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Space is the place! A collection of science fiction stories and poems by authors of African/African Diaspora Descent.
Backers: 432
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52
Funded: $22,391 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 19th -> Jul 19th (30 days)
Project By: MVmedia, LLC
Backers: 432
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52
Funded: $22,391 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 19th -> Jul 19th (30 days)
Project By: MVmedia, LLC
$22,391
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 19 @ 13:02 -0400 GMT
111%
of goal
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Latest News
WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
It's a wrap! Thank y'all so much! Spacefunk! lives because of your belief and support. Although the Kickstarter has ended, the fun is just beginning. Stay tuned for more updates. Space is the Place! (Read More)
500 backers?
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
With less than an hour to go can we do it? Let's go! (Read More)
Planetary by Zig Zag Claybourne
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
'The first thing the AiCON saw was its leg floating away. It wasn’t in pain, which meant the suit’s fibers had meshed with the wound, the suit’s medical protocols still functioned, and a third of the ship—somewhere in the vicinity of a... (Read More)
Sankofa by Howard Night
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
It was the flashing crimson light and not the electronic voice that caught Em’s attention. The slender woman looked up while removing one earpiece and watched as several others did likewise. At the far end of the room the stations director stood... (Read More)
Acacia Zero by Nora Anthony
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
'We’ve arrived.Primitus 400 is cold. Sub-zero. The inside of our suits feel as if they’ve been chilled in a fridge. It doesn’t take long for us to get too cold to continue canvassing so we have to send out Robot to do the rest (Cox is corny.... (Read More)
Flight of the Oasis by Ronald T. Jones
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
'He dreamed. Deeply. Blissfully. An idyllic house in an idyllic neighborhood. A beautiful wife, her smile radiant as sunlight. Children romping in the yard full of squeals and laughter.Somewhere in this scene, he stood, watching it all…and then it... (Read More)
Earth Year 2428/Titan Year 256 by Steven Van Patten
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
“Momma, do I really have to go to school today?” Roxanna asked as she sat in front of a mirror braiding her black, shoulder length hair. “Can’t we just hang out and read? Or play chess?”“Don’t waste time asking questions you already... (Read More)
Grains of Sand by Sarah Macklin
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
'There was nowhere that Farim felt more at home in this whole galaxy than an out of the way bar with a drink in his hand. Gathered in small groups or alone at the bar was this side of the cluster’s worst, bounty hunters, mercenaries, and general... (Read More)
Nabii by Nepurko Keiwua
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
“Your father named you after the Lamuriak bush whose fruit, when fully ripe, are the sweetest you will ever eat. However, the unripe berries and sap from the leaves, in its innocuously milky form, are poisonous. He was right about one thing;... (Read More)
Spacefunk $25K Stretch Goal: Interior Art!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
When I began the Spacefunk! Kickstarter, I had a few stretch goals in mind. Now that we've surpassed out goal, it's time to drop the first one. If we reach $25K, I'm adding interior artwork by Jason Reeves, Amber Denise, Stanley Weaver, Jr., Junior... (Read More)
We made it!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank y'all so much! Thank you for believing in and supporting this project. The dream has become a reality. We have two days remaining, so let's make the best of it. Space is the Place! (Read More)
Bass Chasers by Bryant O'hara
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
At the edge of night at the highest height the students-of-starsnod their headsin syncopated timeto the remnants of the biggest bangs since the Biggie Bangmade matter and meter and mind. Spacefunk is prose; Spacefunk is poetry. We are 97%... (Read More)
My ile, The Sea, and the World Above by Lu Ain Zaila
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
'Honestly, I never thought that my life would change so much, but at the same time I feel that I never belong anywhere, but here. I think about that while my fingers nimbly finish my bed braided of straw and other materials found in the Brazilian... (Read More)
90% Funded!
