User:Chavey/Gender

Gender of SF Authors

This section represents an attempt to classify the gender of book authors in the ISFDB lists. The current project limits itself to authors (or editors) who have published a book from the "Classic" time, i.e. more than 25 years ago. Specifically, it includes those individuals who have published a Novel, Collection, Anthology, or Omnibus prior to 1985. (This does not include chapterbooks, short stories, essays, nonfiction or non-genre books.) The lists linked to below are, currently, limited to enumerating the women writers and those writers whose gender cannot yet be identified. The methodology used to claim the gender of the author is detailed at the bottom of this page.

These lists are inclusive when it comes to defining "women". For example, they include: (i) Pseudonyms which are names for joint authors, one of each gender (often, husband and wife). (This probably deserves a separate list.); (ii) Writers who are transgendered or transexual. (I know of no intersexual SF writers, but they would be included also.)

Progress

This project has currently analyzed only those authors whose last name begins with A-F. I continue to work alphabetically through the authors.

The lists linked to below include authors, the date of their first book publication, the number of books they published before 1985, and, where applicable, the number of books they've published since 1985.

This does not necessarily include authors (or books) added to the ISFDB since Jan. 1, 2011, depending on exactly when I entered a particular author, or portion of the alphabet.

Women Authors

Women authors who have published a book (novel, collection, anthology, or chapbook) prior to 1985. Organized by the first letter of their last name. The number after the letter is the number of women authors in that category.

A (85)	B (149)	C (100)	D (52)	E (51)	F (59)	G (136)	-H-	-I-
-J-	-K-	-L-	-M-	-N-	-O-	-P-	-Q-	-R-
-S-	-T-	-U-	-V-	-W-	-X-	-Y-	-Z-

Magazines, prior to 1980, that were edited by women

In some cases these magazines had multiple editors, e.g. both the woman here and one or more male editors. In most of these cases we do not know the relative influence of the various editors on the magazine. We list only the female editor. Generally, we include only those magazines known to ISFDB on Jan. 1, 2015. We include only editorial positions that began by 1980, but for those that extended past 1980, we include the full range of years in that position. In some cases, the actual range of years during which they edited that magazine may be longer than listed here. Note that this section is follow by a section on fanzines edited by women.

A

A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, Mary Gnaedinger, 1949-50

Amazing Science Fiction Stories / Amazing Stories, Cele Goldsmith, 1958-65

Amazing Stories / Amazing Science Fiction Stories, Elinor Mavel (as "Omar Gohagen", and as herself), 1979-82

B

Belgravia (non-genre), Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1870-72

Beyond, Judith Sims, 1981-82

C

Capt. Hazzard, Rose Wyn, 1938

D

Dr. Yen Sin, Edythe Seims, 1936

Doc Savage, Daisy Bacon, 1949 (one issue)

F

Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Mary Gnaedinger, 1939-53

Fantastic Novels, Mary Gnaedinger, 1940-51

Fantasy Book, Margaret Crawford,1947-51

Fantastic / Fantastic Stories of Imagination, Cele Goldsmith, 1958-65

Fantastic, Elinor Mavor (as Omar Gohagen), 1979-80-65

G

Galassia, Roberta Rambelli, 1962-65

Galaxy (Italy), Roberta Rambelli, 1964

Ghosts & Scholars, Rosemary Pardoe, 1979-2001

H

Heavy Metal, Valerie Merchant, 1978

M

Matrix, Eve Harvey, 1980

The Mysterious Wu Fang, Edythe Seims, 1935-36

Mystic Magazine, Bea Mahaffey, 1953-54

O

The Octopus, Edith Jakobsson, 1939

Other Worlds Science Stories, Bea Mahaffey, 1952-55

P

Perry Rhodan (US), Wendayne Ackerman, 1969-70

Q

Quantum, Marla Gold and Paula Gold, 1975-78

S

Satellite Science Fiction, Cylvia Kleinman, 1957-59

Science Fiction Monthly, Patricia Hornsey, 1974, and Julie Davis 1975-76

Science Fiction Yearbook, Helen Tono, 1967-69; Sharon Moore, 1970; and Anne Keffer, 1971

Science Stories, Bea Mahaffey, 1953-54

The Scorpion, Edith Jakobsson, 1939

Secret Agent X Magazine, Rose Wyn, 1934-36

Shayol, Pat Cadigan, 1977-85

S.F. Digest Julie Davis, 1976

T

Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Katharine Daffron, 1953-54

U

Universe Science Fiction Bea Mahaffey, 1953-55

V

Vector Sandra Hall, 1959-60; Roberta Wild, 1959-60; Ella Parker, 1962; Doreen Parker, 1966-67; Eve Harvey, 1980.

W

Weird Tales Dorothy McIlwraith, 1940-54

Weird Tales (Canada) Dorothy McIlwraith, 1942-48

Fanzines, prior to 1980, that were edited by women

The ISFDB data on fanzines is still weak. When we have the data on a fanzine here, we link to it. When we do not, or when we have little data, we link to another source (such as Fancyclopedia or Fanlore). (This linking is a task in progress.) We include fanzines edited by a mixed gender team, except when we have reason to believe that the woman was not involved at the writing and editing tasks (e.g., for some husband/wife teams, the wife did essentially secretarial support). We do not yet include the large set of media fanzines, that began with "Star Trek" in 1967, but expanded to include other SF movies and TV shows. We include only fanzines that began by 1980, but for those that extended past 1980, we include the full range of years in that position. Note that this section is preceded by a section on (professional) magazines edited by women, which are not included here. Those titles preceded by ** are ones that I have a complete collection of (since I use this for some of my collecting purposes as well).

