“Walking Awake” by N.K. Jemisin. Copyright © 2014 by N.K. Jemisin. First published in Lightspeed, June 2014. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Black Box” by Malka Older. Copyright © 2016 by Malka Older. First published in WIRED, January 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Song Transmuted” by Sarah Pinsker. Copyright © 2016 by Sarah Pinsker. First published in Cyber World: Tales of Humanity’s Tomorrow (Hex Publishers, 2016). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Water” by Ramez Naam. Copyright © 2013 2013 by Ramez Naam. First published in Networked Matter, edited by The Institute for the Future. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Underworld 101” by Mame Bougouma Diene. Copyright © 2017 by Mame Bougouma Diene. First published electronically online in Omenana #9. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Faithful Soldier, Prompted” by Saladin Ahmed. Copyright © 2010 by Saladin Ahmed. First published in Apex Magazine, Issue 18. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Beautiful Curse” by Kristine Ong Muslim. Copyright © 2013 by Kristine Ong Muslim. An early version of “Beautiful Curse” first appeared in the anthology Smoking Mirrors (Connotation Press, 2013). The story was later collected in Age of Blight (Unnamed Press, 2016) and then reprinted in Weird Fiction Review, September 2016. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Real Boys” by Clara Kumagai. Copyright © 2016 by Clara Kumagai. First published in The Stinging Fly (November, 2016). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Born Out of Frost” by Mélanie Fazi. Translated from the French by Lynn E. Palermo. Copyright © by Mélanie Fazi. First published in Anomaly 25, September 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author and translator.
“The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter” by Angela Slatter. Copyright © 2011 by Angela Slatter. First published in A Book of Horrors (Jo Fletcher Books, 2011). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“I Make People Do Bad Things” by Chesya Burke. Copyright © 2011 by Chesya Burke. First published in Let’s Play White (Apex Publications). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Blood Drive” by Jeffrey Ford. Copyright © 2012 by Jeffrey Ford. First published in After: 19 Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia (Disney/Hyperion). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Six Things We Found During the Autopsy” by Kuzhali Manickavel. Copyright © 2010 by Kuzhali Manickavel. First published in Pratilipi, 2010. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Please Feed Motion” by Irenosen Okojie. Copyright © 2011 by Irenosen Okojie. First published in Jungle Jim 4. This version appears in Speak Gigantular (Jacaranda Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Madeleine” by Amal El-Mohtar. Copyright © 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar. First published in Lightspeed, Issue 61. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Notes from Liminal Spaces” by Hiromi Goto. Copyright © by Hiromi Goto. Originally delivered as a keynote speech at the 2015 Academic Conference of Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Medusa” by Christopher Brown. Copyright © 2011, 2017 by Christopher Brown. First published in Flurb #11. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Universal Elegy” by Tang Fei. Copyright © 2011 by Tang Fei. English translation copyright © 2015 by John Chu. First published in English in Clarkesworld, January, 2015. Reprinted by permission of the author and translator.
“Lalibela” by Gabriel Teodros. Copyright © 2015 by Gabriel Teodros. First published in Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (AK Press). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Copper Scarab” by K. Tempest Bradford. Copyright © 2017 by K. Tempest Bradford. First published in Clockwork Cairo (Twopenny Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Arrangement of Their Parts” by Shweta Narayan. Copyright © 2013 by Shweta Narayan. First published in We See A Different Frontier: a postcolonial speculative fiction anthology (Futurefire). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Applause of Others” by Corinne Duyvis. Copyright © 2013 by Corinne Duyvis. First published in Fish (Dagan Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Lacrimosa” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Copyright © 2015 by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. First published in Nightmare Magazine, Issue 38. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Those Shadows Laugh” by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2016 by Geoff Ryman. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September-October 2016. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“There Is Nothing to Bind Our Hearts Together” by Sabrina Huang. Copyright © by Sabrina Huang. First published electronically online at Read Paper Republic. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Douen Calling” by Brandon Mc Ivor. Copyright © 2016 by Brandon Mc Ivor. First published electronically online at Akashic Books “Duppy Thursday” series. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Spectral Evidence” by Victor LaValle. Copyright © 2017 by Victor LaValle. First published in Ploughshares, Volume 43, Number 2, Summer 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Model Apartment” by Bryan Thao Worra. Copyright © by Bryan Thao Worra. First published in Innsmouth Free Press #4. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Water in the Rice Fields Up to My Knees” by Johary Ravaloson. Copyright © 2016 by Johary Ravaloson. English translation copyright © 2016 by Allison M. Charette. First published in Words without Borders, October 2016 Issue. Reprinted by permission of the author and translator.
