Women Writers of the Pulp Era

Stephen Mazur, former Assistant Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, to talk about the women of sci-fi's pulp era.

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Women have always been in science fiction, ever since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, but far too many of them have been forgotten or at least underappreciated. In this episode of Rite Gud, we are joined by Stephen Mazur, former Assistant Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, to talk about the women of sci-fi’s pulp era.

Books and Magazines Read or Consulted

Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965 by Eric Leif Davin

Storyteller by Kate Wilhelm

Women of Wonder, edited by Pamela Sargent

Women of Futures Past, edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Dream Makers: The Uncommon People Who Write Science Fiction by Charles Platt

Dream Makers Volume II by Charles Platt

F&SF September 2001, Special Kate Wilhelm Issue

Castle of the Otter by Gene Wolfe

Locus Magazine June 1998

Locus November 2002

Locus March 2003

The Citadel of Fear by Francis Stevens

The Best From Fantasy & Science Fiction, 3rd Series

Star Songs of an Old Primate by James Tiptree, Jr.

Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison

Again, Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison

Women of Vision: Essays by women writing science fiction, edited by Denise Du Pont

Imaro by Charles Saunders

Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora edited by Sheree R. Thomas

The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the beginning to 1950, by Mike Ashley

Transformations: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950-1970, by Mike Ashley

The Futurians, by Damon Knight

The Time of Their Lives: The Golden Age of Great American Publishers, Their Editors and Authors by Al Silverman

Lightspeed Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue June 2014

Lightspeed Queers Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue June 2015

Lightspeed People of Color Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue June 2016

The Age of Ruin by John M. Faucette

The Best of C. L. Moore edited by Lester del Rey

Further Reading

The Best of Leigh Brackett edited by Edmond Hamilton

Black No More by George Schuyler

More Women of Wonder edited by Pamela Sargent

The New Women of Wonder edited Pamela Sargent

Women of Wonder: The Classic Years edited by Pamela Sargent

Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years edited by Pamela Sargent

The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips

We Who Are About To by Joanna Russ

Dark Matter: Reading the Bones edited by Sheree R. Thomas

Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923edited by Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger

Weird Women: Volume 2: 1840-1925: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers edited by Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction edited by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson

The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940 by William F. Wu

About Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes and more. 

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