Thank you so very much to all of this year’s guests for making April 2026 another incredible Women in SF&F Month! And thank you to everyone who shared guest posts and helped spread the word about this year’s series. It is always very much appreciated!
Now that all of this year’s essays are up, I wanted to make sure there was a way to find all guest posts from 2026. This was (somehow) the fifteenth annual Women in SF&F Month, which is dedicated to featuring some of the many women doing fantastic work in speculative fiction genres. Guest posts have included both discussions related to women in fantasy and/or science fiction and discussions related to an author’s work, experiences as a reader and/or writer, and creating stories, characters, and/or worlds.
You can browse through all the Women in SF&F Month 2026 guest posts here, or you can find a brief summary of each with its link below.
Women in SF&F Month 2026 Guest Posts
Veronica G. Henry — “The Birthplace of Consciousness”
The People’s Library author Veronica G. Henry wrote about one of the main themes from her latest novel and the importance of the number zero in shaping her concept.
Elaine Ho
Cry, Voidbringer author Elaine Ho discussed a question she explores in her dark political fantasy novel: “Why do post-colonial societies perpetuate the same crimes as their oppressors?”
Ai Jiang — “A Different Kind of Comfort”
Natural Engines author Ai Jiang wrote about how stories exploring identity and the self particularly resonate with her and shared about a few she found impactful.
Shay Kauwe — “The Kuleana of Being an Eldest Daughter”
The Killing Spell author Shay Kauwe shared about what being an eldest daughter means to her and making the protagonist in her urban fantasy novel an eldest child who goes on the Heroine’s Journey.
Isabel J. Kim — “Writing the Other”
Sublimation author Isabel J. Kim discussed a question she was asked regarding writing a different gender and her approach to writing characters outside her comfort zone with examples from her science fiction debut novel.
Samantha Mills — “Epic Worldbuilding in Short Fiction”
Rabbit Test and Other Stories author Samantha Mills shared what she learned about writing SFF short fiction when she went from creating novel-length works to short stories.
Cheryl S. Ntumy — “The Gods Made Me Do It: Spirituality and Autonomy in They Made Us Blood and Fury“
Chronicles of the Countless Clans author Cheryl S. Ntumy discussed gods and religion in her fantasy novel, as well as some of the questions she kept in mind when writing it.
E. J. Swift — “Reclaiming space in the great outdoors”
When There Are Wolves Again author E. J. Swift shared about her love of the natural world and how this relates to the ideas she explores in her two latest science fiction novels.
Sonia Tagliareni — “Does a Soft Female Lead Belong in SFF?”
Deathbringer author Sonia Tagliareni discussed the power of softer female characters and Viola, the lead from her dark academia/fantasy romance novel.
Tesia Tsai — “The Fate of the Eldest Daughter”
Deathly Fates author Tesia Tsai wrote about how being an eldest daughter impacts the women she writes and their growth.
Nghi Vo — “No Wrong Schedules”
Singing Hills Cycle author Nghi Vo shared about her experience with trying Ursula K. Le Guin’s writing routine and discovering it doesn’t matter where or when she writes as long as words get on the page.
Lorraine Wilson — “Finding hope — writing in hard times, the ‘punk’, and envisioning better futures”
The Salt Oracle author Lorraine Wilson discussed the difficulty of being creative with everything going on in the world and shared some methods that have helped her continue to write and find the light.
