The third week of the twelfth annual Women in SF&F Month starts tomorrow. Thank you so much to all of last week’s guests for a fantastic week of essays!
More guest posts are coming up Monday–Thursday, but before announcing the schedule, here are last week’s pieces in case you missed any of them.
All of the guest posts from April 2023 can be found here, and last week’s guest posts were:
- “‘New myths’ and the people who tell them” — Vida Cruz-Borja (Song of the Mango and Other New Myths) discussed mythology, appropriation, and the “new myths” of her collection.
- Maya Deane (Wrath Goddess Sing) wrote about what makes stories realistic, what is meant by “realistic,” and why she finds the fantasy genre so powerful.
- “Don’t damsel your fury” — Hannah Kaner (Godkiller) discussed women’s anger and the experiences that made her want to make her main character “a woman who never learned how to be small in a world that didn’t expect it of her.”
- “When Fantasy and STEM Collide” — Leslye Penelope (Song of Blood & Stone, The Monsters We Defy) shared about her love of the sciences, particularly computer science, and fantasy.
And there are most guest posts coming up, starting tomorrow! This week’s essays are by:
April 17: Sienna Frost (Obsidian Awakening, “Sirens“)
April 18: Gemma Weekes (Glimpse: An Anthology of Black British Speculative Fiction, Love Me)
April 19: Lauren J. A. Bear (Medusa’s Sisters)
April 20: Martha Wells (Witch King, The Murderbot Diaries, City of Bones)
