Speculative Fiction in Translation – Page 27 – Your guide to speculative fiction from around the world

Out This Month: June

By Rachel CordascoJune 3, 2019out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Ali Znaid, Arabic, Bengali, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Emily Jin, Ferchichi, Houye, Ibtisam Azem, India, Jihyun Park, K. A Teryna, Korea, Korean, Lee Jong San, Myung-hoon Bae, Nabarun Bhattacharya, New Directions, Palestine, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Sinan Antoon, Slate, Sunandini Banerjee, Syracuse University Press, Tunisia, Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders

SHORT STORIES “The Peppers of GreenScallion” by Myung-hoon Bae, translated from the Korean by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar (Clarkesworld Magazine, June 1). “Customer” by Lee Jong San, translated from Korean by Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders, June. “Americans on the Moon” by Oleg Divov, translated from the

The SFT Panel at WisCon43 and More

By Rachel CordascoMay 27, 2019newsAdrian Demopulos, Arrate Hidalgo, Gabriela Damián Miravete, Italian, Kristy Eagar, Rosarium Publishing, Small Beer Press, Spanish, WisCon

The SFT Panel This year’s Speculative Fiction in Translation panel at WisCon43 was a fantastic blend of insightful conversation, big ideas, and honest discussion about what it means to bring a speculative fiction text from one language into another. It was an honor for me to moderate this panel, which included the wonderful Arrate Hidalgo,

SFT on the Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

By Rachel CordascoMay 20, 2019newsAhmed Saadawi, Arabic, Iraq, Jonathan Wright, Oneworld Publications

The Arthur C. Clarke Award has released its shortlist and it includes Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright, from Oneworld Publications.

Review: The Redemption of Time by Baoshu

By Rachel CordascoMay 19, 2019reviewBaoshu, China, Chinese, Ken Liu, Tor Books

translated by Ken Liu Tor Books July 16, 2019 272 pages grab a copy **here be spoilers! If you absolutely loved Liu Cixin’s Three-Body trilogy (The Three-Body Problem (2014), The Dark Forest (2015), and Death’s End (2016))–and of course you did–then you’ll be understandably excited to know that The Redemption of Time is available in

The SFT 2019 Catalog

By Rachel CordascoMay 18, 2019newsWisCon

In time for WisCon 43, here’s the SFT19-catalog!

Josef Nesvadba and Czech SFT

By Rachel CordascoMay 13, 20191 commentreviewCzech, Czech Republic, Josef Nesvadba

Over at Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations, Joachim Boaz reviews Czech SF author Josef Nesvadba’s collection In the Footsteps of the Abominable Snowman/The Lost Face (1964, tr. 1970). Check it out!

Flash Fiction From Around the World: “Returning”

By Rachel CordascoMay 7, 2019Flash FictionCascadia Subduction Zone, Lawrence Schimel, Spain, Spanish, Susana Vallejo

This is the nineteenth in a series of posts featuring speculative flash fiction in translation. The series highlights both new and established spec fic writers from around the world. Susana Vallejo (Madrid, 1968) is an author who works in PR/Communication in Barcelona, where she’s lived since 1994. She has won numerous prizes in the fields

Out This Month: May

By Rachel CordascoMay 6, 2019out this monthAntonia Lloyd-Jones, Asamatsu Ken, Bewildering Stories, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Counterpoint Press, Emily Jin, Flora Drew, Frances Riddle, Ibtisam Azem, Japan, Japanese, Jim Rion, Kurodahan Press, Ma Jian, Martin Felipe Castagnet, Mexico, Poland, Polish, Przekroj, SFT, Sinan Antoon, Spanish, Stanislaw Lem, Susana Vallejo, Syracuse University Press, The Short Story Project, Toshiya Kamei, Vicente Riva Palacio, Xia Jia

SHORT STORIES “Tick-Tick” by Xia Jia, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin, Clarkesworld Magazine, May 1. “An Unequal Marriage” by Vicente Riva Palacio, translated from the Spanish by Toshiya Kamei, Bewildering Stories, May. “Returning” by Susana Vallejo, translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel, SFinTranslation.com, May.

Reviews of Short Fiction: April Edition

By Rachel CordascoMay 5, 2019reviewAndy Dudak, Carlos A Duarte Cano, Chile, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, David Bowles, Florin Purluca, Francisco Ortega, Gord Sellar, In Geveb, Japan, Japanese, Jihyun Park, Jordan Finkin, Kalman Zingman, Korea, Korean, Laura Ponce, Lawrence Schimel, Mexico, Moon City Review, Nian Yu, Portuguese, Raquel Castro, Romania, Romanian, Soyeon Jeong, Spanish, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, Tales From the Shadow Booth, Teleport Magazine, Ukraine, unfading daydream, Yiddish, Yoshiro Takayasu

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

Speculative Microfiction from Italy in WWB

By Rachel CordascoMay 2, 2019newsItalian, Italy, Rachel Cordasco, Words Without Borders

I’m so excited to announce that Words Without Borders is featuring speculative microfiction from Italy in its May 2019 issue! Along with my introduction to Italian SF and SFT, it includes beautiful pieces by Francesco Verso, Emanuela Valentini, and Simonetta Olivo, all translated by Sarah Jane Webb. Enjoy!