Barrios
of the planet, start partying! Altermundos: Latin@ Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture
has won the American Book Award, that is given by the Before Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, “dedicated
to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American
multicultural literature.”
With a fascinating array of materials that will bring you up to
speed on futuristic/fantastic culture in the Latinoid continuum,
Altermundos features my own,
“Chicanonautica Manifesto,” where I discuss how “Chicano is a
science fiction state of being,” and other important revelations.
There's
also an essay: “From Code to Codex: Tricksterizing the Digital
Divide in Ernest Hogan's Smoking Mirror Blues”
by Dacine S. Bachran.
And
my work is discussed in “Chicana/o Cyberpunk after el Movimiento”
by Lysa Rivera.
But,
wait! There's more!
Some
of my artwork is reproduced, in black and white, but here they are in
living color:
My
omnipresent logo/alter ego, “Calacanaut.”
"Invading
Kafakazona,” inspired by living as a Chicano in Arizona.
And
“Western Vision,” a sci-fiization of Aztlán.
In
all, I'm proud to be part of an award-winning team.
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