by Megan Leigh | August 29, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes, Live
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMuch of W. B. Yeats’ poetry is inspired by the rich mythological fabric of Ireland. This is the land of the Sidhe, the banshee, the merrow. But the island itself has a character, an identity, in the geographical,...
by Lucy Hounsom | November 15, 2018 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat is speculative fiction and what can it offer the world? Aliya Whiteley’s work has been described as “stark, poetic and forthright”, and certainly not easily classified. We talk to her about how...
by Megan Leigh | September 13, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
I was back home in Western Australia recently and, as always, made a point to visit the local speculative fiction specialist bookshop (Stefen’s Books, if anyone is interested – I highly recommend a visit if you’re in the area!). While there, I was...
by Megan Leigh | July 6, 2017 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt is common for feminist writers to feel the need to focus only on stories that preoccupy themselves with the marginalisation of women. Other writers don’t necessarily dwell on the representation of their own...