Week Three Favorites End of the Week Wrap Up!

So last week was an exciting week, right? Not only did we get to share with you some of our favorite artists, But we also got to share with you an artist we've been working with for our featured Title "The Mark of Noba". Last week was just a sample, but believe me there's more to come!

So in our final week of favorites, It wouldn't be right if we didn't share with you our favorite authors!!!

Now deciding for this list was HARD! We have a TON of favorite authors but the we tried to compile a list of writers that have greatly impacted us this year. Even with that impossible decision, we were able to narrow it down to 5 amazing authors that we've managed to read from this year.

Week Three of OUR Favorites, Day Five: Diversity in Fantasy Art-The Mark of Noba/Alice Bessoni+ Ellen Oh's Prophecy/Warrior & Sarwat Chadda's The Savage Fortress/The City of Death giveaway!

So were on to Day Five, the last day!

Today's highlight we think is the one we're close to the most. Part of today's highlight is based off not only our own concepts, but the artist's efforts to create our concepts as well.

So we've talked about our "light" Science Fiction/Fantasy project "The Mark of Noba." If you don't know, it features two main characters who come from a world known as "Noba", where people have the ability to manipulate elements Water and Wind, as well as travel to different worlds and times.

What makes the main characters particularly cool, is that they have a rare relationship, a spiritual rite of passage known as "bonding", where they become spiritually linked to one another(which also heightens one's abilities). Upon searching high and low for an artist to commission the cover, we were lucky to find our go-to artist, whom is today's highlight!

"Alice Bessoni."

Week Three of OUR Favorites, Day Four: Diversity in Fantasy Art-Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Mythologies of Alkebulan+ Ellen Oh's Prophecy/Warrior & Sarwat Chadda's The Savage Fortress/The City of Death giveaway!

Cant believe were more than half way through the week! Before you know it, we'll be revealing the theme of next week's faves!

Today we're actually highlighting a Facebook page, not the actual artists themselves. All of the artwork and imagery displayed and shared on this particular page are of Black women and men(and children too!)in speculative, sci fi, horror and fantasy settings, but it's not limited to those!

Today's Spotlight:

Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Mythologies Alkebulan 

It would be difficult to spotlight one particular piece of artwork, because the administrator of the page doesn't own the art or draw it themselves. It's part research, part submissions from those who like the page. Artists trying to promote their work, and authors pushing their imagery for character work out there. 

"Anansi" by Jan Jager

Week Three of OUR Favorites, Day Two: Diversity in Fantasy Art-Peculiar Ink+ Ellen Oh's Prophecy/Warrior & Sarwat Chadda's The Savage Fortress/The City of Death giveaway!

So were on to the second day of Week Three of our favorites conceptual ideas of Diversity depicted in Fantasy/Sci-Fi art.

Some days will be a particular artist's work, or the conceptual mind behind the art...Or a little bit of both!

Today's Highlight:

Peculiar Inc.

Week Three of OUR Favorites, Day One: Diversity in Fantasy Art-Julie Dillon+ Ellen Oh's Prophecy/Warrior & Sarwat Chadda's The Savage Fortress/The City of Death giveaway!

So were half way through the month of our favorites! There are so many topics to choose from, and this week's subject was actually a last minute thing!

So Libertad and I were thinking....What are the types of websites we go on to see diversity in SFF, or anything for that matter? 

Whenever on the search for anything with diversity, artwork are typically the most visually stimulating it gets. We spend so much time on Deviantart, Pinterest and Tumblr, that it seemed most appropriate to highlight artists, or concept creators of multicultural Science Fiction and Fantasy art.

First on the list:

Julie Dillon