Talk:List of female science fiction authors

message: <2 cents>Please note: Judy-Lynn Del Rey known as an editor (I think also writer). If we have an entry on Women Science Fiction Authors without one on Women in Science Fiction, somebody is sure to producean example of a woman noted for being the latter without also being the former. </2 cents>  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Conversion script (talk • contribs) 15:51, 25 February 2002 (UTC)
thread_title: non-authors

message: I'm all for increasing the exposure of the talented writers listed here, but must we continue to marginalise women?  Surely there should be one category (Science fiction writers), rather than pushing women writers over in the corner in their own category away from the 'real' writers.  Too much of this in general, and way too much in the SciFi community. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.26.24.213 (talk) 13:07, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: ghettoization?

message: Tamora Pierce is a fantasy writer. Should she be included in the list? Murray Langton 12:43, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 1) It is traditional to include fantasy in with science fiction; for one thing, many writers work in both genres (or sub-genres). 2) McCaffrey is a poor example: if you read her books carefully or talk to her, you will realize that she is not writing fantasy. Neither low-technology settings nor large flying reptiles cause a science fiction book to turn into fantasy. Hers is a strictly science-based universe, with no fantasy elements involved.--Orange Mike 21:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also Mckillip has written SF. And i'm sure McCaffrey has at least one fantasy story somewhere. Traditionally, very few fantasy writers write no SF ever, hence why using science fiction to mean SF&F works.YobMod 20:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about fantasy writers 

message: "cat women" made me laugh. Avt tor 21:26, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Humorous edit summary of the day 

message: (I am posting this message on the discussion pages of several likely articles and lists; sorry for the cross-posting):
I'd like to invite anyone interested in women's writing to read and comment on a draft article, " Women's literature in English." It began in response to the recent removal of " Woman Writers" as a category. It's close to being finished, but a few more eyes would be really helpful. Thanks! scribblingwoman 16:07, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: I just (finally) submitted the category for review for reinstatement. Fingers crossed. scribblingwoman 15:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Women's literature" as an area of study 

message: What qualifies a writer as "notable?"  For example, the list is missing
*  - about 20 SF/Fantasy books.
*  - Nearly two dozen SF books under multiple pseudonyms.
I know I could add these to the main page but can think of several dozen more names that are probably not as "notable" as the examples I just listed. Marc Kupper (talk) (contribs) 05:44, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They may be prolific, but are still obscure to me. On the other hand, every year at :Wiscon we don't run out of women to discuss in the "More Women SF/F Writers You Never Heard Of" panel either! --Orange Mike 23:15, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Got it - now I understand that the "gold standard" for inclusion on this list is that they need to have met Orange Mike at least a time or two at a science fiction convention. <wink>  I've been looking at the individual author-bio pages to see what the general trend for notability is and think I'm getting a handle on this. I'm surprised Heidi Wyss passed muster as her one SF story is a free-on-the-web thing. Marc Kupper (talk) (contribs) 01:51, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable?

message: Shouldn't this be a category rather than maintaining the list on a page?  See Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization for pro/con of doing this. Marc Kupper (talk) (contribs) 22:11, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category 

message: I am writing a page on female science fiction writer Linnea Sinclair. Her earlier work she wrote under the pseudonym Megan Sybil Baker.
This is my first try at writing a whole page myself, and I just started today. Please visit my Talk page if you would like to join me in writing this page, supply usefull references, or just anything else.
I would like to add her name to the list as "Linnea Sinclair (under construction)". It would appear as a 'Red link' till I move the article from my Talk page to the actual Wikipedia. Your opinion, please? Debresser (talk) 13:37, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I would advise you to create the article first, not put a sort of promissory note on the list. --Orange Mike  |  Talk 14:20, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Linnea Sinclair