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About Los Suelos, CA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Los Suelos, CA<\/em> is a multimedia anthology benefitting rural laborers across the state of California. Funded in part by an Interledger Foundation Grant for the Web<\/a>, Los Suelos, CA<\/em> is an immersive fictional universe of short stories, music, visual art, and a role-playing video game that ties it all together. Los Suelos, CA<\/em> unites established writers and emerging voices in a collection of stories dealing with topics such as isolation, identity, Hollow Earth lore, small-town cults, and the captivating power of the earth beneath our feet. Many stories center on issues faced by California\u2019s farmworkers, immigrants, and the Latinx and Indigenous communities. With a strong influence from weird fiction and an emphasis on interactivity, Los Suelos, CA<\/em> invites readers, listeners, and gamers from all over the world to discover this strange little town for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All proceeds from the project benefit the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation<\/a>, a nonprofit working to protect the rights of farmworkers, migrants, and other rural low-wage workers and their families; help improve their economic, social, and political conditions; and encourage greater civic engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About <\/strong>Surface Dweller Studios<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Surface Dweller Studios is a multimedia publishing company formed in 2021 by Lauren Lav\u00edn, Joshua Duke, Ian Kappos, Karter Mycroft, and Barton Aikman. The group\u2019s specialties include interactive fiction, worldbuilding, music direction, and video game design. The Los Suelos, CA<\/em> anthology is their flagship project.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Lav\u00edn<\/strong> is a writer, editor, illustrator and musician with work in HAD<\/em>, Mason Jar Press<\/em>, Sundog<\/em>, The Hard Times<\/em>, Reductress<\/em>, and elsewhere. She was named one of the 15 best humorists writing today by Paste Magazine<\/em> and has an MFA from CSU Long Beach, where she was editor-in-chief of RipRap<\/em> Literary Journal<\/em>. She was made in Mexico, born in Oakland, and currently lives in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n