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jasonandrewMy opinions might just be dull. I just can't get excited about the two big writing controversies of the moment and it might be because of my white male privileged. Thankfully, I have the privilege not to care.
The Mammoth Book of Mind Blowing Science Fiction has no stories by people of color or women. You can read about it here. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/08/toc-the-mammoth-book-of-mindblowing-sf-edited-by-mike-ashley/
Do I think Mike Ashley went out of his way to have an all-white book? Or did he like many editors contact the writers he knows and ask for stories?
Editors for the big anthologies ask writers they know and can work with. Typically, it is writers that he/she has worked with before.
My last anthology that I edited was Into the Dreamlands. http://www.amazon.com/Into-Dreamlands-Caitlin-R-Kiernan/dp/0979422108
I didn't keep very good track of the gender of the writers. And honestly, I have no idea about the color of the writers, except the ones I've met.
I thought Bev Vincent was a woman and Gill Ainsworth was a man. And I didn't realize the truth until reading their bios.
Into the Dreamlands breaks down to 9 women and 2 men. Did I set out for more women writers? It just worked out that way.
I asked for four stories from writers. Two of them were more famous writers to draw in readers. Two were writers I really liked. The big name writers and editors from my generation forward are women. It just doesn't seem like an issue to me.
I plan to eventually edit more anthologies. I really want to do one next year. I'm doing to use the same tactics as last time. Read the stories and try to buy the ones that reach me.
I really hope women writers and people of various races aren't still having trouble with the gender and color barrier. I'm still trying to break through myself.
All I can do is concentrate on the words.
The Mammoth Book of Mind Blowing Science Fiction has no stories by people of color or women. You can read about it here. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/08/toc-the-mammoth-book-of-mindblowing-sf-edited-by-mike-ashley/
Do I think Mike Ashley went out of his way to have an all-white book? Or did he like many editors contact the writers he knows and ask for stories?
Editors for the big anthologies ask writers they know and can work with. Typically, it is writers that he/she has worked with before.
My last anthology that I edited was Into the Dreamlands. http://www.amazon.com/Into-Dreamlands-Caitlin-R-Kiernan/dp/0979422108
I didn't keep very good track of the gender of the writers. And honestly, I have no idea about the color of the writers, except the ones I've met.
I thought Bev Vincent was a woman and Gill Ainsworth was a man. And I didn't realize the truth until reading their bios.
Into the Dreamlands breaks down to 9 women and 2 men. Did I set out for more women writers? It just worked out that way.
I asked for four stories from writers. Two of them were more famous writers to draw in readers. Two were writers I really liked. The big name writers and editors from my generation forward are women. It just doesn't seem like an issue to me.
I plan to eventually edit more anthologies. I really want to do one next year. I'm doing to use the same tactics as last time. Read the stories and try to buy the ones that reach me.
I really hope women writers and people of various races aren't still having trouble with the gender and color barrier. I'm still trying to break through myself.
All I can do is concentrate on the words.