This month, science fiction and fantasy magazine Lightspeed interrupted its normal publishing schedule to bring readers a special issue: "Women Destroy Science Fiction!" Edited and written ...

But two new books — “The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women,” edited by Yaszek for the prestigious Library of America series, and “Astounding: John W. Campbell ...

But women have been key to the genre since before it had a name. Try to imagine science fiction without Frankenstein.Authored by Mary Shelley at age 18, Frankenstein is the terrifying story of a ...

Two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley sat down to write a ghost story and created science fiction. Women still pen the genre’s finest, exemplified by Ursula K Le Guin, who died this week. Yet so ...

Looks like someone touched a nerve. The Lightspeed Magazine kickstarter to raise money to publish a special “Women Destroy Science Fiction” issue of all-women contributors has massively ...

Women have been championing the science fiction genre since its inception. These groundbreaking novels by female authors have shaped and reshaped what speculative literature looks like today. Here ...

From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H ...

Science fiction is a popular and lucrative genre – but most authors are men and relatable female characters are sadly lacking. Given this entrenched sexism, it’s time for publishers to take ...

From Austin Taylor to Nadia Afifi, there is lots to look forward to in the sci-fi out this month - including a novel which ...

Science fiction and fantasy are awash with heroines who have amazing powers, but it’s slightly rarer to find a female protagonist with real emotional depth, one who can face up to the darkness ...

This Ames author set her newest novel in Ames and Chicago.The characters are empowered and protected by a substance that ...