A List of LGBTQIA+ SFF Authors for Pride
Jennie Ivins
June is Pride Month! And we at Fantasy-Faction are celebrating our favorite LGBTQIA+ authors in SFF! I’ve grouped them by genre, and we hope you can find your next favorite…
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Big List of Julia’s Favourite Amazing Female SFF Authors
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
If you know me, then you know Women in SFF is a topic I am rather passionate about. Some years back, I was prompted to look closely at my SFF…
An Incomplete List of Women Writing in SFF
*Disclaimer* This is, as the title says, an incomplete list. I have tried to put each author in every subgenre they write in. It is very probable there are glaring…
Recommendations for SFF Authors of Various Identities
L. A. Young
Today’s society claims to be “woke” when it comes to the need for diversity, except we all know that isn’t true. The prejudice and bigotry presented on the news and…
Queer Representation in SFF
Leo Elijah Cristea
One of two things happen when you raise the issue of queer and gender rep in speculative fiction: The first is we’re told it’s not important, that unqueer people don’t…
Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy – Part Six: Historical Accuracy
This final part of our extended series on gender and stereotypes in fantasy and science fiction will be both a conclusion and a sweeping reflection on what we’ve already examined,…
Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy – Part Five: Bisexuality
When we talk about queer character representation, there’s letters of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum that get left behind, for whatever reason. With Bisexuality Visibility Week’s focus directing the spotlight, now seemed…
Harry Potter Should Have Kissed Some Boys: An Argument For Queer Characters In Main Stream Fantasy
Harry Potter should have kissed some boys. Or Hermione should have kissed some girls. Even just some passing lip-action between any of the main cast would have been sufficient. Even…
The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality and Gender in SFF – Part Two
The introductory article of this series promised that the first part of the real flesh of this series would talk about the linear evolution of the topic. The examination of…