Anti-Caste Speculative Fiction - by Blaft Publications
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An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit-futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora.
Backers: 587
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $18,729 of $6,000
Dates: Jul 23rd -> Aug 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Blaft Publications
Backers: 587
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $18,729 of $6,000
Dates: Jul 23rd -> Aug 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Blaft Publications
$18,729
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 22 @ 17:02 -0400 GMT
312%
of goal
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Latest News
24 hours to go! 
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the final stretch! Please keep spreading the word! Remember, people who back the project now will receive their choice of a hardcover or paperback copy of the anthology AND two free ebooks! THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF We've got 70 copies... (Read More)
Yougaiz are incredible!
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your fabulously generous backing & boosting, we have hit ALL our stretch goals!!! This means we'll be publishing Gautamiputra Kamble's Parivrajak: The Renouncer (the whole book -- not just the title story, which is already going to be... (Read More)
More goals unlocked! Look for a P.A. Uthaman book in 2025!
August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
3 days left and our campaign is still on fire! We've hit the $13,500 mark and unlocked two more stretch goals! Translator Mridula Makkuni has been working on rendering the uniquely weird magical realist stories of P.A. Uthaman (1961-2008) from... (Read More)
New Reward Tier & Add-On: Rahee Punyashloka's Portrait of Rohith Vemula
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're moving closer and closer to the next stretch goal in our campaign! We know it's a bit last minute, but we are nevertheless happy to announce a new add-on and reward tier: a limited edition digital print of Rahee Punyashloka's Dispatch from a... (Read More)
5 days to go!
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
As of this morning we are at $12,605 and 392 backers! Yesterday we unlocked another stretch goal! We'll be including another short story in translation--"The Last Radio Play" by V. Chandrashekar Rao (1959-2017), translated from Telugu by Rohith. If... (Read More)
New Stretch Goals!
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got 9 days left in the campaign and we've almost doubled our target. Thank you all so much for your support! We have some NEW STRETCH GOALS to announce: If we hit $12,000:We'll add a new story to the book: "The Last Radio Play", by V.... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Unlocked!
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing! Our campaign has hit $10,000, so we can now do a hardcover first edition of The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF-- everyone who pledged or pledges for the $12 paperback tier or will get the hardbound copy instead (unless you prefer paperback --... (Read More)
New Add-Ons!
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF has over 300 backers! Fantastic! And we're well on our way to our first stretch goal. We hope to add a few new stretch goals shortly, including some new translations! Keep spreading the word and thanks again for... (Read More)
We blew past our target in 4 days! Here's our first stretch goal: Hardcover books!
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Amazing People, Our fundraiser for The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SFhas FTL-travelled past our target and is up to $7K-something in just 4 days! We're absolutely blown away by your support! Here's our first stretch goal: if we can hit the $10,000... (Read More)
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