#

100% Whole Wheat, Miriam Knight Carr & Robert Lichtman, 1960's

A

A Fanzine for Susan Margaret, Jean Young, 1957

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Poughkeepsie, Miriam Knight. one-shot, 1963

Akos, Janet Megson Kagan. 3 issues, 1960-70

Albatross, Dian Pelz (Costuming club). #1-10?, 1965

Alif, Karen Anderson. #1-20, 1956/7-64

All Mimsy, Ruth Berman (as George Karg), Eleanor Arnason, & Ron Whyte. 7 issues, 1957-60

All Mimsy Were the Borogroves, Fran Skene. One-shot?, 1979

Ambrov Zeor, J. Lichtenberg, Elisabeth Waters, etc. 24 issues, 1975-96

Amor de Cosmos, Susan Wood. Personal Zine (1-18.A.2.5), 1973-79

** Ampersand, Karen Anderson. 1 issue, 1964

** Anduril, Marion Zimmer Bradley. One-shot, 1962

** Anything Box, The, Marion Zimmer Bradley. 2 issues, 1959

Aspidistra, Susan Wood, 1971-73

Astra's Tower, Marion Zimmer (Bradley). #1-5, 1947-50

Astra's Tower, Special Leaflet, Marion Zimmer (Bradley). #1-5, 1952-62

** Atque Vale, Karen Kruse (Anderson), 1953

Aurora, See "Janus",

Avalon Dispatch, Lilith Lorraine, 1969-77

Avalonian, The, Lillith Lorraine. One-shot, 1952

B

** Bait Box, G.M. Carr, 1952

Basingstroke, Carol Ballard. 81+ issues, 1968-94

The Baum Bugle, Barbara S. Koelle, 1979-84

** Because It's There, Penny & Meade Frierson., 1973

Bjottings, Bjo Trimble, 1960s

** Black Flames, 1946. Not edited by a woman, but possibly the earliest all-woman anthology.

Bletherings, Ethel Lindsay. #26, 35-38, 1-4, 1961-71

Bllushing Credentials, Dick & Pat Ellington. One-shot, 1962

Bronc, Eva Firestone. At least 16 issues, 1954-60

Bunnies, Zucchinis, & Sweet Basil, also "Bunnies"; "Living the Alexandria Quartet for #7-8., Allyn Cadogan (BZ&SB for 3-4,9-13?, LtAQ for 7-8, and Bunnies for 14), 1978-84

C

Cacoethes, Dian Pelz. 9+ issues., 1970s

Cadenza, Charles & Jane Wells. 11 issues, 1960-65

** Cameo, Gene Ward, Marie-Louise, Nancy Share, 1953

Cannonball, See "Self-Preservation", 1966

** Carrzine, G.M. Carr, 1954

** Castaways, Mary Louise Dodge. One-shot, 1977

Chacal, Pat Cadigan, guest editor for #2, 1977

Challenge [Merges with "Different"], Lilith Lorraine, 4 issues: Summer 1950, Fall 1950, Winter 1950, Spring 1951. General poetry. Genre?, 1950-51

Chattahoochee, Okefenokee, & Ogeechee Occasional Gazette, Lee Hoffman (= Chooog, Vol. 1). 8 issues?, 1951-57

Chigger Patch (Vol. 1), Mary Quinn, 1960

Chigger Patch of Fandom (Vol. 1), Nan Gerding & Bob Farnham, 1958

Chooog, Lee Hoffman. 7 issues: V.2 #1-6, V.3 #1, 1957-59

Chooog Supplement: Wassaw & Ossabaw Backwater Gazette, Lee Hoffman,

Churn, Nancy Share & Art Rapp, 1960-?

Cognate, Rosemary Hickey. #1-18+, 1965-84

Companion in Zeor, A, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, 1978-'04+

** Conrep from BHAM, Beryl Henly & Archie Mercer, 1965

Corr, Perri Corric. #1-6, 1969-76

** Costume and Clothing as a Cultural Index on Darkover, Diana Paxson, Friends of Darkover Leaflet #1. Revised in 1977, doubled in length, plus illustrations., 1975

Count Dracula Fan Club Bi-Annual, Jeanne Youngson. 5+ issues, 1978-80+

Crabapple, Mary (Reed) Legg. #1-10, 1965-70

** Crux Ansata, Delcie Austin. One-shot., 1952

Cry of the Nameless, Elinor Busby, #125-152 at least, 1958-59

Cyclo-Flame, Lilith Lorraine [& Vernon Payne]. V14-17. #1-4 each, V18-22. #1 each. Initial vol's are (Spr,Sum,Aut,Win). Special Dispatch ('74), Supplement('75), 1966-73

D

** Dakini, Jane (Jayne) Ellern. One-shot, 1965

Darkover Cookbook, Marion Zimmer Bradley "with the assistance and interest of Bjo Trimble, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Devra Langsam" , 1977

Dawn (& Dawn Supplement), Susan Erlenwein, 1972

Day*Star, Marion Zimmer Bradley. 28 issues, 1954-72

De Profundis, Bjo & John Trimble on issues #1-7., 1965-66

** December 27, 1968, Beryl Mercer, 1968

** Defenestration, Terry & Miriam Carr, 1961

** Denventioneer Voice of the Imagi-Nation, Forrest J. Ackerman & Morojo, 1941

Deryni Archives, Katherine Kurtz, et. al., 1978-'09

Descant, Norm & Georgina Ellis Clarke. 24 issues., 1959-73

Detroit STFan, Only issue #4 is edited by Edith Furcsik?, 1950s?

