I have been writing 'stories' from a very young age. Some years ago
I completed a number of science-fiction and fantasy novels, two or three of which were
declared to be of 'publishable quality' by people who know about such things
to whom they were shown - but none of them succeeded in finding
a publisher. However, although I am not a natural for the short-story
length, three of my infrequent shorter pieces have been published.
Also, I have published reviews and essays in the field.
Plus, some Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia links of possible interest.
| 'In the Green Shade of the Bee-Loud Glade'
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women edited by A. Susan Williams and Richard Glyn Jones, 1995 |
'Harmonising Polarities'
The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories by Women edited by Richard Glyn Jones and A.Susan Williams, 1995 |
'On Margate sands: the futures possible' in Art Lands on Alien Landscape, Limbo Arts, April 2011
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My reviews of Rosaleen Love, The Travelling Tide, L Timmel Duchamp, The Red Rose Rages (Bleeding), Farah Mendlesohn, Diana Wynne Jones: Children's Literature and the Fantastic Tradition and L Timmel Duchamp, Blood in the Fruit in Strange Horizons
My review of Julie Phillips, James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon in Vector
Naomi Mitchison: A Profile of her life and work, Aqueduct Press Conversation Pieces, 2007
'Beyond Madame Curie? The Invisibility of Women's Narratives in Science' in L Timmel Duchamp (ed), Narrative Power: Encounters, Celebrations, Struggles, Aqueduct Press, 2010
'Send in the Clones?: Naomi Mitchison and the Politics of Reproduction and Motherhood' in James Purdon (ed), Naomi Mitchison: A Writer in Time (Edinburgh University Press, 2023)
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I presented the George Hay Memorial Lecture of the Science Fiction Foundation, at Eastercon 2012, on Invisible Women: The Scientists People Don't See (video). Unfortunately this no longer seems to be available, even by way of the Wayback Machine. I have therefore made a pdf of the text of my lecture.
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Occasionally posting at Ambling Along The Aqueduct, the Aqueduct Press blog
and at
Geek Feminism (no longer active)
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The 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies:
Interconnections between Utopia and Dystopia in Times of Crisis
November 12–14, 2026, Portland, Oregon, USA
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SF Mistressworks: women science fiction writers - Blog
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia
A page with lots of information, bibliographies, recommended reading lists, information about women sff writers, etc, and the homepage for the
Feminist SF, Fantasy & Utopia ListServes
Now has also a wiki and a blog
See also:
FSSFU Book Discussion Group (BDG)
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Wiscon: The world's only feminist science fiction convention
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The Otherwise Award
An award encouraging the exploration & expansion of gender. Formerly the Tiptree Award
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Broad Universe
An international organization with the primary goal of promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror written by women.
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Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy:
An Incomplete List compiled by Cynthia Ward
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Aqueduct Press
'Bringing challenging feminist science fiction to the demanding reader'
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Femspec:
an interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to critical and creative works in the realms of SF, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.
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The Society for Utopian Studies and H-Utopia discussion list <
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For suggestions about good places to look for hard-to-find
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WISRNet: Women in Science Research Network
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The Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
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Why are there so few women in science?: On-line debate hosted by Nature
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Women in science (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Láadan Language Official Home Page: the constructed language created by Suzette Haden Elgin, featuring in the Native Tongue trilogy. There is also a Livejournal community
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Heartless Bitches International: A site which can be quite entertaining when one is in certain moods...
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Science Fiction Mad: Feminist Science Fiction Links
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Judy Greenway's research on utopias and utopianism, anarchism and anarchafeminism
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Not particularly feminist (well, in some respects), but nonethless amusing
The List of Science Fiction Clichés; The Things I Will Do if I Am Ever the Hero; The Things I Will Do if I
Am Ever the Sidekick; The Things I Will Do if I Am Ever the True Love; The Evil Henchman's
Guide; The Survival Guide for Normal Innocent Bystanders; The Evil Overlord Inc. Web Site;
Guidelines for Evil Empresses
and Recommended Reading of my own.
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Last Updated 15 April 2026 by Lesley Hall
