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 ...

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 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 ...

Affirmative action for women in science fiction is not only warranted; it's essential for the growth of the genre. Bronwyn Lovell is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Flinders University.

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 ...

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 ...

Maybe pulp science fiction helped create the science culture in which women feel out of place and sometimes even unwelcome. Advertisement Super Science Stories cover, April 1949.

When blogger Umairah Hussain asked her readers if they would join a book club for science fiction and fantasy novels by Muslim authors, she was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response — and ...

Jenn Lyons’s novel introduces a world full of shape-shifters, firebloods and shadowdancers—but not a hairy-chested hero in sight.