Title | : | Letters to Tiptree |
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Author | : | Alexandra Pierce & Alisa Krasnostein |
Release | : | 2015-09-04 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Social Science, Books, Nonfiction |
Size | : | 983795 |
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Alice Sheldon’s birth, and in recognition of the enormous influence of both James Tiptree Jr (Sheldon's pen name) and Sheldon herself on the field, Twelfth Planet Press has published a selection of thoughtful letters written by science fiction and fantasy’s writers, editors, critics and fans to celebrate her, to recognise her work, and maybe in some cases to finish conversations set aside nearly thirty years ago. Letters From: Kathryn Allan Marleen S. Barr Stephanie Burgis Joyce Chng Aliette de Bodard L. Timmel Duchamp A.J. Fitzwater Lisa Goldstein Theodora Goss Nicola Griffith Valentin D Ivanov Gwyneth Jones Rose Lemberg Sylvia Kelso Alex Dally MacFarlane Brit Mandelo Sandra McDonald Seanan McGuire Karen Miller Judith Moffett Cheryl Morgan Pat Murphy Sarah Pinsker Cat Rambo Tansy Rayner Roberts Justina Robson Nisi Shawl Nike Sulway Lucy Sussex Rachel Swirsky Bogi Takács Lynne M. Thomas Elisabeth Vonarburg Jo Walton Tess Williams And bonus reprint material including: archived letters from Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ and James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon excerpts from The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms by Helen Merrick excerpt from Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier anessay by Michael Swanwick |