sistahscifi

[sistahscifi]

Long before Afrofuturism became a recognized movement, Black women were reshaping literature and imagination. From @PhyllisWheatley, the first published African-American poet, to @PaulineHopkins, whose novels tackled race, gender, and social justice, Black women have long been forging powerful literary legacies. ✨📖

In the modern era, @OctaviaEButler broke barriers as the first nationally acclaimed Black woman science fiction writer. With groundbreaking novels like Parable of the Sower and Kindred, Butler redefined speculative fiction with stories rooted in humanity, resilience, and radical imagination.

Black women writers have created a continuum of creativity, resistance, and possibility — inspiring generations and expanding the boundaries of imagination everywhere. 🌟

[sistahscifi]

Representation Matters: Nubia’s Time to Shine 🌟👑

Nubia, the powerful Black Amazonian queen from @DCComics, has long been a beloved but underrepresented figure in the Wonder Woman universe. Known for her strength, wisdom, and leadership, Nubia deserves her moment in the spotlight — and it looks like that time is finally coming.

With the new Wonder Woman film in development and the Paradise Lost series on the horizon, DC is diving deeper into the rich lore of the Amazons. Even more exciting? @JamesGunn has confirmed plans to bring Nubia into the DC Universe, giving fans the chance to see this iconic Black queen take her rightful place in the story.

Representation matters, and Nubia’s story is one of power, resilience, and heritage — a vital chapter in the expanding DC Universe we can’t wait to see unfold.

[sistahscifi]

🎧 Audiobook of the Week: Binti by @nnediokorafor 🎧

Narrated with cosmic clarity and ancestral heart.

She is the first of her people to leave Earth. The first Himba accepted into the galaxy’s most prestigious university. But the path to knowledge is paved with risk — and in space, no one is safe from war, legacy, or transformation.

🌍🛸 A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella, Binti is a story of radical courage, cultural survival, and interstellar brilliance. If you’ve never heard a Himba girl rewrite the future in her own voice — now’s the time.

@librofm @macmillanaudio

[sistahscifi]

📚 Since 2022, the @BrooklynPublicLibrary has offered free eCards to teens nationwide facing book bans in their local communities! ✊🏾✨

This initiative unlocks access to thousands of eBooks — fighting censorship and keeping stories alive.

Frequently banned books you can read with BPL eCard:

📖 Parable of the Sower by @OctaviaEButler 📖 The Hate U Give by @angiethomas 📖 Gender Queer by @MaiaKobabe 📖 All Boys Aren’t Blue by @GeorgeMJohnson

The fight against book bans is real — but so is the power of access. Thanks to Brooklyn Public Library, teens across the country can get free eCards and unlock banned and challenged books right from their devices.

[sistahscifi]

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We’re beyond excited to introduce the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine — a groundbreaking way to access Black and Indigenous speculative fiction on the go! 📚✨

Imagine: you’re commuting, traveling, or exploring your city… and you stumble upon a vending machine stocked with hidden treasures of sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism — all by Black and Indigenous authors. Easy as buying a candy bar, but infinitely more magical.

💡 And now… you can bring one to YOUR event!

Here are some books you can find: 📖 Death of the Author by @nnediokorafor 📖 Girl on Fire by @aliciakeys 📖 Speculation by @nisishawl 📖 The Me I Choose to Be by @NatashaAnastasiaTarpley 📖 A Comb of Wishes by @lisastringfellow 📖 Ruby Finley vs. The Interstellar Invasion by @K.TempestBradford

Let’s revolutionize how we discover and celebrate diverse stories — one vending machine at a time.

📩 Interested in renting? Email us: info@sistahscifi.com

[sistahscifi]

📅 Wednesday, September 10 💻 Virtual Event Social Media 101 for Speculative Fiction Preorder Campaigns

Preorders can make or break a book launch — but only if your community knows about it. 🚀📚

In this 90-minute online workshop, Sistah Scifi founder Isis Asare will guide speculative fiction authors, indie publishers, and small presses through: ✨ Social media strategy essentials ✨ How to promote science fiction, fantasy, horror & magical realism preorders ✨ Tips to engage your audience and boost conversions

Whether you’re a debut voice or a seasoned pro, you’ll leave ready to build a preorder campaign that works.

