Silk and Steel

A project in Seattle, WA by Cantina Publishing
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A queer sf&f adventure anthology of high femmes & dashing (swords)women.
Backers: 1757
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $54,372 of $5,997
Dates: Oct 28th -> Nov 25th (29 days)
Project By: Cantina Publishing
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Latest News

40k!?! New writers and more sketches

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We really wondered if we were going to make it to $6k!  What you all have done is amazing. I've just posted a full list of what we've got on the main page, including two new guest authors!  Arkady Martine and Amal El-Mohtar will be joining our... (Read More)

Yoon Ha Lee unlocked, new stretch goal -- Ellen Kushner!

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You folks are rolling right through the new stretch goals.  We unlocked more stories from submissions at $29,000, and now at $31,000 we've added Yoon Ha Lee's story.  (We also crossed 1,000 backers!) More cool stuff coming up, though!  At $33,000... (Read More)

Almost to $31k! Sketches from Chris Howard!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're nearly to the next stretch goal, which is adding Yoon Ha Lee's story to our table of contents!  I (Django) am personally a big fan of Yoon's work so I'm really excited to see this one. Speaking of exciting, Chris Howard has been working away... (Read More)

New contributors and stretch goals!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been quite a couple of weeks for Silk & Steel.  We're already further than we ever thought we'd get.  But we can get further still, and to help with that we've got some new stretch goals!  Check out the page for details -- there's more... (Read More)

Plans coming soon

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
As you can imagine, after blowing through all our planned stretch goal content on day one, we were caught a little flat-footed!  The level of support people have had for this anthology has been amazing.  We've been busily playing with spreadsheets... (Read More)

Hit 300% on day 2? Oh. My. Gosh.

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Oh wow! We hit 300% funded today! You must really love the idea of amazing writers bringing warrior women (and their princesses) to life. Almost as much as we do! For those who were worried, we’ve solved the shipping issue. Yes! We’re also hoping... (Read More)

There's always something ...

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
tl;dr for this post -- if you're already pledged, nothing has changed!  Don't worry. So, this is the part where we acknowledge we screwed up a little.  Specifically around shipping for international backers.  There's both a lot more international... (Read More)

Out of stretch goals!

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
For now, anyway!  We made it all the way to $12,000.  That means enamel pins and more stories from slush!   Our team is going to regroup and figure out what's next.  But keep spreading the word!  Just to recap, we've got: Pro market rate of 8... (Read More)

Pro rates! More art!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Soooooo we've burned through almost all the stretch goals for a month-long campaign in a day?  Our team is putting some thought into more stuff. Right now, we've gotten the anthology up to pro rate!  And we'll add another artist or two to our art... (Read More)

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October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
KA Doore beat us all to it.  But we're not just over $9,000, we're over $10,000!  That means more art, and more pay for writers! At $11,000, we'll reach our target pay rate of 8 cents per word.  Pro market!  Plus another round of art!   At... (Read More)

I take a nap...

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Soooo I took a nap and while I was asleep we blew through $8,000 and are nearly to $9,000.  I should take more naps! ANYWAY.  We've got 5 cents per word locked in!  Soon we'll open up more art -- we'll commission some talented artists to give us... (Read More)

Slush Pile!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've reach $7,000, which means we get to add more stories and open submissions!  After everything is done and dusted here on Kickstarter, we'll put out a notice for everyone to send us their stories.  We'll choose 10,000 words worth of fiction to... (Read More)

Yeeeeeeeees! This anthology is happening!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much! Yay! This project is definitely going to happen, and I -- like you -- am beyond excited about it. All morning, I've been emailing with Django and Macey. "Are we going to hit halfway? Are we going to get all the way by the end... (Read More)

Well, uh, that was quick

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're funded, after only four and a half hours!  We're blown away by the response here.  It's great to see people are as excited about this as we far!  Cue much excited shouting! Next up, our first stretch goal and probably our most important:... (Read More)

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