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Letters to Tiptree

For nearly a decade, a middle-aged woman in Virginia (her own words) had much of the science fiction community in thrall. Her short stories were awarded, lauded and extremely well-reviewed. They were also regarded as “ineluctably masculine,” because Alice Sheldon was writing as James Tiptree Jr.

In celebration of Alice Sheldon's centenary, Letters to Tiptree presents a selection of thoughtful letters from thirty-nine science fiction and fantasy writers, editors, critics, and fans address questions of gender, of sexuality, of the impossibility and joy of knowing someone only through their fiction and biography.

Letters From:

Kathryn Allan

Marleen Barr

Stephanie Burgis

Joyce Chng

Aliette de Bodard

L. Timmel Duchamp

A.J. Fitzwater

Lisa Goldstein

Theodora Goss

Nicola Griffith — read online at LA Review of Books

Valentin D Ivanov

Gwyneth Jones

Rose Lemberg

Sylvia Kelso

Alex Dally MacFarlane

Brit Mandelo — read online at Tor.com

Sandra McDonald

Seanan McGuire

Karen Miller

Judith Moffett

Cheryl Morgan

Pat Murphy

Sarah Pinsker

Cat Rambo

Tansy Rayner Roberts

Justina Robson

Nisi Shawl

Nike Sulway

Lucy Sussex

Rachel Swirsky

Bogi Takács

Lynne M. Thomas

Elisabeth Vonarburg

Jo Walton

Tehani Wessely

Tess Williams

And bonus reprint material including:

- archived letters from Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ and James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon

- excerpts from The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms by Helen Merrick

- excerpt from Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier

- essay by Michael Swanwick

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 372
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781922101259
  • Genres
  • essays, feminism, anthologies, history
  • Release date
  • 2015