WisCon
WisCon is an annual gathering of feminist science fiction writers and
readers held in Madison, Wisconsin. I have attended WisCon for the past
eight years. It is
a great experience for anyone interested in science fiction, feminist or not. Many
successful and long published authors in the genre attend regularly as well as
new authors, publishers,
agents, and editors. Guests in the past have included: Ursula LeGuin, Mary Doria Russell,
Sheri Tepper, Charles deLint, Octavia Butler, and many many more.
As a writer and (sometimes) a guffawing
fanboy, it's a great
experience to be able to talk one on one with these writers as well as the other readers.
WisCon is also responsible for the birth of the James Tiptree
Award, given annually to a
work of science fiction that deals with gender issues. The Award is
funded in large part by bake sales! This year's
Tiptree winner was Molly Gloss for her novel Wild Life.
Most importantly, I
leave WisCon each year with a huge list of authors and titles to add to my MUST READ pile!
Below, you'll find my book list from WisCon
25. WisCon list
archive
WisCon 25
| author |
title |
| Kage Baker |
The Graveyard Game |
| Hilari Bell |
Navohar |
| Carol Berg |
Transformation
|
| Suzane Blom |
Inca: The Scarlet Fringe
|
| Alice Borhardt |
The Wolf King
|
| Rebecca Bradley |
Lady in Gil
|
| Patricia Cacek |
Canyons
|
| Dia Calhoun |
Aria of the Sea
|
| Storm Constantine |
Sea Dragon Heir
|
| Julie Czemeda |
Changing Vision
|
| Kara Dalkey |
Genpei
|
| Sara Douglas |
Battle Axe: The Wayfarer Redemption |
| Lee Driver |
Full Moon, Bloody Moon |
| Doranna Durgin |
Seer's Blood |
| Eve Forward |
Animist |
| Carol Emshwiller |
The Start of the End of It All |
| Molly Gloss |
Wild Life |
| Kathleen Ann Goonan |
Crescent City Rhapsody |
| Anna Kashina |
The Princess of Dhagabad |
| Nancy Kress |
Probability Moon |
| Jeanne Kalogridis |
Burning Times |
| Charlotte Kerner |
Blueprint |
| Mindy Klasky |
The Glasswright's Apprentice |
| Valery Leith |
The Riddled Night |
| Sonia Levitin |
The Cure |
| Shariann Lewitt |
Rebel Sutra |
| Kelly Link |
Stranger Things Happen |
| Judith Marillier |
Daughter of the Forest |
| Louise Marley |
The Glass Harmonica |
| Elizabeth Massie |
Welcome Back to the Night |
| Anne Mazer |
The Ox Boy |
| Geraldine McCaughrean |
The Stones Are Hatching |
| Robin McKinley |
Spindle's End |
| Syne Mitchell |
Murphy's Gambit |
| Lyda Morehouse |
Archangel Protocol |
| Pat Murphy |
The Wild Angel |
| Rebecca Ore |
Outlaw School |
| Selina Rosen |
Queen of Denial |
| Cynthia Rylant |
The Heavenly Village |
| Melissa Scott |
The Jazz |
| Melissa Scott & Lisa
Barnett |
Point of Dreams |
| Sharon Shinn |
Heart of Gold |
| Jan Siegel |
Prospero's Children |
| Joan Slonczewski |
Brain Plague |
| Nancy Springer |
Plumage |
| Caroline Stevermer |
When the King Comes Home |
| Sheri Tepper |
Fresco |
| Maggy Thomas |
Broken Time |
| Sheree Thomas, ed. |
Dark Matter |
| Paula Volsky |
The Grand Ellipse |
| Jo Walton |
The King's Peace |
| Martha Wells |
Wheel of the Infinite |
| Janine Ellen Young |
The Bridge |
| K.D. Wentworth |
Black on Black |
| Connie Willis |
Passage |
| Laurel Winter |
Growing Wings |
WisCon 24
| author |
title |
| Abbey,
Lynn |
Jerlayne |
| Aldiss,
Brian, ed. |
Trillion
Year Spree |
| Arnason,
Eleanor |
Ring
of Swords |
| Asario,
Katherine |
Catch
the Lightning |
| Asaro,
Catherine |
Ascendant
Sun |
| Baker,
Kage |
Mendoza
in Hollywood |
| Banks,
Ian |
Player
of Games |
| Barrett,