Deviant, Carol McKinney. #1-4, 1954

** Devil's Motor-Boat, Nick & Noreen Falasco, 1959

Different, Lilith Lorraine. General poetry. Genre?, 1946-54

Dinky Bird, Ruth Berman. #1-26 (at least), 1962-68

Discord, Redd Boggs & MZB. #7-17, 1960-62

Discrete, Virginia Emden (Kidd). #1 (7/45). #2 (9/45). Becomes "Discontinued / Frappe", 1945

DNQ, Victoria & Taral Vayne, 1978-83

Dodo, Vee Hampton. #1-6, 1953-54

Driftwood, Sally Dunn Kidd, 1961

** Duo, Delcie & William Austin. One-shot, 1952

** Dyad, Nan Gerding & Wrai Ballard. One-shot, 1954

Dynatron, Roy & Chrystal Tackett. #1-100, 1961-91

E

** Earthspawn, Virginia Anderson. One-shot?, 1943

** El Bandito, Al & Linda Lewis. One-Shot, 1972

Embelyon, Lee Anne (Tremper) & Jim Lavell (#1-4), 1970-71

Emu Tracks Over America, Leigh Edmonds. Trip report one-shot., 1974

En Garde, Abby Lu & Al Ashley., 1942-46

Energumen, Mike Glicksohn & Susan Wood Glicksohn, 1970-73

Esprit, Daphne Buckmaster, 1954-60s

Etwas, Peggy Rae McKnight, 1961-62

F

Fandom's Burden, Noreen & Nick Falasca. #1-3, 1958

Fanhistory, Lee Hoffman. #1-3, 1956

** Fanspeak, 1st ed. (1948) by Art Rapp. 2nd ed. (1952) revised by Lee Hoffman. & Redd Boggs

** Fantasae, Deborah K. Raney. One-shot, 1975

** Fantasy Ambler, Marion Zimmer Bradley, 1962

Fantasy Artists Network Magazine, Carol Fisher & Kathy Hammel, 1979-81+

Fantod, Cathy McEvoy, 1972

** Fanzine for Bjohn, published by Bruce Pelz, but done for the wedding of John & Bjo Trimble.

Femizine (UK), "Joan W. Carr" & others, 15 issues. Pamela Bulmer ed. #7; Ethel Lindsay ed. #11, 1954-60

Femzine / The Femizine (US), Marion Cox. 3+ issues, 1952-(55)

FIAWOL, Joyce & Arnie Kat. 8 issues, 1972-74

Flame, Lilith Lorriane. V1 #1 - V10 #1. Becomes Avalon Annual (1964-66), then "Cyclo-Flame"., 1954-66

Flight of the Kangaroo, Christine Ashby. Trip report one-shot., 1976

** Frappe (#1 == Discontinued), Virginia Kidd (Blish). #1-3., 1947-59?

Free Radical, Judi Beatty, 1962

Future Retrospective, Cliff & Susan Biggers. #1-11, 1975-77

Futuria, Elsie Wollheim & Chet Cohen. 2 issues, 1941-44?

Futurian Advance / Futurian Letters, Helen Bradleigh. #1-2, 1944

G

** Galileo 7, Kathy Bushman. #1-2, 1968

Garage Floor, Larry Stark & Jean Young. 3 issues, 1957-59?

Gasconade, Jean Young, 1957-??

Gem Tones, V1, G.M. Carr. At least 7 issues, 1950-51

Gem Tones, V2, G.M. Carr. #1-6, 1952

Gem Tones, V4, G.M. Carr. #1-4, 1952-53

Gemini, Marion Zimmer Bradley, 1950-?