“The Spooky Japanese Girl Is There for You” by Juan Martinez. Copyright © 2007 by Juan Martinez. First published electronically online in McSweeney’s. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Executioner” by Jennifer Marie Brissett. Copyright © 2009 by Jennifer Marie Brissett. First published in Warrior Wisewoman 2 (Noralina Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Girl, I Love You” by Nadia Bulkin. Copyright © 2014 by Nadia Bulkin. First published in Phantasm Japan (Haikasoru). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Castaway” by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman. Copyright © 2007 by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman. Translation copyright © 2007 by Carmen Ruggero. First published electronically online Bewildering Stories. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Good Home” by Karin Lowachee. Copyright © 2016 by Karin Lowachee. First published in 4. Lightspeed Magazine: People of Colo(u)r Destory Science Fiction!, June 2016. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“How to Piss Off a Failed Super Soldier” by John Chu. Copyright © 2016 by John Chu. First published in The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Volume 1. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Super Duper Fly” by Maurice Broaddus. Copyright © by Maurice Broaddus. First printed in Apex Magazine #77. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Rabbits” by Csilla Kleinheincz. Copyright © 2006 by Csilla Kleinheincz. First printed in English in Expanded Horizons, Issue 24. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Different Mistake” by Eve Shi. Copyright © 2016 by Eve Shi. First published in Rambutan Literary: journal for Southeast Asian literature and art, Issue One. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Lost Bonds” by Margrét Helgadóttir. Copyright © 2014 by Margrét Helgadóttir. An early version of the story was published in Fox Pockets Volume Three: Guardians (Fox Spirit Books). This version is from The Stars Seem So Far Away (Fox Spirit Books).
“The Bones Shine Through” by Joyce Chng. Copyright © 2011 by Joyce Chng. First published in M-BRANE SF: The Magazine of Astounding Science Fiction #27. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Ana’s Tag” by William Alexander. Copyright © 2008 by William Alexander. First published in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #23. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“No Kissing the Dolls Unless Jimi Hendrix is Playing” by Clifton Gachagua. Copyright © 2014 by Clifton Gachagua. First published in Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (Bloomsbury USA). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Pinch of Salt” by Hal Duncan. Copyright © 2015 by Hal Duncan. First published in Farrago’s Wainscot #15, July 2015. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Escape to Hell” by Iheoma Nwachukwu. Copyright © 2012 by Iheoma Nwachukwu. First published in Jungle Jim #12. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“How to Remember to Forget to Remember the Old War” by Rose Lemberg. Copyright @ 2015 by Rose Lemberg. First published in Lightspeed: Queers Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Bottled-Up Messages” by Basma Abdel Aziz. Copyright © 2016 by Basma Abdel Aziz. Translation copyright © by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp. First published in Index on Censorship, Vol. 45, No. 3. Reprinted by permission of the author and translator.
“Acception” by Tessa Kum. Copyright © 2010 by Tessa Kum. First published in Baggage (Eneit Press). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Day It All Ended” by Charlie Jane Anders. Copyright © 2014 by Charlie Jane Anders. First published in Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future (William Morrow). Reprinted by permission of the author.