Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words

What makes science fiction genres better than others at challenging social conventions, especially gender? Are speculative works structured differently when addressed to traditionally under-portrayed individuals or communities?

This collection of interviews elicits truly honest and thought-provoking responses that focus on the biographical dimension in speculative fiction, questions of intersectionality, genre (re)definitions, and the politicisation of fiction. It gives voice to women of different races, nations, classes, and sexual orientations who write and edit speculative fiction – such as Ellen Datlow, Kathe Koja, Angela Mi Young Hur, Eugen Bacon, and Cat Rambo.

The interviews clarify how the junction of genre and gender is a key element to understanding this literary field, while simultaneously contextualising and theorising the interview itself, as a literary genre and a research tool.

Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words offers unique insights into how these authors navigate and reshape the speculative fiction landscape, inviting readers to explore diverse perspectives within this vibrant genre.