Another arena for feminist expression is in the realm of fan fiction. There are many ftp sites where fan fiction is collected; a good place to start is the Science Fiction Resource Guide.
World Wide Web Sites
The queen of all feminist science fiction resources. An annotated bibliography of over forty science fiction authors arranged alphabetically by author and by subject (thought experiments, gender reenvisioned, feminist retellings, strong women). There is also an exhaustive nonfiction bibliography (no annotations) and a section of MLA and Wilson database subject headings related to feminist science fiction. With links to other science fiction and feminist web sites. Links under construction include juvenile fiction and nonprint sources.
Homepage for the Tiptree Award, given annually since 1992 for the best science fiction story or novel addressing gender issues. The short lists of nominated works, judges comments, and information on the winning author(s) provided for each year's award process is an excellent source for recent, often relatively unknown, works of feminist science fiction. Includes archived information from all previous awards.
James Tiptree, Jr., was the pseudonym of Alice Sheldon (d. 1986). Praised for a "masculine" writing style until she was outed in the 1970s, Tiptree's works often explore power relations, particularly in terms of gender.
Information about the convention held annually in Madison, WI, specifically focused on feminist science fiction. Including programming, guest biographies and bibliographies, and links to other feminist science fiction web sites.
Individual Author WWW Pages
Many authors have their own pages, though the pages are usually created and maintained by fans rather than the authors themselves. This section of the document is under construction and not available at this time.
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