Science 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.”

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The Man Booker 2015 Shortlist is appalling

From the perspective of gender bias, specifically women’s voices, this year’s Man Booker Shortlist is far worse than usual. In terms of racial diversity, it’s pretty good: 4 authors of colour out of a total of 6. But women protagonists get short shrift.

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Book bias gets magnified between shortlists and winners—some data

The data suggest that the step from literary prize shortlist to winner might be an important inflection point in the operation of unconscious bias against women in literary prizes. Or: this is where women’s voices are throttled.

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Where to sign up to count literary prize data

A number of people have expressed interest in helping to count literary prize data. The data so far show a consistent, persistent,…

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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.

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Books about women don’t win awards: solutions

The skewed publishing landscape is fixable. The key is data, masses of data. It will need many hands.

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Books 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.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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