I mentioned in a comment to my assessment of diversity in the submissions to recompose that I would pull out the population normal values I was using explicitly. […]
Looking for Diversity in Calls For Submissions: What It Really Means
As I started talking about yesterday , an author named E. J. D’Alise didn’t submit a story to the upcoming anthology No Shit, There I Was, instead choosing […]
Am I really “edgy”? Responding to critiques of a call for submissions.
Let me start this out by saying that if you invoke the name of an author (or small publisher) on the open internet, they’re probably going to eventually […]
Assessing Diversity in Submissions For recompose #1
Back in 2014, I pledged to start evaluating submissions from my open calls. For various (personal) reasons, I did not get a chance to do so until the […]
If the Panel Is Not Diverse, Get Up And Leave
Obvious (to me) disclaimers: I am not claiming personal discrimination here; I am assuming structural discrimination and unconscious bias. I am also less interested here in an individual’s […]
A Unique Opportunity for Origins and GenCon
There is an unique opportunity coming up for two of the largest gaming conventions to demonstrate their commitment to diversity. The convention themselves. Let me explain. Both Origins […]