playwright and novelist who is best known for her novels Mindscape and Redwood and Wildfire. Mindscape, Hairston's first novel, won the Carl Brandon Parallax Award and short-listed for the Philip K. Dick Award and the James Tiptree,...
, Griots of the Galaxy - Suzette MayrSuzette MayrSuzette Mayr is a Canadian poet and novelist who has written three critically acclaimed novels. Currently an associate professor at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Arts, Mayr's writing and teaching is often focused on issues of race and ethnicity in Canadian culture...
, Toot Sweet Matricia - Larissa LaiLarissa LaiLarissa Lai is a Canadian writer, critic, and professor.Born in La Jolla, California, she grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland. She attended the University of British Columbia and, in 1990, graduated with a B.A. in Sociology. Subsequently, she earned her MA from the University of East Anglia, and...
, Rachel - Eden RobinsonEden RobinsonEden Victoria Lena Robinson is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.Born in Kitamaat, British Columbia, she is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations...
, Terminal Avenue - Nnedi Okorafor, When Scarabs Multiply
- Vandana SinghVandana SinghVandana Singh is an Indian science fiction writer. She currently works at Framingham State College in Massachusetts.-Short Fiction:* The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet and other stories includes two previously unpublished stories: "Conservation Laws" and "Infinities" * "The Room on the Roof"...
, Delhi - Tamai Kobayashi, Panopte’s Eye
- Sheree ThomasSheree ThomasSheree Thomas also credited as Sheree R. Thomas and Sheree Renée Thomas is a writer, book editor and publisher whose Dark Matter collected the works of some of the best African American Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy writers. Authors such as Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Charles R...
, The Grassdreaming Tree - Wayde ComptonWayde ComptonWayde Compton is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.Compton has published two books of poetry, one book of essays, and edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy and Karina Vernon in...
, The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale - Karin LowacheeKarin LowacheeKarin Lowachee is a Canadian author of speculative fiction.Lowachee is the author of four novels, Warchild , Burndive , Cagebird and The Gaslight Dogs . Warchild is noteworthy for its use of second-person point of view for the first several chapters of the novel. This book won the Warner Aspect...
, The Forgotten Ones - Greg van EekhoutGreg van EekhoutGreg van Eekhout is a science fiction and fantasy writer. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where he received a Bachelor's in English. He earned a Master's in Educational Media and Computers at Arizona State, and worked for a time at ASU designing multimedia. He currently lives in San...
, Native Aliens - Celu Amberstone, Refugees
- Devorah Major, Trade Winds
- Carole McDonnell, Lingua Franca
- Ven Begamudré, Out of Sync
- Opal Palmer AdisaOpal Palmer AdisaOpal Palmer Adisa is a Jamaica-born writer, artist and teacher. Since 1993, Opal Palmer Adisa has taught literature and served as Chair of the Ethnic Studies/Cultural Diversity Program at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Dr. Adisa has two masters degrees from San Francisco...
, The Living Roots - Maya Khankhoje, Journey Into the Vortex
- Tobias S. BuckellTobias S. BuckellTobias S. Buckell is a Grenadian science fiction writer. His 2008 novel, Halo: The Cole Protocol, made the The New York Times Best Seller list. He currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio.-Biography:...
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Reviews
- http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7013792/Miindiwag-and-indigenous-diaspora-Eden.html by Gerald Vizenor
- http://thehathorlegacy.com/so-long-been-dreaming-nalo-hopkinson-editor-and-uppinder-mehan-editor/ The Hathor Legacy
- http://www.challengingdestiny.com/reviews/hopkinson_capsule.htm Challenging Destiny: Science Fiction and Fantasy Reviews by James Schellenberg
- http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/so-long-been-dreaming-postcolonial-science-fiction-fantasy-reviews
- SF Site Featured Review by Matthew Cheney (2004)