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It includes writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Fantasy writers . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Davin reports that only L. Taylor Hansen concealed her sex in early years, and that C. L. Moore wanted to hide her career as a science fiction author from her job. Women writers were in a minority: during the '50s and '60s, almost 1,000 stories published in science fiction magazines by over 200 female-identified authors between 1926 and 1960 ...
Nora Keita Jemisin [1] (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. [2] [3] Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim.
A useful book for looking up authors is A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction, by Baird Searles, Martin Last, Beth Meacham, and Michael Franklin (1979). It also tells you whom else you might like if you like one author. Other invaluable works include The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by John Clute
Feminist science fiction (SF) distinguishes between female SF authors and feminist SF authors. [9] Both female and feminist SF authors are historically significant to the feminist SF subgenre, as female writers have increased women's visibility and perspectives in SF literary traditions, while the feminist writers have foregrounded political ...
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. [2] [3] Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed ...
Pages in category "American women science fiction and fantasy writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 722 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sheri Stewart Tepper (July 16, 1929 – October 22, 2016) [2] was an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels. She is primarily known for her feminist science fiction, which explored themes of sociology, gender and equality, as well as theology and ecology.