Essays

Gender in Publishing: AWW2012 challenge

December 15, 2012All posts, Essays, Publishing, Womenequity

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series AWW challenge

by Nalini Haynes Originally published in Dark Matter issue 9 If you follow online discussions by authors, critics and publishers, you’ll be aware that there …

Sean McMullen: From Science Fantasy To Galileo

December 14, 2012All posts, Aust. & NZ, Author, Essays, Guest blog, Speculative fiction, Womenequity, Sean McMullen

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series AWW challenge

Science Fiction by Australian Women, 1951 – 1981 Twenty years ago Sean wrote a ground-breaking article about women in genre titled ‘From Science Fantasy To …

Nalini Haynes: On Gender Parity

December 14, 2012All posts, Aust. & NZ, Disability, Essays, Publishing, Womenequity

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series AWW challenge

I respond to issues of gender parity here with a focus on efforts to correct the balance. I think my reviews and interviews of Australian …

Meg Mundell: Gender issues in publishing

December 14, 2012All posts, Aust. & NZ, Author, Essays, Guest blog, Publishing, Womenequity, Meg Mundell

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series AWW challenge

Aurealis Award nominee, author of Black Glass and former interviewee of Dark Matter (see issue 3) and interivewer (see Justin Evans‘ interview), Meg Mundell responds …

Nicole Murphy: Why we need women writers

December 14, 2012All posts, Aust. & NZ, Author, Essays, Fantasy, Guest blog, Romance, Womenequity, Nicole Murphy

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series AWW challenge

Nicole Murphy: Why we need women writers Nicole Murphy has been a primary school teacher, bookstore owner, journalist and checkout chick. She grew up reading …