Tanith Carey of the Mail reacted against books aimed at the Young Adult (also known as the teen) market. Ms. Carey’s ire was directed at books about …
Essays
Fanzine vs Prozine: a discussion of potential and Patronage
by Nalini Haynes I’ve been asked if I want to go from fanzine to semi-prozine. My answer is I am frustrated by the question. Prozine …
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge Michael Pryor is a best-selling author of fantasy for teenagers. He has published over thirty novels and more than …
Sean Williams on the AWW challenge
Sean Williams on the AWW challenge Sean Williams is the award-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of over thirty-five novels, eighty short stories, and the …
Gender in Publishing: AWW2012 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
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
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
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
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 …
Jen Mills: On Books and Gender
Jennifer Mills is the author of the novels Gone and The Diamond Anchor. A collection of her short stories The Rest is Weight will be …
Alexandra Pierce on the AWW challenge
Alexandra Pierce is a teacher, a reader, a reviewer and a feminist. Her blog can be found at Randomly Yours, Alex, and she is one …
Another woman bites the dust at DC
by Nalini Haynes If you have any interest in comics and you’ve been on the web today, you’ve probably heard that Gail Simone, writer of …
Christmas is coming – sexist toys encounter!
by Nalini Haynes If you’ve been into any big toy store in the last several years, you’ll notice that the girls’ aisle is mostly bright …
Libraries: use them or lose them
By Nalini Haynes For most of my life I’ve read books from libraries. When I was growing up, the library in the small town of …
Fake Followers Frenzy
Fake followers on twitter are a thing by Nalini Haynes That’s right, people can BUY fake followers to massage their numbers. I’ve been on twitter now …