Sites of Radical Possibility: The Best of 1970s and 80s Women-Authored Science Fiction and Fantasy

A late baby-boomer, I spent my tweens and adolescence in the 1970s under the Tolkien-woven spell of heroic fantasy, immersed in the imagined worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy (1968-72), Patricia A. McKillip’s Riddlemaster trilogy (1976-79), and Evangeline Walton’s Welsh-myth-remix Mabinogion tetralogy (1970-74). But I never really paid much attention to who had written […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Beach Hut series author Veronica Henry is branching out with a debut non-fiction release celebrating food and life by the sea, acquired by Orion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Science Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions

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Johnson triumphs at Little Rebels Award for Radical Fiction

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Tochi Onyebuchi Recommends African Visions of the Future by Women and Nonbinary Authors

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HQ authors present at tropical-themed fiction showcase

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Diversity in science fiction needs action now

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