But that was my introduction, just me trying to get a better depth and breadth in the field of science fiction. She was kind of taken out of the game early due to health issues. I own everything that she’s ever written, which was not a lot, unfortunately. I’m trying to remember the first one I read. I stumbled across Le Guin, Joanna Russ, Vonda McIntyre, all of those New Wave feminist science fiction writers. All the guys would tell you, “You kids these days, you don’t read the good stuff.” So, I started reading lots of Alfred Bester, and Heinlein, and all those folks. I went to the Clarion West writing workshop in the year 2000, so a while ago now, but that was when I started exploring some old-school science fiction because I was getting a lot of pushback. Visit to listen to the interview or other episodes.įirst of all, just tell us about how you discovered Joanna Russ. This interview first appeared in June 2016 on ’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, which is hosted by David Barr Kirtley and produced by John Joseph Adams. That essay and many others are included in Kameron’s new book The Geek Feminist Revolution. Kameron Hurley is the author of such novels as God’s War and The Mirror Empire, and her essay on the history of women in conflict “We Have Always Fought” was the first blog post to be nominated for and win a Hugo award. Series: The Tales of Gorlen Vizenfirthe.Series: From the Lost Travelers’ Tour Guide.People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!.
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