** Gemini Jr., Marion Zimmer Bradley. One-shot, 1951

Gemzine 4, G.M. Carr, late '50s

GHAS, Carol Gregory, Eve & John Harvey, 1975-77

Ghosts & Scholars, Rosemary Pardoe, 1979-2001

Girl’s Own Fanzine, Susan Smith-Clarke. 3 issues, 1973

Goliard, Karen Anderson & Poul Anderson, 1960-70s

Goojies Publications, Miriam Dyches. #1-5, 1958

** Goop, Dian Girard. One-shot, 1963

** Granfalloon, Linda & Ron Bushyager, 20 issues, 1968-76

Graymalkin, Denise Parsley Leigh. #1-6, 1978-81

Gremlinkin, Ellie Turner. 1–17, 1960

Grunt, Georgina Ellis, Marsha Elkin. V2. #1-4, 1957, 1972

Guteto, Myrtle Douglas (Morojo). #1-4.7, 1941-58

H

** Happy New Year From, Phyllis Economou, 1960

** Harlequinade, Lee Hoffman. One-Shot, 1953

Haverings, Ethel Lindsay. #1-58., 1960-mid 70s

Heck, Maril Shrewsbury. #1-2., 1954-55

Helen's Fantasia, Helen V. Wasson, 1957-'00

Henry Kuttner - A Memorial Symposium, Karen Anderson. One-Shot, 1958

Heute, Peggy Rae (McKnight) Pavlat. One-shot, 1968

** Hiccup 3000 A.D., Jessamine Greer, 1954

** A Hitchie is a Flange Only Smaller, Linda Eyster (Bushyager), One-shot, 1969

Hobo, Daphne Buckmaster. One-shot, 1960

Hodge-Podge, Nancy & Marie-Louise Share. 14+ issues, 1953-55+

Honque, Norm & Georgina Ellis Clarke. 5 issues, 1964-6x

Hoom, Bee Bowman & Frank Denton, 1968-69

Horib, Pat & Dick Lupoff. #1-13, 1966-69

HPL, Meade & Penny Frierson. #1 + 3 Suppl., 1972-74

I

Ice Age, Larry Shaw & Noreen Shaw. #1-6, 1960-64

Ignatz, Nancy Share. #1-49 + #761, 1958-70s

Indiana Fantasy, Lee Anne Tremper (Lavell). 3 issues, 1951-52

Invisible Fan, Avedon Carol. #1–8, 1976-79

J

Janus, Jeanne Gomoll, et. al., 1975-?

** Jigger Patch, Mary Quinn & Bob Farnham. One-shot, 1960

** Jihad!, Marty Siegrist. One-shot, 1978

** Journal of the Royal Thaumaturgical Society, Vicki Ann Heydron, One-shot, 1978

K

Karass, Linda Bushyager. #1-38, 1974-78

** Karuna, Jane (Jayne) Ellern. #1-2, 1962-64

Kim Chi, Pat & Dick Ellington, 1963-70s

L

** Lazilee, Lee Hoffman. #1-2, 1950?-51

Lesleigh's Adventures Down Under, Lesleigh Luttrell. Trip report one-shot, 1972

** Limburger, Maril Shrewsbury. One-Shot, 1955

Lindsay Report, Ethel Lindsay. Trip report one-shot, 1962

Link, Beryl (Henley) Mercer & Mary Reed, 1964-?

Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror, Phyllis Ann Karr & Jessica A. Salmonson, 1973-75

Locus (when it was a fanzine), Marsha Brown, 1968-69; Dena Brown, 1970-77.

Lost in the Stars, Jean Young, 1959

Love Makes the World Go Awry, Fran Skene. #1-6, 1979-83

** Low-Down, Alicia Austin, Maureen Bourns, Rosemary Ullyot, et. al.. One-shot., 1960

** Loyal Opposition, John & Bjo Trimble. One-shot., 1964

Luna Monthly, Anne Dietz. #1-67, 1969-77

Lunatique (French), Jacqueline H. Osterrath. #1-83, 1964-'11

M

** Maneki-Neko, Bjo & John Trimble. #1–3., 1967

Mathom, Lisa Tuttle (Houston SFS) #1-4, not #5. Only 5 issues known., 1969-70

Meditations, Linda Lewis, 1972-73

Melange, Bjo & John Trimble. #1–8., 1960-65

Merlin, Lee Anne Tremper (Lavell). 12+ issues, 1954-55

Mezrab, Marion Zimmer & Robert Bradley, 1950-52

** Minuscule (sic) Portfolio, Lee Hoffman. One-Shot, 1959

** Mom's Home Made Apple Fanzine, Jessica Amanda Salmonson. #1000, 1974

Moonshine, June & Len Moffatt. Stan Woolston., 1968-89

Mount to the Stars, Gail Sutton (#1-2) & Charles Ford (#1), 1969-71

N

Nandidn't, Nan Gerding, 1954

Nandu, Nan Gerding. #1–28?, 1952-64

Neolithic, Ruth Berman, 1959-

** NFFF As it Could Be, G. M. Carr, One-shot, c. 1952

Nibblings, Ethel Lindsay. #1-2?, 1970

Niekas, Mostly Ed Meskys; co-edited Felice Rolf for at least issues 7-18 or 19?, from 1963-?

No fanzine, Ruth Berman (Cont. from "Nous"), 1970

No Holds Barred, Karen & Poul Anderson. One-shot, 1954

Nous, Ruth Berman. #1-4, becomes "No", 1967-68+

Novacious, Forrest J Ackerman & Myrtle Douglas (Morojo). 7 issues, 1938-40

Nucleus, Gertrude (Trudy) & Louis Kuslan, 1938-44+

O

ODD, Joyce & Raymond Fisher. #14-20., 1966-69

Operation Fantast, V1, Ken & Joyce Slater. Vol.1. #1-6, 1947-48

Operation Fantast, V2, Ken & Joyce Slater. Vol. 2, #1-18, 1949-55

Orca, Jennifer Bankier, 1976-?