[sistahscifi]

✨Book Spotlight: Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell ✨

Dive into Chocolate Chip City by #besteadwell published by #bywaterbooks — a powerful queer love story infused with rhythm, magic, and unapologetic Black queer joy. 🖤🌈

This is more than a novel — it’s a movement. Perfect for readers who crave stories that sing with authenticity and heart.

📖 Why you’ll love it:

✔ Black + queer rep front and center ✔ A lyrical, musical storytelling style ✔ A fresh, must-have voice in contemporary lit

🛒 Don’t wait — grab your copy today and support Black + queer authors at https://sistahscifi.com/products/signed-chocolate-chip-city-by-be-steadwell?_pos=1&_sid=56b851907&_ss=r&variant=49917952098621 or from your #locallibrary. Today we want to shout out #BaltimoreCountyPublicLibrary and #OaklandPublicLibrary.

[sistahscifi]

Are you a writer with a novel in your head but virtually no time to write it? Maybe you have a day job, school to attend, family members to care for, so many life responsibilities grabbing at you that your novel has languished away on the backburner, and you're worried you'll never get to complete it. Now there isn't even NaNoWriMo to help kick you into gear! The Carl Brandon Society is offering a class with Suyi Davies Okungbowa - retitled: How To Finish Your Novel, and with new dates! If you couldn't make the previous summer dates, be sure to check this out!

How To Finish Your Novel - A Weekend Workshop with Suyi Davies Okungbowa

NEW DATE: November 29 - 30, 2025 @ 5PM - 7:30PM UTC

Can't make the live webinar? Register to get the recording after!

Where: Online over Zoom

Price:  50 - 125 USD (Scholarships available!) For more info: https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-finish-your-novel-2025 Registration closes November 23rd, and we'd appreciate help spreading the word!

[sistahscifi]

🎧 Audiobook of the Week: Conjure Island by @EdenRoyce 🎧

From the award-winning author of Root Magic comes a spellbinding story of legacy, power, and the magic that runs in our blood.

When Delphinia is sent to spend the summer with a great-grandmother she’s never met, she expects boredom… not a secret school for Southern conjure magic. As the veil lifts on her family’s mysterious past, Phinia must decide whether to embrace the magic calling her name—or run from it.

🌀 A beautiful blend of folklore, family, and coming-of-age.

✨ Listen now and let the magic begin.

@librofm @waldenpondpress

[sistahscifi]

@strangehorizonsmag featured an amazing take on The Afrofuturist Evolution: Creative Paths to Self-Discovery by @YtashaL.Womack 💫 — a book that continues to inspire and spark conversation.

This brilliant work explores how Afrofuturism can be a compass for imagination, healing, and personal transformation — and the review captures its magic perfectly.

If you’ve ever been curious about Afrofuturism’s power to shape futures (and selves), this is a must-read. 🚀🖤

[sistahscifi]

✨ Sistah Scifi Wine Down Wednesday with #MosesOseUtomi ✨

📖 The Memory of the Ogisi 🗓 August 27

Join us tonight as Moses Ose Utomi takes us deep into The Memory of the Ogisi — a sweeping tale of legacy, destiny, and resistance set in the Forever Desert.

🔗 https://sistahscifi.com/pages/events

Read more in the latest Sistah Scifi newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/sistahscifi/0707newsletter-18078675

[sistahscifi]

🎉✨ Happy Birthday, @RoseanneA.Brown! ✨🎉

Author of the spellbinding duology: 📖 A Song of Wraiths and Ruin 📖 A Psalm of Storms and Silence

Your worlds are lush, your magic unforgettable, and your characters? They stay in our hearts long after the last page. 💚

Here’s to another year of epic stories and Black girl magic that shakes kingdoms! 👑📚

[sistahscifi]

🎂✨Belated Happy Birthday to the brilliant @cadwellturnbull!

