Press Release #31
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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSLATION AWARDS

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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION
PO Box 1693, Dubuque, IA 52004-1693

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For Immediate Release: January 5, 2011

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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSLATION AWARDS

<p>The Speculative Literature Foundation is proud to help support the SF&F Translation Awards. These awards are designed to reward the translation of science fiction, fantasy and related fiction from other languages into English. They exist to promote the fiction of non-English-speaking authors and to highlight the valuable work done by translators.</p>

<p>Two awards will be presented: one for long form literature (40,000 words and above) and the other for short forms. The awards will consist of a trophy and a cash prize. A copy of the trophy and an equal share of the cash prize will be given to both the author and the translator.</p>

<p>The SLF is pledging $250 annually to help fund these awards. For more information on eligibility, nominations, and how to donate, go to: <a href="http://www.sfftawards.org/" target="_new">http://www.sfftawards.org/</a>. Donors are automatically entered into a drawing to receive prizes, including signed books from Neil Gaiman, Jeff VanderMeer and Peter Hamilton.</p>

<p>The SF&F Translation Awards are a California non-profit corporation recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization.</p>

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The Speculative Literature Foundation is a volunteer-run, non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the interests of readers, writers,
editors and publishers in the speculative literature community.

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"Speculative literature" is a catch-all term meant to inclusively span the
breadth of fantastic literature, encompassing literature ranging from hard
and soft science fiction to epic fantasy to ghost stories to folk and fairy
tales to slipstream to magical realism to modern mythmaking -- any
literature containing a fabulist or speculative element.

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