Late in January, Worldcon 76 Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio announced he would be giving memberships in the con to two #Mexicanx professional sf/f artists or writers and two Mexicanx sf/f fans.
I’m doing this because our world needs more #Mexicanx stories, more #Mexicanx sf/f pros and fans, and more #DREAMers. To own our future, we *must* own our narratives, lest we continue to be villainized, abused, and butchered.
Two of the first four memberships were donated by John Scalzi. Since then many more contributors have stepped up, raising the number to nearly 50.
Celebrating my amazing teammates in #TheMexicanxInitiative. Thanks, all! We're currently up to 24(!) Sponsored Memberships to @worldcon2018 for #Mexicanx pros & fans. Aiming for 50! Want to join us as a sponsor? Drop me a line. cc: @scalzi @JoSVolpe @MaryRobinette @KateElliottSFF pic.twitter.com/qmzcgPH4X7
— John Picacio (On Deadline Hiatus) (@JohnPicacio) February 1, 2018
John Picacio has updated the donor list —
My amazing sponsoring teammates so far are:
- Author John Scalzi (THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE)
- Photographer Ctein
- Author Ty Franck (one-half of James S.A. Corey)
- Author Christopher Brown (TROPIC OF KANSAS)
- Super-agent Joanna Volpe (President, New Leaf Literary & Media)
- Super-fan Chris Rose
- Super-fans John and Christine O’Halloran
- Author Mary Robinette Kowal (THE CALCULATING STARS)
- Author Kate Elliott (COLD MAGIC)
- Author and editor Richard Flores IV (FACTOR FOUR)
- Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction (Kathi Overton, Tom Schaad, Mike Zipser)
- Super-fan Kat Angeli
- Super-fan Canadiense Anónima
- SF in SF and Rina Weisman
- Super-fan Randall Shepherd
- Super-fan Elizabeth B. McCarty
The submissions date has passed for requesting assistance (February 2) however, Picacio says, “I’m still accepting Worldcon 76 Attending Membership sponsorships for Mexicanx pros and fans.”
Interested sponsors can contact him here: http://johnpicacio.com/contact.html