I was delighted to read the interesting lists of works and people nominated for the World Fantasy Awards this year – including an unprecedented four Australians!
I deeply regret not having noticed the submission guidelines for this book of superhero poetry, available now free from Smashwords. I now desperately want to write the ballad of Black Canary.
Bitch Magazine looks at the lack of queer-friendly comics from mainstream publishers, and how webcomics do a much better job at character diversity.
The Mary Sue follows up with a lengthy recommendation list of webcomics of various kinds.
What if the Disney Princesses had Instagram?
A great post about the problematic focus on ‘boys not reading’ at Momentum, with a really interesting point about the way the reading needs of girls are dismissed.
Vet and writer Thoraiya Dyer talks about animals in fantasy, and how distressed people get when you add specific (non-English) fauna to your secondary world.
Diana Pharoah Francis talks about writing “urban” fantasy set in rural Montana, and the little details that urban-based writers tend to get wrong when they write generic rather than specific ‘rural.’
The SF Signal MindMeld looks at Our Favourite Female Protagonists and Why They Rock.