Carl Brandon Society

The Carl Brandon Society is a group originating within the science fiction community "dedicated to addressing the representation of people of color in the fantastical genres such as science fiction, fantasy and horror... to foster dialogue about issues of race, ethnicity and culture, raise awareness both inside and outside the fantastical fiction communities, promote inclusivity in publication/production, and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in science fiction, fantasy and horror."

The Society was founded in 1997 following discussions at the feminist science fiction convention WisCon 23 in Madison, Wisconsin. It was named after the fictional black fan writer "Carl Brandon", created in the mid-1950s by Terry Carr and Pete Graham. This was also an allusion to the way the James Tiptree, Jr. Award group (also founded after a discussion at a WisCon) named itself after the fictitious male persona used by the writer long known as "James Tiptree, Jr.".

The Society maintains lists of fantastical works published by writers of color each year.

Inaugurated in 2005, the Carl Brandon Parallax Award is a juried award given annually to a work of speculative fiction in English written by a person of color and published in the year of the award. The 2006 Parallax, the first to be awarded, went to Walter Mosley for his young adult novel 47.

Inaugurated in 2005, the Carl Brandon Kindred Award is a juried award given annually to a work of speculative fiction in English which deals with issues of race and ethnicity; nominees may be of any racial or ethnic group. Relevant works published in the year of the award are eligible. The 2006 Kindred Award went to Susan Vaught for her young adult novel, Stormwitch.

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