Speak out: you might make a difference
A blog post I wrote led to the creation of a $50,000 prize to support stories about women.
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New $50,000 prize for stories about women
The Half the World Global Literati Prize is a new $50,000 award for a short story, novel, or screenplay written in English—in any genre—that portrays one or more well-rounded female protagonists.
Read moreIntersectional weight penalties — 2015 VIDA count
Yesterday, VIDA published their 2015 count. This year, the count goes intersectional. I am dismayed at how few women writers are succeeding with more than one bias operating against us.
Read moreScience fiction prize data from 1953 to the present
Over at Ladybusiness, an important, data-heavy post:
“This project demonstrates that SFF books by or about cis women are less likely to win awards than books by or about cis men. Trans and nonbinary authors do not win awards at all, and trans or nonbinary protagonists are extremely rare […] SFF awards have a problem when it comes to gender: they privilege cis men and the cis male experience over that of cis women and trans and nonbinary individuals.”
Update on Literary Prize Data Group
The Literary Prize Data group is up and running. Running fast! Formed just under a month ago, in response to my posts about literary prizes not going to books about women, we have over 50 members on 3 continents, with a wide range of skills and experience.
Read moreNew post, more data
I wrote a guest post for Charlie Stross’s blog that has a wee bit more data about the Hugos. More to come…
Read moreMan Booker 2015 longlist: gender of the protagonists
A more granular look at prize-worthy fiction shows an even greater bias regarding the protagonists’ gender. This is why we count…
Read moreBooks about women don’t win big awards: some data
Data suggest that the more prestigious the literary prize, the less likely the winner is to write about women or from a woman’s perspective. Women have literary cooties.
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Nicola Griffith 