Outlander, Anna Sinclare Moffat & Shirley Booker on #9; Anna for #11; others possible, 1951

Outworlds, Bill Bowers, 70 issues. Co-edited with Joan Bowers on early issues. (Up to 19 at least. Not past #23), 1970-98

Owl, Anne Cox. #1-7, 1970-72

Oz -Wizard, Beryl Mercer. 12 issues, 1965-69

P

Pandora, Ron & Coreen Foss. #1-3+, 1971

Pandora, Lois Wickstrom, Jean Lorrah & Meg Mac Donald. #1-29, 1978-93

Pantopon, Ruth Berman. 19 issues, 1961-67

Parker's Peregrinations, Ella Parker. Trip report one-shot, 1962

Pas-Tell, Bjo Wells (on Vol. 1); Bjo Trimble (on Vol. 2-4+), 1959-67

Peace on Sol III , Walt & Madeleine Willis, 1950-66

Peals, Belle & Franklin Dietz. #1–5, 1958-62

Pegasus, Joanne Burger. 10+ issues, 1968-71

Perian, Jane Ellern. One-shot?, 1962

Phlotsam, Phyllis Economou, 1956?-61

Por Que?, Doreen (Erlenwein) Webbert. #1-78, 1960-72

Potlatch, Joyce Fisher (Katz). 8 issues, 1970-72

Q

Quandry, Lee Hoffman, 1950-53

Quantum (Paula Gold), Allen Curry, Paula Gold, Marla Gold. #1-4; Vol. 2 #1-3; Vol. 4 #4. (Apparent), 1975-78

Quark, Lesleigh Couch (Luttrell) & Chris Couch, 1960's

Queebshots (with individual titles), Gina Clarke et. al.. #1-20, 1962-67

R

Rackhamart, Daphne Buckmaster, 1962

Random, Daphne Buckmaster. #1-3, 1960-61

Rataplan (Some issues?), Leigh Edmonds, Some issues by Diane Bangslund, & later with Valma Brown., 1969-84

Rats!, Charlene Komar Kunkel & Bill Kunkel, 1967-68

** Re, Nan Gerding, 1954

** Requiem, Betty & Elmer Perdue, 1947

Resolution, Jackie Franke (Causgrove). 5+ issues, 1977-80

Risteria, Paula Gold. 6 issues, 1976-77

Roquet, Ruth Berman,

** Rosemary, Mary Reed. #1-2., 1968-69

Roubidoux, Jean Young. One-shot, 1960s?

Rover, Art Hayes & Alma Hill, 1961

Runway 37, Margaret Middleton, 1979-81

S

Salud, Elinor Busby, 1960's

Sangsang, Dian Girard. #1-3, 1962

Satan's Child, Dorothy Ratigan, 1955-60

Science Fiction Times, Ann Dietz on #452-465. Karen Shapiro on the last two?, 1968-69

Science-Fiction Five-Yearly , Lee Hoffman (#1-7); Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden (#8), Geri Sullivan (#9-12), 1951-2006

** Science*Fiction, Judy Zissman (Merril). One-Shot, 1946

Scottishe, Ethel Lindsay. 82 issues, 1955-81

Scree, Jean Young, 1957

Scrimshaw, Bill Blackbeard & Ellie Turner. #3-10?, 1965

Seagull, Rosemary Nicholls (Pardoe). 16 issues, 1969-71

Seamonsters, Simone Walsh. 4 issues, 1978-79

Self-Preservation, Lee Hoffman. (#9="Cannonball"). #1-13, 1961-71

SF Published in …, Joanne Burger. 9 issues, 1968-76

Sfear, Judi Mortimore, Co-editor on #1-2, 1977

SH - sf Fanthology, Ruth Berman. 3 issues, 1967-72

Shadows of …, Dawn Atkins. 6 issues. 1-2 are "Shadows"; #3-6 are "Shadows Of", 1979-82

Shangri La, some issues in the range 1949-1961., Ed. Evelyn Leipier (#13, Aug/1949; maybe #12, Jul/1949); Anna & Len Moffatt (#15, Nov/1949); Rory Faulkner (#25; possibly more); Helen Mears (1951?, in the range #28-37?); Djinn Faine (#39-41, 1958-Feb/1959); Audrey & Ed Clinton (1959); #48-58 by John & Bjo Trimble (1960-61); [Nothing else through #75a]. Some Art/XMas specials?,

Shayol, Pat Cadigan, 1977-85

** Short Circuit, Lee Hoffman. One-Shot, 1952

Siderite, Doreen Webbert, 1972-74

Silme, Bjo Trimble. #1–2, 1961-62

Simulacrum, Victoria Vayne, 1975-78

Sirruish, Railee Bothman & Leigh Couch on several issues. #1-12., 1967-74

SLANder, Jan Sadler Penney, 1950s-60

** Slipshod, Lee Hoffman, One-Shot. 1954.

Slumgullion, Doreen Webbert, 1970s?

Snarl, Virginia Kidd (Blish). 11 issues, 1948-?

Solaris, Elizabeth Vonarburg full editor from #53-64? ('83-'85); Fiction editor 1979-90, 1979

Space Cage, Lee Anne Tremper (Lavell). 8+ issues, 1960-?

Spanish Inquisition, Suzanne Tompkins & Jerry Kaufman. 10 issues, Mid 1970s

Starlanes, Orma McCormick & Nan Gerding. #1-40, 1951-65

Starling, Lesleigh & Hank Luttrell. #9-37, 1967-79

Starover, Linda Ross & John Mansfield, 1979?

