Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror


Latest Episodes

S02, E08: Fight scenes and women warriors with Juliet McKenna
April 13, 2017

Writing fight scenes is a tricky business, there …

S02, E07: Disney Princesses
March 30, 2017

How feminist are the Disney princesses? Have we s…

S02, E06: Laura Lam on exploring the queer experience in SFF
March 16, 2017

With the final book in her Micah Grey series out …

S02, E05: Sarah Gailey on sexual violence in SFF
March 02, 2017

*Trigger warning: This episode contains discussio…

S02, E04: Interview with Alison Littlewood
February 16, 2017

Charlotte interviews horror writer Alison Littlew…

S02, E03: Kameron Hurley on feminist SF and space operas
February 02, 2017

Megan interviews two-time Hugo award winning scie…

S02, E02: Love triangles
January 19, 2017

Megan, Lucy, and Charlotte discuss love triangles…

S02, E01: Foz Meadows on portal fantasy
January 05, 2017

Megan interviews genderqueer fantasy author, Foz …

The 2017 speculative fiction prospectus
December 15, 2016

In our final episode of 2016, we ask agents, edit…

Episode 17: Guilty pleasures
December 01, 2016

While we might encourage the appreciation of stor…