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Rewriting the Script: Laura Liddell Nolen (@LauraLLNolen) gives 3 Reasons YA Sci-Fi Creates Spectacular Female Characters – #BFIVoyager

Ray Bradbury wrote that Science Fiction is the art of the possible. What are the limits of mankind’s abilities, and what would happen if we reached them? Or, better yet, removed some of those limits? Or, to draw from Mr. Bradbury’s imagination, what if we made them worse? Sci-fi reimagines,… Read More

Female Characters in YA Science Fiction, Christi J. Whitney (@ChristiWhitney) – #BFIVoyager

Males have traditionally dominated science fiction literature, but strong female protagonists are flourishing these days, especially in the realm of YA. Dystopian settings allow for more heightened moments of character building—a female embracing her weaknesses and strengths in order to decide her own fate and become an agent in changing… Read More