Matthew David Goodwin is an Assistant Professor in English at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. His work is centered on the topic of migration in Latino/a literature. In particular, he looks at the ways that science fiction, fantasy, and digital culture have been used to express the experience of migration. He completed his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2013. He has published a number of essays on Latino/a speculative fiction for journals. Frederick Luis Aldama is University Distinguished Scholar as well as Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor of English, Spanish and Portuguese, at Ohio State University where he is also founder and director of the White House Bright Spot Awarded LASER (Latino & Latin American Space for Enrichment & Research) that creates a pipeline for Latinos from 9th grade through graduate and professional school education. He specializes in Latino and Latin American literature, comic books, and film--and pop culture generally.
"Latino writers of speculative fiction have grown increasingly
visible in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Now,
for the first time, a representative cross-section of their work
has been collected into a single volume: Latin@ Rising: An
Anthology of Latin@ Science Fiction & Fantasy, released in January
by Wings Press . . . . As a starting point for the serious
exploration and study of speculative fiction as it flows from the
pen of Latino writers, this volume has much to recommend it. It's
also one hell of a ride." --David Bowles, McAllen Monitor
"Now Wings has made history by publishing the first-ever anthology
of science fiction and fantasy by Latinos in America, Latin@
Rising. The 24 stories and poems in this nuanced and timely
collection all seek to foreground brown voices . . . . It is
certainly fair to call Latin@ Rising, a book that explores identity
while delighting in dreams, a speculative success." --Roberto
Ontiveros, Texas Observer
"The stories range in length from flash fiction to almost novelette
length, plus a few poems and something akin to a photo-essay, so
there's something for every attention span. The authors are male
and female, straight and queer (various values thereof). There's
science fiction and fantasy and magical realism and some stories
that don't fit neatly into any one category. Many are rooted in our
real world or variations of same, some take place farther afield. I
highly recommend checking out Latin@ Rising. The variety of voices,
all grounded in what is unique and shared about the Latin@
experience, is well worth listening to." --Anthony R. Cardno,
anthonycardno.com
"Authors of Latino descent mix literary elements with science
fiction and fantasy in this eloquent anthology of intimate pieces,
with the speculative elements often serving as background, support,
or mirror . . . . There is a feeling of melancholy to many of these
pieces, and others, such as 'Monstro' by Junot D�az and 'The Drain'
by Alejandra Sanchez, can best be described as horror. Urban
fantasy readers will particularly enjoy 'Red Feather and Bone' by
Daniel Jos� Older, a tie-in to his Bone Street Rumba series . . . .
[A] solid anthology." --Publishers Weekly
"There's a decidedly east coast and Caribbean lurch to the settings
and characters, but for the most part decidedly raza. Gente will
see themselves in these stories. Characters have brown skin, speak
some Spanish or as in Junot Diaz' story, get a hard time from
friends for not speaking good Spanish, engage in word-play mixing
languages. They have names like Mictan (not Mictl�n but close),
Jes�s, Gordo (two of them, one in Ana Castillo's New Mexico-set
story and Older's), and Paco. These are 'latina/o' stories as a
result of character, setting, language, and writer. One thing the
collection is not is an insider's fiction. It's highly accessible
while providing intimate insights about the way these writers, and
writers like these, see the world. For the most part, Latina/o
Rising will keep any reader interested just because these are
worthwhile, good stories." --Em Sedano, labloga.blogspot.com
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