Wickedly Abled: SciFi/Fantasy/Horror by Disabled Authors

A project in Oakland, CA by Sumiko Saulson
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Wickedly Abled is a dark speculative fiction anthology that challenges futures that erase the disabled and horror that marginalizes us
Backers: 73
Average Pledge Per Backer: $26

Funded: $1,867 of $1,000
Dates: Nov 22nd -> Dec 15th (23 days)
Project By: Sumiko Saulson
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Latest News

Only 42 Hours to Go! $231 from our Second Stretch Goal!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
$1,769 pledged of $1,000 goal  64 backers 43 hours to go Assistant Editor Tristissima, Editor Sumiko Saulson and contributing author Serena Toxicat who coined the title Wickedly Abled. Sumiko and Serena have been friends for over 25 years.  (Read More)

Almost half way to the second stretch goal! 4 days to go!

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're 16 days in with $1,746 pledged of $1,000 goal!  60 backers 4 days to go! 100% of goal, 100% of stretch goal, of 50% of the second stretch goal! We have come so long in such a short period time. We couldn't do it without you, and we are only... (Read More)

Thank you so much for backing us!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
$1,583 pledged of $1,000 goal 54 backers 5 days to go! From the Editor and Assistant Editor... You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Thank you for backing our project! We are... (Read More)

7 Days to Go! Risk Analysis and Project Overview Videos

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are some of the project risk and overview assessments Darcy Marie and I made before launching the Kickstarter!  Challenges Regarding this Project: Sumiko Saulson talks about the challenges of staging the work in a way that allows people to... (Read More)

Meet the Authors

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! With only 10 days left to go, we are fully funded and damned near half way to the first stretch goal, West Coast Tour! I got so excited I decided to see if there were local book signing possibilities elsewhere in case we hit $1500 and want to... (Read More)

Woot! We've raised $214 of the additional $500 we wanted to raise for stretch goals!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I just realized that Karen Junker will be here in the Bay Area for the African American Multimedia Conference in February and we can probably have her, Sarah the Black, Merlin Monroe, Serena Toxicat and myself for a local signing in San Francisco,... (Read More)

Small West Coast Tour Stretch Goal! New Rewards!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Crystal Connor and Sumiko Saulson at Dark Delicacies in Burbank during their 2015 Book Tour At the $1500 Marker -  West Coast Book Tour - Non-Local Book Signing Events can be organized.  We'll coordinate with the authors and bookstores to ship the... (Read More)

Here is your first reward to all backers at all levels - A PDF ARC copy on Google for you.

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

A thank you message from Princess Teacup! And Stretch Goals are On The Way!

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I like horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy. A lot. But I wish I could like it more. Princess Teacup at Pride 2019 (Photo by Danny Nicoletta) Sadly, however, these genres have a long and ugly history of both ableism and saneism ~ see any number... (Read More)

We did it! 100% Funded! (Exclusive Free Promo to Backers Only)

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Only $27 to go! We're in the final stretch! A memorial story from Carolyn.

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
$973 pledged towards $1,000 goal, 97% funded, 35 backers, 14 days left One of the stories included is Living a Lie, a story by my mother Carolyn Saulson, who died January 14, 2019 after a 9 1/2 year struggle with multiple-myeloma cancer. My mother... (Read More)

90% There! So excited I could squeee! Who pledged for what?

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! $904 pledged of $1,000 goal, 30 backers at One Week (7 Days) in with only 15 days to go! I can taste victory, but it is an all or nothing proposition... please don't say we came this far to fail.  Artwork for the one inch buttons Who pledged... (Read More)

A Lot To Be Thankful For where Wickedly Abled is Concerned

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
85% funded, 28 backers, 16 Days to Go! Almost to the Finish Line! Ready to graduate! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Only 6 Days In and we are almost there! Above is a video... (Read More)

75% of the way there in just 4 days!

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
$766 pledged of $1,000 goal! That's 76.6% of the funding or more than 3/4s of the way there in just 4 days with 23 backers! At this rate, we will be fully funded by tomorrow! That's just 5 of the $50 donations that get you a hardcover copy! Or, 17 of... (Read More)

We're already half way there! Just 3 days in! Way to go!

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing! Over half way there in just 3 days! Thanks to you! $507 pledged of $1,000 goal, 17 backers, 19 days to go! Cover Art by Lillian Rose Asterios Thanks to our wonderful backers, many of whom committed to as little as $2, we're already half way... (Read More)

A Little Backing Goes A Long Way

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much! Thanks to the kind people who pledged a little money to get advanced release PDFs, discounted or advance release eBooks and paperbacks and hardcovers, and signed author copies, we have $165 pledged of $1,000 goal by 9 backers... (Read More)

Incredible Start! 12% funded in less than two days!

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
$122  pledged, 12% funded 7 backers  and 20 days to go Incredible Start! 12% funded  in less than two days! But remember, with Kickstarter, it's all or nothing.  Please help us meet our goal of $1000 before the 120 days are over.  Why Wickedly... (Read More)

Wow! We're at 10% of our goals already!

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
So excited to close out our first day at 10% of our goal!   (Read More)

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