Change and Preparing for Life After Uncanny Magazine
By now you may have seen the news and yes, it’s true: 2019 will be my last year with Uncanny Magazine. Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Michi Trota
Talking About “Worlds Beyond Here” on Seattle NPR
Because I excel at overbooking myself, the same day that Worldcon Dublin released the names of the 2019 Hugo Award finalists and it became public that Uncanny Magazine was a Continue Reading →
Uncanny Is a Hugo Awards Finalist Again!
I’m so incredibly proud to share that Uncanny Magazine is a finalist for the 2019 Best Semiprozine Hugo Award! This is our fourth time being a finalist at the Hugo Awards… Continue Reading →
Convention Survival Tips for First-Timers
With C2E2 coming up and knowing some friends who are going as first timers, I’ve been seeing several posts and tweets asking for tips and things to know…So here are some survival tips I’ve gleaned from having attended every C2E2 since the beginning… Continue Reading →
Where to Find Me at C2E2
The Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo is this weekend at McCormick Place, and if you’ll be at the convention, you can find me on two panels this year: Continue Reading →
2018 Awards Eligibility
Here’s a compilation of the work I produced in 2018 that is eligible for SF/F awards consideration. Continue Reading →
Michi Trota at WisCon 42 This Weekend
Starting today, I’ll be making the rounds at WisCon 42 in Madison, WI! Continue Reading →
Iron Fist: On False Choices, Whitedudesplaining & Expecting Gratitude for Doing Diversity (badly)
The first tweet links to an excellent summary of the whole Finn Jones/Iron Fist twitter mess — I made it after the rest of the tweets in this Storify but it provides necessary context. Unsurprisingly it started with a white dude not knowing how to just stop & listen before flouncing (temporarily) and leaving the WOC who tried–reasonably–to explain where he was failing to be piled on by defensive fans. Continue Reading →
20×2: Where Do We Start
Two minutes can be forever or pass in the blink of an eye, depending on your perspective. Hopefully it’s closer to the former this Friday since I’ll only have two Continue Reading →
Tending Flames: Reflecting on My Time with the Full Moon Jam
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about creating intentional space and how knowing when to let go is an inescapable part of that process… Continue Reading →