My Readercon schedule
I’m Guest of Honour at Readercon, July 9 – 12. Here’s my schedule of events. Consider three in particular…
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Marriage equality will change the world
I have too many thoughts and feelings, coming too thick and fast, to write a thoughtful piece about the US Supreme Court’s opinion on same-sex marriage. So here’s an edited repost of something I wrote a couple of years ago about why it will change the world.
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Silence = death | Quotes, an occasional series #5
Speaking out for me used to be a matter of survival. It’s not anymore, but lately I’m finding it takes more energy to keep quiet than to speak out. This is not always convenient.
Read moreTweaking the Russ Pledge
The single most important thing we (readers, writers, journalists, critics, publishers, editors, etc.) can do to improve the visibility, on the shelves and in the media, of women writing about women, is talk about them whenever we talk about books.
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Help count women’s voices
Books are part of what creates and sustains culture; women’s perspectives are vital to a healthy society. But the book industry is lop-sided. We need to understand where the bottlenecks are so we can fix it. We need data: many people counting many things. The more who are involved, the less each has to do. You can help.
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Nicola Griffith 