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
90% funded. 3 days to go! Now's the time to make a pledge and share. Space is the Place! All reactions: (Read More)
Instruments of War by Napoleon Wells
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
'Emaje had already seen it a handful of times. Still, he couldn’t tear his gaze away from the images flowing out Shola’s helmet. She floated in the space between the two parties assembled in the ship’s massive observation deck. Her luminescent... (Read More)
Space Station 1993 by Violette L. Meier
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
'Space Station 1993 orbited Frexix, a small moon that circled an earth-like planet called Ghanu- third in orbit around the yellow dwarf, Iam, in the Cassiopeia Dwarf galaxy. Ghanu hosted a plethora of intelligent carbon-based lifeforms whose... (Read More)
Funky Phlox Fungi by Gavin Matthew
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
'Oyande was a super-giant with an odd hue. While most stars burned with the spectrum of fire, this massive quirk of the universe shined across space like a purple beacon. Not a simple violet, something easily argued to be blue. It was purple. A... (Read More)
The Right Stuff by Lynette S. Hoag
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
'Senator Lyndon took a seat behind the enormous mahogany desk. The desk wasn’t his. It belonged to the Head Administrator of NASA Launch Operations. Unlike Senator Lyndon’s desk, this one was barren except for one low watt lamp, a phone, and a... (Read More)
$14K!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We're 70% funded with six days remaining. Now is the perfect time to choose a reward and make a pledge if you haven't already. If you have, thank you so much, and please spread the word. The Spacefunk! Anthology will be the speculative... (Read More)
Madame Guillotine by Sethlhodiane Tlou Thapelo Ramatlhodi
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
'She loved him she did, but she would not be making it to their anniversary dinner that evening. Not now, not this close to the launch date.' You know you're onto something when your main cover artist submits a banging story! Six days remaining for... (Read More)
Sheree Renee Thomas joins The Mothership!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
24 years ago Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora, edited by Sheree Renee Thomas, was released, changing the landscape of speculative fiction forever. Sheree introduced amazing Black authors writing outstanding... (Read More)
Manic Pixie Dream Girl Gets Revenge by Gerald L. Coleman
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
'Revenge is a prison and time is its Warden. Mads rode in the back of the transport gazing out a reinforced, clear-aluminum window. The skies above Everlearn were too blue. The fluffy, pristinely formed clouds were just the right size and texture to... (Read More)
Snow Metal by Eugen Bacon
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
'Torvill watches the girls. They outnumber the boys, aloof lads, most of them tradies at the weapons plant. Now the boys, hoods with a bit of income, play keystroke games on small electrode beamers, fiddle with music, act like they have a bit of... (Read More)
Here Come The Yahoos by Jeff Carroll
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
'It started with one crackle, next a flash, and another stronger crackle, followed by a boom. Then a green lightning explosion burst open in the skies above the planet, Kemetia One.' You feel that? It's the funky sonic boom of the Spacefunk anthology... (Read More)
Eclipsed by Tiara Jante'!
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
"As the aeropod crash-lands, a cloud of moon dust rises, choking the air. It takes what seems an eternity before I muster enough strength to force the door open. Emerging from the wreckage, I'm enveloped by the desolate beauty of the dark side. The... (Read More)
Spacefunk Afrofuturistic!
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We have a new reward level! Spacefunk Afrofuturistic consists of the Spacefunk anthology John Jennings variant cover and three posters illustrated by John! You'll have Spacefunk for your bookshelf and your walls. Space is the Place! (Read More)
Dr. Mfume and his Dead by M'shai Dash
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
'As Dr. Chinaka M'fume watched the lunar base grow from an ash-colored speck on the horizon to a looming, transparent half-bubble cresting on the surface of Earth's moon, he thought about what his wife had already taught him about death without... (Read More)
Spacefunk meets Sword and Soul!
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We have a new pledge tier. Spacefunk meets Sword and Soul with the Changa and the Jade Obelisk Comic series tier. This is for our comic book lovers. When you choose this level you'll receive the Spacefunk anthology of your cover choice and... (Read More)
The Spacefunk Flyer!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! Here's a simple way to help spread the word about Spacefunk! Just print out this flyer and display it at your next event, or post it on your favorite social media. The QR code will take you straight to this project. Thank you in advance.... (Read More)
Spacefunk Update: 40% and counting!
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We're 40% funded with 178 backers and 16 days to go! Thank you to everyone who has backed us so far. We can't make this happen without you. If you haven't pledged, now's the time. If you have, please share. With fifty stories, poems and... (Read More)
Spacefunk! The Jennings Cover!
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Look a here! We're happy to announce two new rewards levels based on this amazing variant cover by John Jennings! John brings the funk only like he can, inspired by the Parliament/Funkadelic Bop Gun. John's cover art is available for the paperback... (Read More)
A New Spacefunkateer!
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've been sitting on this one for a while, and now we can make it official; renown Afrofuturism artist and scholar John Jennings is joining the Mothership! For those who don't know, John is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the... (Read More)
New Reward Sneak Peek!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We keep chugging along. We're 36% funded with 161 backers. Our goal is to hit at least the halfway point or beyond by next week. In order to do so, we're adding a new reward level. What is it, you ask? Well here's a hint. Still confused?... (Read More)
Spacefunk Week One: Off to a great start!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! We're one week end and things are looking good! With 151 backers, we've raised over $6.5K and we're 32% funded. Let's keep the momentum going by sharing with your friends and folks. Space is the Place! (Read More)
Off to a fast start!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Not even one day in and we've raised $3736 with 80 backers! Let's keep it going! Thank you for your pledges and most of all, share. Space is the Place! (Read More)
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