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Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014 (Women Destroy Science Fiction special issue)

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014 (Women Destroy Science Fiction special issue)

EssaysScience Fiction
Pages
488
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

This special issue of Lightspeed Magazine, guest-edited by Christie Yant, celebrates women in science fiction. It features a collection of original and reprinted stories, along with essays and interviews, exploring diverse perspectives and themes within the genre. The volume showcases the breadth and depth of female voices contributing to science fiction.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingIntellectualComplex
Multiple POVs

Genres

Essays Science Fiction

Authors

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Christie Yant

Christie Yant is the author behind the gripping short story collection Dead Man's Hand and the speculative fiction anthology Other Worlds Than These. You might also know her work from the Wastelands series.

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Maria Dahvana Headley

Maria Dahvana Headley is the editor of The Best of Uncanny, a collection showcasing the magazine's standout speculative fiction. She's a writer whose work often explores fantasy and the uncanny.

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N. K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin (born September 19, 1972, in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the Inheritance Trilogy, the Dreamblood duology, the Broken Earth trilogy and the Great Cities duology, along with numerous short stories. Her Broken Earth trilogy — The Fifth Season (2015), The Obelisk Gate (2016) and The Stone Sky (2017) — made her the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years, and the...

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Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire (born January 5, 1978, in Martinez, California) is an American author of urban fantasy, science fiction and horror. She writes the October Daye and InCryptid urban fantasy series and the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series under her own name, science fiction and horror as Mira Grant, and the children's portal fantasy "Up-and-Under" series as A. Deborah Baker. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2010 and has since won multiple Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awa...

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the significance of this particular issue of Lightspeed Magazine?

    This issue is notable for being a special edition dedicated entirely to showcasing women in science fiction, featuring an all-female lineup of authors, editors, and artists. It was part of a larger "Women Destroy Science Fiction" movement that aimed to highlight and celebrate female contributions to the genre.

  • Does this issue feature any award-winning authors?

    Yes, this issue includes contributions from authors who have received major awards in the science fiction and fantasy fields, such as N.K. Jemisin and Seanan McGuire. Their presence underscores the high caliber of writing within this collection.