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Five questions with Kellie Doherty

Five questions with Kellie Doherty

Here at Breaking the Glass Slipper, we are all about celebrating writers. In the hopes of helping readers find new and exciting writers, we aim to introduce our listeners to writers they may not have come across before. In the first of a new series of 'five questions...

Gender parity in publisher PR

Gender parity in publisher PR

Women write genre books. Publishers publish those books. Readers read those books. So why are women still underrepresented in the adult SFF market? Why do they not feature on more recommended lists? Why does the community not discuss their books with as great a...

What women write: Published in 2016

What women write: Published in 2016

One of our main goals here at Breaking the Glass Slipper was to increase the discussion of women writing SFF. We constantly see male authors talked about, reviewed, and recommended, making it appear as though women aren't writing and publishing great SFF. That's...

Where we’ve been in 2016

Where we’ve been in 2016

2016 has been a terrible year in many respects, but over in our corner of the internet, things have been great. This year saw Charlotte Bond, Lucy Hounsom, and I (Megan Leigh) launch Breaking the Glass Slipper... and let me tell you, it's been a blast. Our...