When it became clear to me that the sf field was losing its history, particularly the history of women in the field, I decided to do an anthology. And I immediately knew who would be the perfect publisher/editor: Toni Weisskopf…
Guest Blog by Pamela Sargent
One of the most important books published in the past forty years in the science fiction genre—or perhaps in any genre—is Pamela Sargent’s Women of Wonder. Although many editors have done similar books in the ensuing years, none have had…
Guest Blog by Ginjer Buchanan
I continue in my quest to show that women have had a place in science fiction since the beginning of the genre. Just as with the previous guest blog, this one is from one of the field’s long-term editors. Ginjer…
Guest Blog by Sheila Williams
One of the myths that exists concerning women’s relationships with science fiction is that editors didn’t (and don’t) want fiction from women. The corollary myth is that women have had to hide their identities under androgynous names like Leigh or…
Adventurous Pulpy Women
I happen to love Asgard Press’s Vintage Science Fiction Wall Calendar. We get it every year. Since I started editing the women in sf project, I’ve been quite sensitive to images of women and stories by women from the past. …
Spanish Women of Wonder
I love this new world of publishing. And I do mean “world.” The changes in publishing have enabled a number of new projects to come into existence. One that’s struggling to be born is this one, from Spain. It’s a…