Starstone (Darkover), Marion Zimmer Bradley & Walter Breen. #1-5, 1978-82

** Stephan the STFan, Myrtle Douglas (Morojo). One-shot, 1939-40

** STF Maglet, Eva Jane Clevenger. #1-2, 1948

STF-ette, Mary Corrine 'Pogo' Gray (Russell). #1-2, 1940-41

Sundance, Jean Young, 1956

T

Tabebuian, Dave Jenrette & Mardee (Slolnick) Jenrette. #1-33, 1973-77

** Tandem, Joyce & Arnie Katz. One-shot, 1973

Tangent, Lee Hoffman. 2 issues?, 1951-52

Tattered Dragon, The, Nancy (Share) Rapp. Known issues: "Tattered Dragon" (10/60); Dragonette (10/61); Meets the Winged Lion (#4, '64); in Balameer ('68); Meets the Mortgage Payment ('68); Strikes Back ('71); Wambles Again (4/85); Views Pictures at an Exhibition (n.d. - #3??)., 1960-85

Temper!, Judy Zissman (Merril). 4 issues, 1945-47

** Tesseract, Nancy K. Zinserling, et.al.. #1-2., 1977-78

The (Unspeakable) Thing, Helen Vivartlas Wesson. 5 issues, 1946-52

Third Foundation, Lee (Klingstein) Gold & Barry Gold. #76-95, 1967-70

Timeframe, Evelyn Baker & Stephanie Bedwell-Grime. 11 issues, 1979-83

Torrents, Nancy Share (& Nancy Rapp). #1-9, 1954-63

Tra-La, Larry Stark & Jean Young, 1958

Treaders of Starlight, Mark Rich & Rebecca Marcus. 2 issues, 1974-76

True Twilight Tales, Helene Gardiner. 2 issues, 1963-64

Turning On, Sandi Bethke. #1-2, 1960s?

U

Ugly Bird, MZB & Redd Boggs. #1-2, 1956

Unasked Opinion, G.M. Carr. Continued in Gemzine, 1952

Unicorn, Karen Rockow. #1-11?, 1968-76

Unifan (Denmark), Ellen Pedersen & Niels Dalgaard. #1-2., 1978-79

V

Vagary, Roberta (Wild) Gray. 32 issues, 1956-76

Vandy, Juanita & Robert Coulson., 1959

Vile Deeds At Midnight, Jean & Andy Young,

Voice of the Imagi-Nation (VOM), Forrest J Ackerman & Morojo. #1–50., 1939-46

Vorpal Glass, Karen Anderson. 5 issues, 1960-63

Vorpal Sword, Michelle Malkin & Deborah Kogan. #1-3 or 4., 1968-71

W

** Wabe (1960s), Carol Murray (& Wrai Ballard?). One-Shot, 1967

Wallbanger, Eve Harvey. 16 issues, 1978-97

Wark, Rosemary Pardoe, 1974-80

The Weird Tales Collector, Phyllis Weinberg. Co-editor on #1, 1977

Wendigo, Gina (Clarke) Ellis. #1-11, 1965-86?

What about Us Grils?, Joyce Fisher, Pam Janisch & Sue Robinson. 3 issues, 1969-70

Wild Fennel, Pauline Palmer. 15 issues, 70s-1978

Windhaven, Jessica Amanda Salmonson. 5 issues, 1977-79

** Witch and the Chameleon, Amanda Bankier, 1974-76

Wizard fanzine -Oz, Alma Hill. #1-4, 1966-67

World of Dark Shadows (Dark Sh.), Kathleen Resch, 1975-2001

Wrinkled Shrew, Pat Charnock. 8 issues, 1974-79

WSFA Journal Supplements, Doll Gilliland. 3+ issues, 1960s

WSFAnac, Avedon Carol. #1–7. (becomes Blatant), Late 70s

X

Xero, Pat & Dick Lupoff, 1960-63+

Y

Yandro, Juanita & Robert Coulson, 259 issues, 1953-85

Ye Boiffion Boy Birdwatchers' Bugle-Blast, Larry Stark, Jean Young, Lee Hoffman, & Andy Young. One-Shot, 1957

Yobber, Jean & Andy Young, 1955

Z

Zed, Karen Anderson, 1953-60s

Zenith, Harry Turner & Marion Eadie. 6 issues, 1941-53

Zimri, Lisa Conesa. 6+ issues, 1971-?

Selected Online Resources: Women authors, feminism, gender issues in Speculative Fiction

Resources available, including lists of books and lists of authors associated with feminism and gender issues in speculative fiction, lists of women authors in speculative fiction, and closely related topics. In some cases, these are "directory" pages, which link to various other pages that should be included directly here. For now, we have not yet pulled in all of these indirect links. (But that will happen eventually.)

