2016 SFPA ELGIN AWARD NOMINEE Dawn of the Algorithm is a bestiary. Yann Rousselot’s poems are characters, they are forces of human nature, genetically engineered with a single purpose: to herald the apocalypse. Rousselot paints a darkly comical portrait of humankind, a species plagued by heartbreak and alienation, yet driven by hope and, at the very core, a burning desire to connect. *** Our resident aliens, octosharks, algorithms, mecha-robots, pathogens, and kaiju (to name a few) will be very happy to make your acquaintance. Please do not feed the zombies. *** Illustration credits: Brian James Murphy Osman Gani Jihan Kikhia Emma Strangwayes-Booth Laura Stevens (photography) Sabine Dundure (photography) Lucile Taillade Keith McDougall Juliana Galbraith Christiana Spens Samantha Wong Alex Manthei Delphine Duprat Mathieu Sourisse Jordan Glass Jérémie Paret Aaron Lopez-Barrantes Fan Aha Eugenia Loli Yann Rousselot www.dawnofthealgorithm.com