YA sci-fi author Emily Skrutskie joins me to talk about her lesbian pirates + sea monsters mashup duology, THE ABYSS SURROUNDS US, and her newest, exciting release, HULLMETAL GIRLS, featuring cyborg girls on a generation starship and deeper issues of autonomy and choice.

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Briana Morgan comes on the show to talk about slut-shaming and girl sex in YA, bisexual representation, writing for different identities, her urban fantasy book REFLECTIONS, and her upcoming "everyone is gay" book about witches at boarding school.

Keep up with Briana on Twitter (@brimorganbooks) and Instagram (@brianamorganbooks), and visit her website at https://brianamorganbooks.com.

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Rebecca Roanhorse, author of TRAIL OF LIGHTNING, a recently-released action-packed debut about a Navajo monster-slayer, joins me to talk about indigenous representation, the state of publishing, and her rather dark view of the future.

You can keep with her at rebeccaroanhorse.com, or on Twitter at @RoanhorseBex.

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Joyce Chng joins me for a fun and inspiring conversation about the power of speculative fiction and imagination, advice for new writers, writing for RPG games, and what it's like to be a part of an anthology.

Keep up with Joyce on Twitter (@jolantru), Patreon (patreon.com/jolantru), and her blog (awolfstale.wordpress.com).

Here are some of her books we talked about:

1. STARFANG: RISE OF THE CLAN (space opera with werewolves): http://a.co/izRozns

2. WATER INTO WINE (love, family, and identity in times of war): http://a.co/8Z8s9P7

3. THE SEA IS OURS: TALES FROM STEAMPUNK SOUTHEAST ASIA (anthology co-edited with Jaymee Goh): http://a.co/7rPEyMD

Joyce is also an articles editor for the Strange Horizons magazine. http://strangehorizons.com/

You can keep up with me on Twitter at @Brianna_daSilva, or follow the podcast at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

NYT bestselling author Justina Ireland comes on the show to talk about DREAD NATION, being controversial on Twitter, the sensitivity reader database she started, and FIYAH Lit Magazine.

CW: A couple strong words are used in this episode.

Learn more about the Writing the Other online course at writingtheother.com, and check out FIYAH at fiyahlitmag.com.

You can read the Vulture article we mentioned here: vulture.com/2018/04/justina-ireland-profile.html

Justina is on Twitter at @justinaireland, and on Instagram at @justinai. Her website is justinaireland.com.

Also, I tweet at @Brianna_daSilva, and post artsy Instagram pictures at @curious_storyteller.

I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

Sarah Elkins, a comic writer/artist and author, joins me to talk about asexual representation, character creation, the power of words, and more.

Her comic MAGIC REMAINS and her cellphone novel BY THE BLADE are both on Tapas: https://tapas.io/Neila

Her new book, THE FACILITY, is on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

You can keep up with Sarah on Twitter at @NeilaK20, and on Facebook at @SarahNeilaElkins.

Also, I tweet at @Brianna_daSilva, and post artsy Instagram pictures at @curious_storyteller.

I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

Jeannette Ng comes on the show to talk about how othering and racism can sneak into fantasy and sci-fi, and how she turned this on its head in her Victorian gothic novel, UNDER THE PENDULUM SUN.

You can keep up with Jeannette on Twitter at @Jeannette_Ng, and read her Medium articles at https://medium.com/@nettlefish.

Also, I tweet at @Brianna_daSilva, and post artsy Instagram pictures at @curious_storyteller.

I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

Note: Apologies for the drop in audio quality during the intro/outro. I recorded that part in a rush, and didn’t realize until well after the fact that I had been capturing through my computer’s mic, not my professional mic. Oops!

I am joined by Earth scientist and Lipan Apache writer Dr. Darcie Little Badger, to talk about indigenous futurisms, native stereotypes, and her work in SFF short fiction. Plus, she teaches me about a new genre of science fiction: solarpunk!

You can keep up with Darcie on Twitter at @ShiningComic, where you can find links to all her writing.

My travel announcement video is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bj5FolyTWic

Also, I tweet at @Brianna_daSilva, and post artsy Instagram pictures at @curious_storyteller.

I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

C.B. Lee and I take a deep dive into intersectionality, Asian diaspora characters, bisexual erasure, and whitewashing. Plus, superheroes – all the superheroes!

You can keep up with Carrie at cb-lee.com, on Twitter at @author_cblee, or on Instagram at @cblee_cblee. Her books are NOT YOUR SIDEKICK, NOT YOUR VILLAIN, and SEVEN TEARS AT HIGH TIDE.

I'm on Twitter at @Brianna_daSilva, and I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!

I chat with Sarah Glenn Marsh about bisexual representation, writing egalitarian and diverse fantasy worlds, and her recent YA release, REIGN OF THE FALLEN.

You can keep up with Sarah at sarahglennmarsh.com or on Twitter at @SG_Marsh.

I'm on Twitter at @Brianna_daSilva, and I host the monthly #FemalesinFantasy chat at @femalesnfantasy. Become a co-creator at patreon.com/femalesinfantasy for bonus content, a chance to shape the show, and access to an exclusive online book club!