Lists where I've verified this data is in the ISFDB, where appropriate

Lists yet to verify against the ISFDB

• Bards of Thalia Muse, list of women authors and some of their recommended books.
• Early Women SF Writers, 1818-1925.
• Fantasy & Science Fiction -- "Women Writing Science Fiction: Some Voices from the Trenches".
• Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia home page. Lots of information and links.
•        Feminist SF Wiki, the Feminist SF Wiki, with many additional links
•        Index to Female Writers, another page of the Feminist SF, but important enough by itself to list here.
• Imagined Sexual Futures, a reading list from Dr. Elisa Kay Sparks.
• K. Tempest Bradford's list of women authors and authors of color, with selected books and stories.
• Loganberry Books selected Women's SF books.
• SF-FFW, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Female Writers association -- the home page of which lists a large number of current speculative fiction authors, with links for most of them to bios, home pages, etc.
• SF and Feminism on the Web, links to other such pages.
• Urania's Daughters (contents not online).
•        Some Errors in Urania's Daughters.
• Wikipedia: Women, Women in Speculative Fiction.
•        Wikipedia: Lists of Women authors, a "Category" page, linking to individual articles on Women authors in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
•        Wikipedia: Feminism, Feminist Science Fiction.
•        Wikipedia: Gender, Gender in Speculative Fiction.
•        Wikipedia: Sexuality, Sex and Sexuality in Speculative Fiction.
• WordIQ, list of women SF authors.

Books on Women, Gender, and Feminism in SF

    This list omits (at least for now) books that focus on the work of a single author, or a small number of authors. The focus is on books that treat the SF field more generally, but from the view of Gender-related issues.

Preliminary List:

• Armitt_1: Where No Man Has Gone Before: Women and Science Fiction, Lucie Armitt, 1991.
• Armitt_2: Contemporary Women's Fiction and the Fantastic, Lucie Armitt, 2000.
• Attebery: Decoding Gender in Science Fiction, Brian Attebery, 2002
• Baccolini: Dark Horizons: Science Fiction and the Dystopian Imagination, Raffaella Baccolini & Tom Moylan, 2003.
• Barr_1: Future Females: A Critical Anthology, Marlene S. Barr, 1981
• Barr_2: Alien to Femininity: Speculative Fiction and Feminist Theory, Marlene S. Barr, 1987.
• Barr_3: Feminist Fabulation: Space/Postmodern Fiction, Marleen S. Barr, 1992.
• Barr_4: Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond, Marleen S. Barr, 1993.
• Barr_5: Future Females, the Next Generation: New Voices and Velocities in Feminist Science Fiction Criticism, Marlene S. Barr, 2000
• Barr_6: Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction's Newest New Wave Trajectory, Marlene S. Barr, 2008.
• Beam: Style, Gender, and Fantasy in Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing, Dorri Beam, 2010.
• Betz: The Lesbian Fantastic: A Critical Study of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal and Gothic Writings, Phyllis M. Betz, 2011.
• Botting: Gothic Romanced: Consumption, Gender and Technology in Contemporary Fictions, Fred Botting, 2008.
• Browing & Picart: Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms: Essays on Gender, Race, and Culture, John Edgar Browning and Caroline Joan Picart, 2009.
• Carpenter: Haunting the House of Fiction: Feminist Perspectives on Ghost Stories by American Women, Lynette Carpenter and Wendy K. Kolmar, 1991.
• Clareson: Extrapolation 23(1): Special Issue: Women in Science Fiction, ed. by Tom Clareson, 1982.
• Cortiel: Demand My Writing: Joanna Russ, Feminism, Science Fiction, by Jeanne Cortiel, 1999.
• Crosby: Cauldron of Changes: Feminist Spirituality in Fantastic Fiction, Janice C. Crosby, 2000.
• Davin: Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965, Eric Leif Davin, 2006.
• Dhuill: Sex in Imagined Spaces: Gender and Utopia from More to Bloch, Catriona Ni Dhuill, 2010.
• Donawerth_1: Utopian and Science Fiction by Women: Worlds of Difference, Jane L. Donawerth and Carol A. Kolmerten, 1994.
• Donawerth_2: Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction, Jane Donawerth, 1997.
• Du Pont: Women of Vision: Essays by women writing science fiction, Denise Du Pont, 1988.
• Ferns: Narrating Utopia: Ideology, Gender, Form in Utopian Literature, Chris Ferns, 1999.
• Harries: Twice upon a Time: Women Writers and the History of the Fairy Tale, Elizabeth Wanning Harries, 2001.
• Heiland: Gothic and Gender: An Introduction, Donna Heiland, 2004.
• Helford: Fantasy Girls: Gender in the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television, Elyce Rae Helford, 2000.
• Howey: Rewriting the Women of Camelot: Arthurian Popular Fiction and Feminism, Ann F. Howey, 2001.
• Johns: Women's Utopias of the Eighteenth Century, Alessa Johns, 2003.
• Jones: Imagination/Space: Essays and Talks on Fiction, Feminism, Technology, and Politics, Gwyneth Jones, 2009.
• King: Women of the Future: The Female Main Character in Science Fiction, Betty King, 1984.
• Larbalestier_1: The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction, Justine Larbalestier, 2002.
• Larbalestier_2: Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Justine Larbalestier, 2006.
• LeFanu: Feminism and Science Fiction, Sarah LeFanu, 1988.
• Lewes: Dream Revisionaries: Gender and Genre in Women's Utopian Fiction, 1870-1920, Darby Lewes, 1995.
• Little: Feminist Philosophy and Science Fiction: Utopias and Dystopias, Judith A. Little, 2006.
• McCorduck: The Futures of Women, Pamela McCorduck and Nancy Ramsey, 1997.
• Melzer: Alien Constructions: Science Fiction and Feminist Thought, Patricia Melzer, 2006.
• Merrick: The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms, Helen Merrick, 2009.
• Mohr: Worlds Apart?: Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias, Dunja M. Mohr, Donald E. Palumbo and C. W. Sullivan, III, 2005.
• Palumbo: Erotic Universe: Sexuality and Fantastic Literature, Donald Palumbo, 1986.
• Pearson: Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction, Wendy Gay Pearson, Veronica Hollinger, & Joan Gordon, 2010.
• Pohl: Women, Space and Utopia 1600-1800, Nicole Pohl, 2006.
• Reid: Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2 vols, Robin Anne Reid, 2009.
• Resnick_1: Women Writing Science Fiction As Men, Mike Resnick, 2003.
• Resnick_2: Men Writing Science Fiction As Women, Mike Resnick, 2003.
• Roberts_1: A New Species: Gender and Science in Science Fiction, Robin Roberts, 1993.
• Roberts_2: Sexual Generations: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Gender, Robin Roberts, 1999.
• Rosinsky: Feminist Futures: Contemporary Women's Speculative Fiction, Natalie M. Rosinsky, 1984.
• Russ: To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction, Joanna Russ, 1995.
• Science-Fiction Studies, V17(2), #51, Special issue on "Science Fiction by Women", July, 1990.
• Shaw: Women, Science, and Fiction: The Frankenstein Inheritance, Debra Benita Shaw, 2000.
• Shinn: Worlds Within Women, Myth and Mythmaking in Fantastic Literature by Women, Thelma J. Shinn, 1986.
• Spivack: Merlin's Daughters: Contemporary Women Writers of Fantasy, Charlotte Spivack, 1987.
• Staicar: The Feminine Eye: Science Fiction and the Women Who Write It, Tom Staicar, 1982.
• Weedman: Women Worldwalkers: New Dimensions of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Jane Weedman, 1986.
• Weese: Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural: The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent Novels, Katherine J. Weese, 2008.
• Williamson: The Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy, Milly Williamson, 2005.
• Wolmark: Aliens and Others: Science Fiction, Feminism and Postmodernism, Jenny Wolmark, 1994.
• Wu: Female Rule in Chinese and English Literary Utopias, Qingyun Wu, 1995.
• Yaszek: Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women's Science Fiction, Lisa Yaszek, 2008. Also see the Strange Horizons review of this book by Maureen Kincaid Speller.
• Yntema: More Than 100 Women Science Fiction Writers: An Annotated Bibliography, Sharon Yntema, 1988.

