Categories: Women in SF&F
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 […]

Photo of Ashaye Brown Women in SF&F Month: Ashaye Brown

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Ashaye Brown! Her YA fantasy debut novel, Dream Country, features a sibling rivalry between gods: the triplets Sleep, Dreams, and Nightmares, any of whom may have committed matricide. Dream Country will be out on April 27—exactly one week from today! Fantasy as Lucid Dream The relationship between fantasy and dreams can be confusing. As words, we have no problem recognising them as synonyms, both signifying the imaginary, mental imagery, the fantastic as a […]

Photo of Ciannon Smart Women in SF&F Month: Ciannon Smart

Today’s Women in SF&F Month guest is Ciannon Smart! Her Jamaican-inspired YA fantasy debut novel, Witches Steeped in Gold, is out tomorrow—but if you can’t wait until then to start reading about witches seeking vengeance, you can read this excerpt! Building an Empire I didn’t think I had the imagination to create a secondary world. Now, the jury’s still out as to whether I can or not, but Witches Steeped in Gold has been written, bound, and is waiting for […]