Series of LGBT-themed fiction anthologies
Bending the Landscape is the title of an award-winning series of LGBT-themed anthologies of short speculative fiction edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Three books were produced between 1997 and 2002, subtitled "Science Fiction", "Fantasy," and "Horror". Each volume won LGBT or genre awards.
Themes.
The editors asked contributors to "imagine a different landscape... some milieu that had not happened" and then address the theme of Alien or Other, with the Other being a lesbian or gay man. However the stories were not specifically aimed at a gay readership. Mark R. Kelly's review in locus magazine bemoaned the anthologies lack of thematic breadth.
Awards.
The series received awards including a World Fantasy Award, two Lambda Literary Awards, and two Gaylactic Spectrum Awards. Some individual stories contained within were also recipients of awards and nominations.
"Bending the Landscape: Fantasy".
Published in 1997.
"Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction".
Published in 1998.
"Bending the Landscape: Horror".
Published in 2001.
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