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Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace - Book Cover Women in SF&F Month: Nicole Kornher-Stace

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Nicole Kornher-Stace! Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, and Best American Fantasy, among other publications, and her speculative poetry has been on the Rhysling Award ballot a couple of times with “The Changeling Always Wins” placing second in the Short Form category. Archivist Wasp, her debut novel, was a Norton Award finalist, and both this and its sequel, Latchkey, were on the Locus Recommended Reading List for Fantasy for their respective […]

Women in SF&F Month 2021: April 26–29 Schedule & Week in Review

Thank you to all of last week’s guests for another wonderful week of essays! Here are their guest posts in case you missed any of them: “Building an Empire” — Ciannon Smart (Witches Steeped in Gold) shared how she came to create the Jamaican-inspired secondary world of her YA fantasy debut novel. “Fantasy as Lucid Dream” — Ashaye Brown (Dream Country) explored the relationship between fantasy and dreams in an ode to imagination and creativity—and discussed why the genre does […]

Photo of Tori Bovalino Women in SF&F Month: Tori Bovalino

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Tori Bovalino! Her YA debut novel, The Devil Makes Three, is a gothic horror/mystery thriller story in which a summer job at the school library leads to unintentionally freeing a demon from an ancient grimoire. The Devil Makes Three will be out on August 10, and her next novel, a retelling of Christina Rosetti’s “Goblin Market” titled Not Good for Maidens, is scheduled for release next year. On the Amorphous Nature of Horror […]

Photo of Angela Mi Young Hur Women in SF&F Month: Angela Mi Young Hur

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Angela Mi Young Hur! I’ve been excited to read her first speculative fiction novel, Folklorn, ever since I read its description: “A genre-defying, continents-spanning saga of Korean myth, scientific discovery, and the abiding love that binds even the most broken of families.” Folklorn will be released in just a few days—on April 27! In Folklorn, headstrong and ambitious scientist Elsa Park, whose prickly exterior barely hides her wounds, contends with her mother’s claim […]

Photo of Chloe Gong Women in SF&F Month: Chloe Gong

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Chloe Gong! Her New York Times bestselling debut novel, These Violent Delights, reimagines Romeo and Juliet in 1920s Shanghai and was a Junior Library Guild Selection, a 2020 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction, and one of Barnes & Noble’s Best YA SF & Fantasy of 2020. The sequel, Our Violent Ends, is coming out on November 16! Cover Art by Billelis Cover Design by Sarah Creech […]