Your storytelling bends reality, reshapes futures, and reminds us why speculative fiction is more than just imagination — it’s vision. Through your words, we see new worlds, deeper truths, and possibilities worth fighting for.

📚 Dive into his unforgettable work through Sistah Scifi →https://sistahscifi.com/products/a-ruin-great-and-free-a-novel-the-convergence-saga?_pos=1&_sid=ffd4bb400&_ss=r by @cadwellturnbull, published by @blackstonepublishing

🌍 Supporting Black + Indigenous SFF. Always.

[sistahscifi]

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurismsby @DarcieLittleBadger, @DenetsosieShannon, and @KinsaleDrakeFrom shimmering visions of Indigenous futurism to tender tales of first love, this powerful anthology proclaims a new era of Native storytelling.

Featuring boundary-breaking, genre-bending work from 20 Native women and marginalized-gender writers — including Moniquill Blackgoose, Heid E. Erdrich, Chelesa Hicks, and more — Beyond the Glittering World is a celebration of survival, sovereignty, and storytelling in all its forms.

🌌 Bold. Lyrical. Unforgettable.📚 Pre-order now and witness the future shaped by Indigenous brilliance or you can find it at your #locallibrary because we love the #library 🥰😉

https://sistahscifi.com/products/beyond-the-glittering-world-an-anthology-of-indigenous-feminisms-and-futurisms?_pos=1&_sid=a3373937f&_ss=r

[sistahscifi]

📚🚇 Books & BART Takeover – A Silent Book Club Train Ride + Meet-Up at Chapter 510 In celebration of National Read a Book Day!

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind literary journey: grab your favorite read, hop on BART, and join us for a silent reading ride that ends in bookish fellowship at Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe.

📅 Saturday, September 6, 2025 📍 Choose Your Lineup:

Group A – San Jose Departure 🔸 Berryessa/North San Jose BART Station 📍 1620 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95133 🕐 Meet at 1:45 PM | 🚆 Departs at 1:56 PM (Orange Line → 12th St/Oakland City Center)

Group B – Richmond Departure 🔸 Richmond BART Station 📍 1700 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801 🕑 Meet at 2:00 PM | 🚆 Departs at 2:22 PM (Red Line → 12th St/Oakland City Center)

📌 Final Destination: Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 📍 546 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607 🕒 Silent Reading & Meet-Up: 3:00–5:00 PM

✨ What to Expect: → Silent reading on the train → Cozy vibes & light convo with fellow readers → A unique blend of public transit, community, and storytelling → Free to attend — just bring a book and a curiosity for connection

✍🏾 RSVP now and let’s read in solidarity → www.sistahscifi.com

[sistahscifi]

🚀 Boost Your Book Launch with Social Media 101

Join Sistah Scifi founder, Isis Asare, for a 90-minute virtual session on crafting a high-impact social media strategy to fuel preorders for speculative fiction—sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and magical realism.

Looking for social media services? Check our Sistah Scifi Social Media Services for Speculative Fiction Authors!

📅 Date & Time: Tuesday, Sept 9 | 5 PM PST 💻 Location: Online . Detail in bio @SistahScifi under events

🔗Read more in the latest Sistah Scifi newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/sistahscifi/0707newsletter-18077393

[sistahscifi]

🎧 Audiobook of the Week: The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor #2) 🎧

By @KwameMbalia & @PrinceJoelMakonnen..

The fate of the kingdom is calling… and Yared is answering.

After uncovering secrets about his family’s legacy, Yared is thrust into an intergalactic battle for truth, power, and justice. In this thrilling sequel, he must prove himself in the Royal Trials—a dangerous competition filled with ancient tech, unexpected alliances, and enemies who never fight fair.

Perfect for fans of Black Panther and Star Wars, this Afrofuturistic adventure is brimming with heart, humor, and high-stakes heroism.

🎧 Listen now on @librofm