Thistle & Verse | Black SFFathon Announcement [CC] @ThistleVerse | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Announcement video for the Black SFFathon, a readathon devoted to reading speculative fiction by Black/ African descended authors. It runs from Oct. 18 - Oct. 31.

Other cohosts
Lucie Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCl-RK5s3l41FIe4pwoA421A
Onyx Pages: youtube.com/channel/UC_reNHCI5mUeKGbvkN2_bTA
Noria Reads: youtube.com/user/sitenoebulu
LocPressedBooks: instagram.com/locpressedbooks_

Readathon social media
twitter: twitter.com/blacksffathon
Insta: instagram.com/blacksffathon

Short story list: docs.google.com/document/d/1f_l81ulWXjRI91VznAsAKTbNai6hfG0ms3s_v_MJius/edit?usp=sharing

Prompts
1. LGBT+ main character
2. Horror
3. Disability rep
4. Social justice oriented
5. Group book (The Jumbies by Tracy Baptiste)
6. Author not from US or Canada
7. Gods as characters
8. Not set on Earth
9. Love

Other channels mentioned
Olivia's Catastrophe: youtube.com/user/oliviaroach1
Loc'd Booktician: youtube.com/user/bsmithaustin
Artisan Geek: youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEw
Melanin Eclectic: youtube.com/channel/UCsyuz21c-qqMa187_E-sF1w

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