{"id":1475,"date":"2011-02-11T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jodilee.ca\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2011-02-11T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T19:30:18","slug":"women-in-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/?p=1475","title":{"rendered":"Women in Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Although my (rather unpopular) opinion is that there are less women submitting<\/em> to magazines and publishers for the horror genre, I don’t think they’re necessarily being hedged out or glass-ceiling’d. I firmly believe the same goes in reverse for say, the romance or erotica genres. Less men there…seemingly<\/em>. *shrug*<\/p>\n

My experience within the bounds of the horror genre, as an editor and publisher, are limited to say the least. I’ve only been working this field within the fringes of horror for about six years, I think (time loses meaning in New Bedlam). Prior to, I was focusing on non-fiction and the occasional paranormal\/romantic\/fantasy fiction. I formed my opinion based solely on my own experiences in various slush-piles, including those during my tenure at Apex and LBF Books\/Lachesis Publishing. There were less submissions by women. However, at Apex – where the focus is science fiction and<\/em> horror – there were significantly more than anywhere else I’ve read.<\/p>\n

And within those, the women were far more likely to have believable science in their horror, rather than the men.<\/p>\n

(I should be wearing asbestos lined undies for this, I just know it…)<\/p>\n

In any event, the numbers are growing, slowly, but they are growing. The query ratio for horror submissions at Belfire is actually more women than men – but<\/em> – only a two of those women actually then submitted their work for consideration, while ALL<\/em> of the men did. TNBP and Necrotic Tissue seem to have similar numbers in their favor: one woman for every five men. Or so. These aren’t exact numbers because I’m not really focusing on who is submitting, I’m focusing on what is being submitted.<\/p>\n

But you know what? There are a lot of us out there. I only listed five yesterday, and that really was just the tip of my personal horror goddess iceberg. And what about those that work behind the scenes, not just the writers? There are a lot of editors, too. Some do both.<\/p>\n

Check these ladies out (in no particular order, but my lovies first! lol)…you won’t be disappointed. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Louise Bohmer<\/a> – Tracy DeVore<\/a> – Giovanna Lagana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Natalie L. Sin<\/a> – Zoe E. Whitten<\/a> – KV Taylor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jaym Gates<\/a> – Jezzy Wolfe<\/a> – Damien Walters Grintalis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen Datlow<\/a> – Lisa Morton<\/a> – Alethea Kontis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monica O’Rourke<\/a> – Deborah LeBlanc<\/a> – Deb Kuhn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Jonez<\/a> – Michele Lee<\/a> – Sarah Langan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Custer<\/a> – Bailey Hunter<\/a> – Yvonne Navarro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lisa Manetti<\/a> – Karen Koehler<\/a> – Cinsaerae Santiago<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

And there are so many, many more… like all the ladies in Ladies of Horror<\/em> coming soon from Library of Horror Press! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although my (rather unpopular) opinion is that there are less women submitting to magazines and publishers for the horror genre, I don’t think they’re necessarily being hedged out or glass-ceiling’d. I firmly believe the same goes in reverse for say, the romance or erotica genres. Less men there…seemingly. *shrug*
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