Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms

Rooted in visions of Indigenous futurisms, Beyond the Glittering World proclaims and celebrates a rising generation of Indigenous women and genderqueer storytellers. The collection brings together twenty-two emerging and established writers whose poems and stories expand the imagination an. From a museum heist 177 years in the making, to lyrical explorations of love and loss, to a tale where language itself becomes the force that saves the land, this boundary-breaking, genre-bending anthology illuminates the power of Indigenous voices. "A wide assortment of riches." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) "In this collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, queer, two-spirit, and female storytellers imagine worlds beyond the capitalist and colonialist violence that shapes our present. The anthology uplifts Native languages, communities, religions, ancestries, cultures, and narrative styles in poems and stories that celebrate Indigenous survival and mourn Indigenous losses...As our world struggles with the ongoing climate crisis and the challenges of social isolation,  Beyond the Glittering World  proposes new dreams for how we can endure into the future, dreams born from communities that have long fought for their own survival. This anthology is sharp, varied, and visionary." —BOOKLIST "An enduring collection straddling time, language, and genre." —KIRKUS REVIEWS “ Beyond the Glittering World is a magnificent opus my heart hears in whispers and lee-lees, every chord resonating truths.” —ANGELINE BOULLEY, Sisters in the Wind “A map of survival and becoming, drawn by Indigenous hands that remember the stars. These stories burn, bless, and build. They carry our aunties’ laughter, our languages, our rebellions, and our love into futures shaped by kin and courage. These aren’t just imagined worlds—they’re remembered ones. This is the future speaking in its oldest tongue, and we’d do well to listen.” —SHANE HAWK, co-editor of the Never Whistle at Night series “A prescription for hope, truth, and a loving heart to all who need a cure for patriarchy.” —CAL CROSBY, The King’s English Bookshop “Reading these stories and poems filled with such strength and beauty, left me feeling echoes of both the ancestors and future generations. These voices braid together to show us how the world is, and how it could be. Beyond the Glittering World is medicine.” —HILLARY SMITH, Black Walnut Books “ Beyond the Glittering World includes a range of riveting storytellers whose words reflect and refract. Let this anthology sweep you away!" —ELISE PASCHEN, Blood Wolf Moon “An evocative compilation of voices pondering Indigenous futures and the shape of Indigenous love. Beyond the Glittering World holds a healthy dose of gender-bending, genre-challenging, future-hoping might. This anthology is a welcome addition to the field of Indigenous anthologies.” —DEBORAH JACKSON TAFFA, Whiskey Tender “These feminisms and futurisms carry a timeless truth: our bodies, our language, movements, dreams, and knowledge are inextricably bound to land.” —SARETTA MORGAN, Alt-Nature “A vital addition to a burgeoning canon of Indigenous feminist creative work. The writers in this anthology write with a beauty and historical consciousness that is inspiring and much-needed in the face of the colonial-capitalist machine called America.” —BILLY-RAY BELCOURT, Coexistence “Packs a fierce punch. With a combination of new poetic voices and established favorites, this anthology reminds us that Indigenous feminisms wield language to create intimate and critical spaces to transform the darkness and violence of colonialism and capitalism into nurturing worlds of strength, power, and life.” —DR. MISHUANA GOEMAN, Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo KINSALE DRAKE (Diné) is a writer whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry , Best New Poets , Poets.org, Black Warrior Review , Teen Vogue , TIME , NPR, and elsewhere. Her first book, The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket , won the 2023 National Poetry Series. She is the director of NDN Girls Book Club and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.  DARCIE LITTLE BADGER (Lipan Apache) is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics. She is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: Elatsoe , named by TIME magazine as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time; A Snake Falls to Earth , and Sheine Lende . Darcie has a PhD in oceanography and is married to a veterinarian named Taran. STACIE SHANNON DENETSOSIE (Diné) is a fiction writer and poet. Her debut short story collection, The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories , was named a 2024 Southwest Book of the Year, a Foreword INDIES Book Award winner, a 2024 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist. Stacie received her MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and her MA from Utah State University. Originally from Kayenta, Arizona, she currently resides in Northern Ut