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In which I tally the women in genre reqs on that io9 article about that Strange Horizons article
So I waded through the comments on the io9 article about the Strange Horizons number-crunching. A lot of people replied to one specific request for female authors, with varying levels of enthusiasm, for lots of women to check out.
I did a tally.
Any time a female author was mentioned, I noted it. Whether they were directly a suggestion or just came up in the discussion. Here's the results:
Six Times
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Ursula K. Le Guin
Octavia Butler
Five Times
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Connie Willis (once in the context of Harlan Ellison)
Four Times
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Lois McMaster Bujold
Anne McCaffrey
Three Times
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N. K. Jemisin
Nalo Hopkinson
Robin McKinley
C. J. Cherryh
Tanith Lee
Jacqueline Carey
Kage Baker
Mira Grant/Seanan Maguire
( More behind the cut )
Things I noticed:
* The Jane Austen Book Club was referred to without mention of the author, Karen Joy Fowler (who also isn't in the above list)
* Harry Potter was referred to without mention of the author, J. K. Rowling (who also isn't in the above list)
* The Hunger Games was referred to without mention of the author, Suzanne Collins (who also isn't in the above list)
Who's Missing?
(This isn't a trick question.)
(Or is it?)
I did a tally.
Any time a female author was mentioned, I noted it. Whether they were directly a suggestion or just came up in the discussion. Here's the results:
Six Times
---------
Ursula K. Le Guin
Octavia Butler
Five Times
----------
Connie Willis (once in the context of Harlan Ellison)
Four Times
----------
Lois McMaster Bujold
Anne McCaffrey
Three Times
-----------
N. K. Jemisin
Nalo Hopkinson
Robin McKinley
C. J. Cherryh
Tanith Lee
Jacqueline Carey
Kage Baker
Mira Grant/Seanan Maguire
( More behind the cut )
Things I noticed:
* The Jane Austen Book Club was referred to without mention of the author, Karen Joy Fowler (who also isn't in the above list)
* Harry Potter was referred to without mention of the author, J. K. Rowling (who also isn't in the above list)
* The Hunger Games was referred to without mention of the author, Suzanne Collins (who also isn't in the above list)
Who's Missing?
(This isn't a trick question.)
(Or is it?)