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Nov. 7th, 2007 03:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ann_leckieSF Signal reviews Rich Horton's Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition and likes "Hesperia and Glory."
(Not everyone does--I ran across a review in Spanish that said it was "pobre, torpe, y reiterativa.")
And speaking of Rich Horton. He's been duing his year-end summaries, and I, of course, haven't been the least bit anxious to see what he had to say about Helix. And then, having seen that he'd posted the summary, I definitely did not click on it instantly and then scan the page to see if he'd mentioned "The Snake's Wife." (This seems like a good place for the Shejidan board's atevi emoticon.)
So. This is what he has to say:
I am pleased.
I am also pleased to see that he has good words for two N.K. Jemisin stories. Because N.K. Jemisin's stories are teh awesome.
I also noticed the last few sentences of the post. The part where Rich tallies up the gender ratio of Helix's ToCs this year. Percentage of female authors in Helix this year?
Sixty-eight percent.
Read the other summaries, and look at the percentages. Even not counting the all-women summer issue (which I think should be counted but I can see why you'd want it broken out), it came out fifty percent. I find that particularly interesting given Helix's stated intent of publishing good stories that other markets have rejected.
Now, I know that what Helix publishes isn't to everyone's taste--it couldn't possibly be. And I know that...how to say it? There are people to whom Sanders has failed to endear himself. But the fact of the matter is, if you want to support a zine that is, in fact, publishing SF and F by women authors....then you should think seriously about supporting Helix, even if it's just a couple dollars. Little actions, they add up.
(Not everyone does--I ran across a review in Spanish that said it was "pobre, torpe, y reiterativa.")
And speaking of Rich Horton. He's been duing his year-end summaries, and I, of course, haven't been the least bit anxious to see what he had to say about Helix. And then, having seen that he'd posted the summary, I definitely did not click on it instantly and then scan the page to see if he'd mentioned "The Snake's Wife." (This seems like a good place for the Shejidan board's atevi emoticon.)
So. This is what he has to say:
"The Snake’s Wife", by Ann Leckie (October) is a story of dynastic struggles between two regions in a fantastical world, and also as legitimately shocking as any Helix story so far. It's a story of war, forced marriage, mutilation, and revenge: ultimately suggesting that the promises of gods may come true but ought to regarded with great suspicion.
I am pleased.
I am also pleased to see that he has good words for two N.K. Jemisin stories. Because N.K. Jemisin's stories are teh awesome.
I also noticed the last few sentences of the post. The part where Rich tallies up the gender ratio of Helix's ToCs this year. Percentage of female authors in Helix this year?
Sixty-eight percent.
Read the other summaries, and look at the percentages. Even not counting the all-women summer issue (which I think should be counted but I can see why you'd want it broken out), it came out fifty percent. I find that particularly interesting given Helix's stated intent of publishing good stories that other markets have rejected.
Now, I know that what Helix publishes isn't to everyone's taste--it couldn't possibly be. And I know that...how to say it? There are people to whom Sanders has failed to endear himself. But the fact of the matter is, if you want to support a zine that is, in fact, publishing SF and F by women authors....then you should think seriously about supporting Helix, even if it's just a couple dollars. Little actions, they add up.