by Tsana | Jan 3, 2018 | Round-ups, Yearly wrap-up
2017 has been a year of ups and downs for many of us. But happily, it was a good year for speculative fiction reading in the Australian Women Writers Challenge. We had 233 reviews submitted to the Challenge, for 147 books by 115 authors. This is a nice increase from...
by Tsana | Nov 1, 2017 | Round-ups
This month I am going to be focussing on historical fantasy. There’s quite a bit of overlap between historical fantasy and other categories that I’ve already talked about, such as epic fantasy and fairytale retellings. The main distinction is that...
by Tsana | Sep 6, 2017 | Round-ups
Some of the oldest fantasy stories are fairytales. They are culturally so pervasive, in many parts of the world, that most people have had some exposure to them at some point in their lives, even if only through Disney movies. Fairytale retellings are the fantasy...
by Tsana | Aug 5, 2017 | Round-ups
Even if you’re not an avid fantasy reader, chances are you’ve read or watched a portal fantasy book or movie. There’s a pretty good chance that it was the most famous international example of the subgenre: The Chronicles of Narnia, in which a group...
by Tsana | Jul 5, 2017 | Round-ups
As the year ticks over to half-way done, we another speculative fiction subgenre to focus on. Or two. This month I’m going to discuss dystopian and post/apocalyptic fiction. These two subgenres often get lumped together to the point where not everyone knows the...
