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Ursula ([personal profile] ursula) wrote2004-05-22 11:08 am

women in science (fiction)


  • Which female science fiction writers also have degrees in "hard" science? (Catherine Asaro comes to mind.)
  • Which female science fiction writers write "hard" science fiction? (Obviously I have a mental list, but it may not be standard.)
  • What about writers for shows like Star Trek, which I don't know anything about?
  • I've heard claims that though 70% of all book buyers are female, science-fiction book buyers are predominantly male; can anyone support either of these claims?
  • How much would it cost to bring, say, Maureen F. McHugh to Seattle?
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[identity profile] rivendellrose.livejournal.com 2004-05-22 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Syne Mitchell, a very good local hard sci-fi writer, and I believe her degree was in physics. Absolutely fabulous woman - she spoke to our writer's group last year, and her novels are wonderful!