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Five questions with Cat Sparks
At Breaking the Glass Slipper, we love to see women breaking the mold. As such, we wanted to introduce you to Australian science fiction writer Cat Sparks. Her debut novel, Lotus Blue, has been receiving great buzz for its originality and complexity. So what makes a...
BTGS @ Fantasycon
The British Fantasy Society's Fantasycon is almost upon us and your favourite geek feminist podcast is hitting the road to Peterborough (or the rails). It'll be Lucy's fourth Fantasycon in a row - why does she like this provincial little con so much? Why does she...
Five questions with Paige L Christie
Paige's debut fantasy Draigon Weather is a tightly-woven, trope-flipping tale of two people caught in the gendered expectations of their regressive society. I found it original, compelling and can't wait to see where she takes the story next. Here is Paige in her own...
Five questions with Mallory Hill
We interviewed writer Mallory Hill on her route to publishing, what she loves about science fiction, and why we should all be reading her debut novel, Terminal Regression. You first found success with self-publishing. Why did you choose to go down that route and how...
Bonus content: Live at Nine Worlds
All three of us were flying the Breaking the Glass Slipper flag at Nine Worlds Geekfest 2017. Each of us were on numerous panels. Being the 'tech geek' of the three of us, however, I managed to record the two panels I was on outside of our live podcast episode. Of...
Five questions with Kristi DeMeester
Some people may read for enjoyment, others for a fright. Lucky for the latter group, we have gifted writers like Kristi DeMeester writing horror in both short form and novels. With both her debut novel and a short story collection out now, we wanted to ask Kristi...
Five questions with Wendy Wagner
With the recent release of her latest novel, An Oath of Dogs, we asked writer and editor Wendy Wagner a few questions about her love of SF, what it is like editing a short fiction magazine, and how she balances her critical and creative sides. What made you fall in...
Five questions with Shona Kinsella
Now that Shona's first book Ashael Rising is out in the world, we asked about her journey into the wilds of genre publishing. What first sparked your love of genre fiction? I’ve been reading genre fiction for as long as I can remember, even the very early books I read...
Five questions with Mahvesh Murad
While what I first and foremost love at Breaking the Glass Slipper is speculative fiction writers, it's important to note that there are women working in the industry on a wide range of projects and in a number of different roles. Mahvesh Murad is one of them, and...