SF Novels by Men on Women, Gender, and Feminism

This includes novels that discuss (not always favorably) women taking over; most men dying; most women dying; etc. It does not include the (large) corpus of men writing SF pornography.

This is currently a very partial list. I'm sure there are lots more of these kinds of books.

• Bradford: TERRANIA, or, The Feminization of the World, Columbus Bradford, 1930.
• Keene: World Without Women, Day Keene and Leonard Pruyn, 1960.
• Schneider: Doctor Transit, Isidor Schneider (as by "I. S."), 1925.

Anthologies of SF by Women

See Anthologies of SF by Women.

Gender Identification Methodology

Methodology used to determine gender:

In general, I believe the name being used by an author, and accept most "gender-specific" names as evidence of the gender of the individual. Of course many authors write under gendered names that do not agree with their gender, but the presumption is that when this is known to the SF or literature world at large, the true name is known from a pseudonym relation or from the "Legal Name" associated with that author, and that the true name reflects the individual's gender.

For each author that meets the criteria of this analysis, I proceed as follows:

1. If the author has a wikipedia page, the gender specified there is accepted. (The large majority of individual pages there do specify a gender, but not all.)
2. If the ISFDB database has a "Legal Name" for the author, and that name is gender-specific, that is used as the author's gender.
3. Otherwise, the name used by the author, when gender-specific, is used to list the gender of the author.

Some names (John, Barbara, etc.) are well-known to be gender-specific for English-born writers. In unclear cases, I decide if a name is gender-specific by checking Wikipedia pages for individuals with that first name, e.g. via Jules for the name "Jules". I require that I have at least 20 people with that name, and check 20-100 such names. If 95% of those names have the same gender, I assume the name is gender specific. For example, checking 100 "Jules", I found 99 men and Jules Asner, a woman. Thus I view that name as male-specific. Of course as this example shows, this process can result in errors. Gender specificity for a name can change as a result of the country of origin (e.g. "Jean" is female in the U.S., but male in France) or the year of birth (e.g. "Hilary" is male in the 19th century and female in the late 20th century). Issues such as these, as discussed on Wikipedia's Unisex Names page are taken into account. For authors with such gender ambiguous names, more proof is required before being listed by gender.

In most cases, reviews of books (especially historic era books), that specify the gender of the author are accepted as conclusive. (Unless, of course, we have a Legal Name for the author that indicates otherwise.) The presumption here is that the reviewer was specifically familiar with either the author or else with the way that name was used at that time.

In the case of authors who write under initials only, I attempt to determine a legal name for the author. This information may come from online web pages, Google Books, or (occasionally) "About the Author" essays in their books. When successful, this is entered into ISFDB. In the case of gender-ambiguous names, I do similar research to attempt to identify the author. In some cases, I discover enough about the author to write a short Biography of them, which I include in ISFDB. In these cases, if I have identified the gender, I include that information in the Biography. In doing this research, I have identified the "true name"/identity of about 200 authors in the database.