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Five questions with Kalynn Bayron
As Kalynn mentions in this interview, Cinderella is one of *the* most popular fairytales around. It has certainly always been a favourite of mine. But unlike Kalynn, as a straight white cis woman, I have never know what it is like to find myself unrepresented in...
Five questions with Devin Madson
We are very lucky to have Devin Madson answering our questions on the blog today – on the UK publication day for We Ride the Storm, no less! Stories where a character can hear or see things others can't are often metaphors for mental health and feelings of isolation....
Five questions with Sian Carry
Sian is a northern-based producer and director. She works as Head of Production at Oxygen Films, a non-profit community-interest film production company. Oxygen Films creates provocative and thought-provoking content on such challenging topics as mental health,...
Family and diversity at the heart of LYFF live action short competition
Image courtesy of LYFF and Isabella Salvetti For the past two years, my daughter and I have attended the Leed Young Film Festival (LYFF) which runs activities and events over the Easter weekend. We've met Aardman animations and the people who produce Nella the...
Heartwarming short animations from LYFF with positive moral messages
For the past two years, my daughter and I have attended the Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF) which runs activities and events over the Easter weekend. We've met Aardman animations and the people who produce Nella the Princess Knight. We've created clay creatures,...
Five questions with Tiffani Angus
We're thrilled to welcome Tiffani back to BtGS - this time to introduce her debut novel! Threading the Labyrinth is your debut novel – congratulations! – but you also have a PhD in Creative Writing. Was Labyrinth your PhD project? Can you tell us a little about your...
Five questions with Eeleen Lee
There has been a wealth of excellent science fiction by female writers of late. Personally, I love experimental Scifi – and Ann Leckie's success would suggest other readers do too! Which is good news for Eeleen Lee's new novel, Liquid Crystal Nightingale, a stylistic...
Five questions with Stark Holborn
We are long-time fans of Stark's Nunslinger so we're thrilled that Stark is publishing another western with an equally punny title: Triggernometry. We asked about the roles of women in westerns, where the genre is going and the experience of self-publishing a novella....
Five questions with Corry L. Lee
I've been thoroughly enjoying reading fantasy novels inspired by Russian mythology with books like The Bear and the Nightingale and Deathless. But there is a lot more to explore of Russian culture and history through an SFF lense! Corry L. Lee uses Russian political...