Hannah Allen-Shim

Feb 6, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Hannah Allen-Shim |Joyce C. Baker |Ariane Gélinas |J. D. Kurtness

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary world literature in English translation while providing a vital platform for today’s international writers. Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation.

Feb 5, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Nina Perrotta |Hannah Allen-Shim |J. D. Kurtness

Heterogeneous, undisciplined, collaborative, thriving. These are just a few of the adjectives that authors, artists, critics, historians, journalists, fans, and more have used to describe Quebec’s science fiction and fantasy scene. Collectively known by the acronym SFFQ (la science-fiction et le fantastique québécois), the community as we know it today first took shape in the 1970s, although science fiction and fantasy were present in the province as early as the nineteenth century.