We have so many thanks to give, so many grateful acknowledgments to make, that we could easily fill pages and pages with them and still leave something, someone out. So consider this just the sketchiest of sketches, a sort of preliminary study for the full portrait of loving appreciation we’ll be holding in our hearts as this book makes its way in the world.
For starters, we thank Samuel R. Delany for his inspiration and his encouragement as we put together this minor tribute to his major influence in the field and on our lives.
We also thank everyone involved in the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that has made Stories for Chip not just a possibility but a reality, from behind-the-scenes help given by Gerald Mohamed and Carlos Hernandez; to video segments taped by Ernest Hogan, Carmelo Rafala, Geetanjali Dighe, Nick Harkaway, Benjamin Rosenbaum, and devorah major; to essays and perks provided both by authors included in the anthology and by several who aren’t: Tananarive Due, Gregory Feeley, Paul Di Filippo, Mary Anne Mohanraj, adrienne maree brown, Marleen S. Barr, Russell Nichols, Cynthia Ward, Evan Peterson, Jennifer Marie Brissett, Karen Lord, Tobias Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Hiromi Goto, Jeff VanderMeer, N.K. Jemisin, Nicola Griffith, and Jonathan Lethem. And without a doubt we thank the hundreds of you who publicized and/or donated to the campaign and helped us reach and then exceed our goal.
Finally, our thanks to everyone now purchasing this book. Thank you for taking a chance on the delights it offers, and sharing with all of us involved our love and respect for a man of genius.
Nisi Shawl and Bill Campbell, editors