
BURTON starred as Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed mini-series ROOTS. BURTON also has a new YouTube Series ‘This Is My Story’ which highlights racism in America. He hosts his own podcast, ‘LeVar Burton Reads,’ sharing the best short fiction and handpicked by the best voice in podcasting. LEVAR BURTON is an actor, director, educator & cofounder of the award-winning Skybrary App former host and executive producer of PBS’s “Reading Rainbow ” and a lifelong children’s literacy advocate. Tweet her winner will be announced December 2021. She lives in Georgia on perpetual deadline, with her coffee habit, two cats, and an impressive Funko Pop! collection. She is the author of A Ruin of Shadows (Dancing Star Press, 2018) and her published short fiction and poetry includes appearances in FIYAH, PodCastle, Strange Horizons, Anathema: Spec from the Margins, Lightspeed, and Fireside Magazine, among others. She also serves as the founding Director of FIYAHCON, chair of the 2021 Nebula Conference, Awards Manager for the Lambda Literary Foundation. She serves as a founding creator, Art Director, and Project Manager for the World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo Award-nominated FIYAH Literary Magazine. Lewis is an award-winning SF/F writer and editor, and publisher at Fireside Fiction as of July 2021. Diana currently works as Story Producer at Realm developing cutting-edge science fiction, fantasy and horror podcasts.

She has over a decade of experience in publishing, including Tor Books, Tor.com Publishing, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Pho is an academic, playwright, and a Hugo, Locus, and Ignyte Award-nominated fiction editor. We highly encourage listening to previous episodes of the podcast to familiarize yourself with LeVar’s tastes.ĭiana M. While FIYAH is a limited-demographic publication, this contest is open to all. Poetry, scripts, and screenplays will not be considered.

How is it that blended civilizations and cultural exchanges might impact the following categories:

Some things to consider as you think about the guidelines. As our worlds change, what precious things do we carry with us and allow to be altered or demand they remain untouched? What is taken from us and what will we do to get it back? What do we allow ourselves to remember of our histories, our roots, and what do we allow ourselves to forget? What do we leave behind and what do we choose to carry into the future? We are interested in stories that examine the magical joys and tragic pitfalls of blended civilizations and cultural exchanges in all their forms.
