A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
This year’s Locus Awards ballot features the literary work of South Asian nominees across multiple award categories. The awards, inaugurated in 1971 by the monthly California Bay Area-based magazine Locus, recognize science fiction and fantasy literature. The ballot, available for free and online voting (through April 15) to magazine readers, is seeded with nominees based on Locus’s 2017 Recommended Reading List, compiled by editors, reviewers and other industry professionals.
Readers who don’t think they are familiar with South Asian science fiction and fantasy may want to check out a recent two-part essay by Mimi Mondal, “A Short History of South Asian Speculative Fiction.” Part I shares various early South Asian works of science fiction as well as works from the post-Independence period, mostly in regional languages, while Part II features contemporary writers writing in English, including diasporic authors.
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