Not Ursula K. Le Guin, as I had always heard, but Marion Zimmer Bradley in 1963. Best Novel Winner: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick [Putnam, 1962] Runners-up: Sword of Aldones by Marion Zimmer Bradley [Ace, 1961]…
Contagion by Katherine MacLean
This may be the first story I’ve ever read by McLean. Published in 1950, the story feels remarkably current. I’m not sure how accurate the science is for our time, but it feels right. There are one or two dated…
Tanith Lee
This morning, I heard that Tanith Lee passed away. I’m quite sad about it. Tanith was one of my favorite writers. I bought her work for Pulphouse and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. I’d been thinking of contacting…
Index to Female Writers in Science Fiction, Fantasy & Utopia
When I made the announcement on Facebook, Kimberly Unger posted this in the comments section. She did some digging in the web archive known as the Wayback Machine, and found this marvelous link. It’s an old (in web terms) link…
Thank You
I announced this website today and the Tough Mothers project, and got so much support! I just want to say thank you for the enthusiasm. It makes me want to work harder. A lot of people are sending information or…
Best New Author of 1958
I started this project because I thought I knew a lot about women in science fiction. So much has been forgotten from my generation of writers which is something I want to redress. I also knew about the generations ahead of…