Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror
Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.
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Alien at 40: The making of a feminist icon
In 1979, one of the most seminal sci-fi films ever made was shown for the first time on the big screen. Ridley Scott’s Alien is a dark, disturbing...
The importance of diversity in children’s books
Today’s episode was inspired by an article that appeared on The Guardian with the headline ‘Picture book bias worsens as female characters stay...
Women write Science Fiction – with Lisa Yaszek
I don’t want the future to be female. I want it to be for everyone. Lisa Yaszek In a fascinating episode that covers everything from telepathic matriarchies...
Writing (female) characters
Writing better female characters is covered in a lot of writing advice. Many of these pieces will preface their comments with sarcastic comments like...
S03, E18: Catriona Ward & ‘the liminal space between certainties’
Lucy and Charlotte talk to horror writer Catriona Ward about the art of the horror novel and her books Rawblood and Little Eve. For full episode notes,...
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