Andrea |
Voyage
of the Narwhal |
| Beagle,
Peter |
Folk
of the Air |
| Bell,
Jadrien |
AD
999 |
| Bertin,
Joanne |
Dragon
and Phoenix |
| Blackburn,
Julia |
Leper's
Companions |
| Burgess,
Anthony |
A
Clockwork Orange |
| Bush,
Anne K. |
The
Knight the Harp & the Maiden |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Parable
of the Sower |
| Calhoun,
Dia |
Firegold |
| Carroll,
Jonathan |
Land
of Laughs |
| Carson
Levine, Gail |
Ella
Enchanted |
| Carter,
Angela |
Night
of the Circus |
| Chamberlin,
Ann |
Merlin
of St. Gilles Well |
| Christoferson,
April |
Protocol |
| Crompton,
Anne Eliot |
Percival's
Angel |
| Crowley,
John |
Little
Big |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Dhalgren |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Neveryon
series |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
The
Madman |
| deLint,
Charles |
Moonheart |
| Dick,
Philip K. |
Valis |
| DiVono,
Sharman |
Blood
Moon |
| Donague,
Emma |
Kissing
the Witch |
| Dorsey,
Candas |
Black
Wine |
| Dunn,
Kathleen |
Geek
Love |
| Eco,
Umberto |
Foucault's
Pendulum |
| Emshwiller,
Carol |
The
Start of the End of It All |
| Fitch,
Marina |
Border |
| Fowler,
Karen Joy |
Sarah
Canary |
| Gatesville,
Mary |
Two
Girls Fat and Thin |
| Gentle,
Mary |
Ash
series |
| Gibson,
William |
Neuromancer |
| Gilman,
Carolyn Ives |
Halfway
Human |
| Gloss,
Molly |
The
Dazzle of Day |
| Goldstein,
Lisa |
Dark
Cities Underground |
| Goonan,
Kathleen Ann |
Crescent
City Rhapsody |
| Hambly,
Barbara |
Dragon
Bane |
| Harpman,
Jaqueline |
I
Who Have Never Known Men |
| Hayden,
Elizabeth |
Rhapsody |
| Hodgsell,
P.C. |
Godstalk |
| Hopkinson,
Nalo |
Midnight
Robber |
| Hulme,
Keri |
Bone
People |
| Jensen,
Jane |
Millennium
Rising |
| Johnson,
Kij |
Fox
Woman |
| Kerr,
Peg |
Wild
Swans |
| Kiriki
Hoffman, Nina |
A
Red Heart of Memories |
| LeGuin,
Ursula K. |
Always
Coming Home |
| Leiber,
Fritz |
The
Ghost Light |
| Logston,
Ann |
Waterdance |
| Marley,
Louise |
The
Terrorists of Irustan |
| McHugh,
Maureen |
China
Mountain Zhang |
| Moffat,
Judith |
Pentera |
| Mootoo,
Shani |
Cereus
Blooms at Night |
| Noon,
Jeff |
Vurt |
| Oates,
Stephen |
Let
the Trumpet Sound |
| Patton,
Fiona |
The
Granite Shield |
| Peterson
Haddix, Margaret |
Just
Ella |
| Piercy,
Marge |
He
She and It |
| Pollack,
Rachel |
Unquenchable
Fire |
| Reed,
Ishmael |
Mumbo
Jumbo |
| Reedy,
Patricia |
Dealing
with Dragons |
| Robbins,
Madeleine |
Stone
War |
| Robinson,
K.S. |
Mars
Trilogy |
| Robisnon,
K. S. |
Pacific
Edge |
| Roessner,
Michaela |
The
Stars Compel |
| Russ,
Joanna |
Extraoridnary
People |
| Sargent,
Pamela |
Shore
of Women |
| Shea,
Sandra |
The
Realm of Second Hand Souls |
| Sherman,
Delia |
Porcelain
Dove |
| Shinn,
Sharon |
Wrapt
in Crystal |
| Slonczewski,
Joan |
Daughter
of Elysium |
| Slonczewski,
Joan |
Door
into Ocean |
| Smith,
Diane |
Letters
from Yellowstone |
| Smith,
Kristine |
Code
of Conduct |
| Stephenson,
Neal |
The
Diamond Age |
| Sullivan,
Tricia |
Dreaming
in Smoke |
| Tepper,
Sheri |
Plague
of Angels |
| Tepper,
Sheri |
Singer
from the Sea |
| Thomas
Ellis, Alice |
The
27th Kingdom |
| Viehl,
S.L. |
Stardoc |
| Vinge,
Joan |
Snow
Queen |
| Vitola,
Denise |
The
Red Sky File |
| Wells,
Catherine |
Beyond
the Gates |
| Wilhelm,
Kate |
Oh
Susanna |
| Williams,
Paul, ed. |
Comp.
Stories of Theodore Sturgeon |
| Wolfe,
Gene |
Book
of the New Sun |
| Wren,
M.K. |
Gift
Upon the Shore |
| Wrightson,
Patricia |
The
Ice Is Coming |
| Yolen,
Jane |
Briar
Rose |
|
