Steampunk World: A multicultural steampunk fiction anthology

A project in Dayton, OH by Steven Saus
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A diverse steampunk anthology from your favorite award-winning authors, including Jay Lake, Nisi Shawl, Ken Liu, and Lucy A. Snyder.
Backers: 701
Average Pledge Per Backer: $21

Funded: $14,610 of $6,000
Dates: Dec 9th -> Jan 8th (31 days)
Project By: Steven Saus
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Latest News

Thank you.

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
How do you even begin writing this? Thank you. That's how. Thank every last one of you for your support. In the next few hours, I'll give you a breakdown of where the money is going and when to expect your backer rewards. Later, I'll tell you how to... (Read More)

Interior Art Unlocked!

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You did this! That is so awesome! All these stories.  All this art.  And one amazing book. And only a few days left before the Kickstarter ends. Can you make it two books? It seems like a lot - but it isn't, and it won't cost you any more money but... (Read More)

A Week To Go, and An Interview With DJ Grandpa

January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We have a week left in this campaign - and we are so close to being able to unlock that interior artwork.  I'm not asking you for more money - you've already contributed, and I'm horribly grateful for that!  What I'm asking you to do is to tell two... (Read More)

Dj Grandpa's Crib: The Engine of Inclusion

DJG goes to the ballpark with Stadium Panoramas, embarks on Several Strange Adventures with Max & Ding, finds the multicultural in steampunk, takes “No Part in Nothin,” powers up with Shai Goitein, finds his YODA, and talks big ideas with Tim Marcroft. (Read More)

A New Resolution No Matter What Calendar You Use

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
It doesn't matter which calendar you use.   It doesn't matter if we're coming up on the New Year for you, or if it's still a ways off or even has already passed.  Your support is a resolution to change the world. Seriously.  You are showing the... (Read More)

The (one and only) Related Projects Update

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
One of the interesting things when you start having a successful crowdfunding campaign is that other people start asking if you can promote theirs as well. I turned several people down outright, and a few others simply didn't seem that neat. ... (Read More)

Achievement Get! Original Cover Art!

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a few hours after I issued the challenge, you met it.  How. Awesome. Is. That. As a reminder, there's still more.  Our next stretch goal is interior art... something I'd love to produce for you.  My son and I loved Keith Thompson's... (Read More)

Achievements And Stretch Goals

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I really thought I'd posted an update with the stretch goals... but I hadn't. (I'd sent it to the authors instead.)  So here we go:  Well, you already did this...  THANK YOU.  We will commission a NEW cover painting from James Ng. All backers (at... (Read More)

Your Rewards Can Only Get More Awesome

December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU. Your support doesn't just mean that we get to make this book and pay our creative folks what they deserve - it also means that you're telling everyone that diversity and good storytelling go together, and that you want to read it. We're... (Read More)

Update From Your Editor

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
[Crossposted from Sarah's blog] Holy steamcow. In under a week… WE’RE FUNDED. First off, I need to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in this effort: Steve Saus, for his brilliant job managing the Kickstarter; the authors, who so... (Read More)

Initial Funding Achieved. Now on to ALL THE THINGS.

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Um.  Whoa. Thank you.  Thank you so much.  But we're not done yet. We have some ambitious stretch goals set up that are all about adding value to what you have already backed.  Sarah will go into some detail about that tomorrow, but I wanted to... (Read More)

Random Bonus Backer Rewards!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
James Ng (pronounced Ing) is the artist behind The Immortal Empress.  It's actually one of the works in his Imperial Steamworks series. Here's the awesome thing:  He is still doing more work in the series - and we are giving away prints of his... (Read More)

What a day and a half!

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all our backers so far - and to all our backers in the future!  We're almost halfway there after just a day and a half!  I think Sarah made this face when I told her to check the Kickstarter. Your support is amazing.   I'm... (Read More)

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