Editor of Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler, writer Mimi Mondal recently won the Locus Award 2018 in the non- fiction category. Mimi is an Indian origin writer who co-edited this book with Alexandra Pierce. The ceremony took place in Seattle. https://twitter.com/Miminality/status/1010715156915970048/photo/1 About the Award The Locus awards are given annually by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. It […]

 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Mimi Mondal and Alexandra Pierce was recently nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award. The anthology of original essays and letters explore the legendary writer Octavia E. Butler’s depiction of  power relationships, her complex treatment of race and identity, and her impact on feminism and women in […]

 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Mimi Mondal and Alexandra Pierce is nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award. The anthology of original essays and letters explore the legendary writer Octavia E. Butler’s depiction of  power relationships, her complex treatment of race and identity, and her impact on feminism and women in Science Fiction. […]

Mimi Mondal, a 30-year-old writer and editor from Kolkata, has recently been nominated for the prestigious Hugo Awards 2018. The award is given to writers for their work in science fiction. Previous Hugo nominees include names like Arthur C Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Neil Gaiman. Mondal has received this nomination for co-editing her first science […]