It was a great honor, and a week full of love, receiving the Janus Prize from the Chautauqua Institution this August 2022. Snapshots from the ceremony for “Jean” . My lecture was Jean, Janus and Comic Book Realism. It wove astrophysics, genre-bending in identity and literature, comic book realism in Latinx literature, Puerto Rican and UWS…
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Vote Speculative! Utopia Awards Now Open
New month and it’s a new opportunity to vote for #SpecualtiveFictionforDreamers published by Ohio State University Press/Mad Creek Books ! Vote for your favorite finalists in categories for utopian literature and art published in 2021. 8/1 through 10:00 p.m. PST on August 21, 2022. https://www.android-press.com/2022-utopia-award-nominees Speculative Fiction for Dreamers has been nominated for four awards…
World Fantasy Award Nomination: Speculative Fiction for Dreamers
It’s another award nomination for #SpeculativeFictionforDreamers A World Fantasy Award ! If you haven’t bought your copy yet: https://chautauquabookstore.com/book/9780814257982Also remember your local library. So happy to be visiting Chautauqua soon to receive the Janus Prize for “Jean” in this anthology.
Announcing Janus Point Press
Above quote by Russell Maret, Private-Press Printer and Type Designer A natural progression of Zoe Health (art meets public health) seems to be: Janus Point Press Welcome my boutique imprint, which aims not just to house selected works of my own as indie comics creators do, but also special print collections of others that support…
Speculative Fiction for Dreamers a Locus Finalist Best Anthology
Happy to see Speculative Fiction for Dreamers on this list of finalists from Locus Magazine. Congratulations to all. From their website: “The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2022 Locus Awards. These results are from the February 1 to April 15 voting, done by readers on…
“Jean” Wins 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize
Honored to receive this news. I’m the 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize winner for “Jean”. Read the heartwarming press release here. You can find “Jean” in Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology (Mad Creek Books, 2021) at your local indie, library, Bookshop, online retailer, or book store. Many thanks to the Chautauqua Institution, Director Sony…
Spec Fic for Dreamers is a 2022 Ignyte Awards Shortlist Finalist
Announcing The 2022 Ignyte Awards Shortlist… Speculative Fiction For Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology is on this list for BEST ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTED WORKS. Check out the bustling list of works and creators, and get out that vote! From the FIYAHCON website: “The Ignyte Awards Committee Is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2022 Igynte Awards. The…
“Jean” is a 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize Finalist
I’m a finalist for the 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize for my story “Jean” , where a preteen uses comics as her star map to navigate life, and wormholes. Find the story in Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology pubbed by Mad Creek at your friendly indie, or https://bookshop.org/a/14972/9780814257982 Congratulations to all 5 finalists on this…
COVID Chronicles in Business Insider
Business Insider highlighted books of the pandemic, including COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology.
Uncanny Creatives: My Interview with “Pops”
My interview on Uncanny Creatives was released today. I had a LOT of fun in this interview. “Pops” asked me a question that rang true native NYC: how does identity play out here and how does it play out in the arts? I was really happy to answer this in the same way I write:…
