In 2019, we published great sci-fi stories by Ken Liu, Louisa Hall, Elizabeth Bear, Chen Qiufan, Cory Doctorow, and more.
,” which won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction of the year. Our hope was that these glimpses into possible futures could provide a thought-provoking parallel to our coverage of emerging technology, policy, and society today, inviting us to imagine how the decisions we’re making today might shape the way we live tomorrow, illuminating key decision points and issues that we might not be giving enough attention.
In 2019, buoyed by the enthusiastic reactions of our readers, we published 12 stories by a diverse array of talented authors. Every story is paired with a response essay by an expert who provides additional context and delves into themes and challenges raised by the fiction—and each story comes with arresting original illustrations in a plethora of styles, from bracing realism to mind-bending abstraction and surrealism.
We’re more convinced than ever of the power of science fiction to expand our sense of empathy for people whose identities and day-to-day experiences are vastly different from our own—even beyond the bounds of what we currently consider human.
Future Tense Fiction will continue in 2020, with a new story, essay, and illustration each month. The first theme of the year : politics.
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