The WisCon Chronicles Series by L. Timmel Duchamp, N.K. Jemisin, Wendy Walker, Nnedi Okorafor, Mark Rich, Lawrence Schimel, Catherynne M. Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Nicola Griffith, Kelly Link, Laurie J. Marks, Joan Haran, Nisi Shawl, K. Joyce Tsai, Rachel Swirsky, Tom LaFarge, Laura Quilter, Kate Schaefer, Naamen G. Tilahun, Rosalyn Berne, Susan Simensky Bietila, Jacqueline A. Gross, Chris Nakashima Brown, M.J. Hardman, K. Tempest Bradford, Eileen Gunn, Ellen Klages, Andrea Hairston, Ted Chiang, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lisa Tuttle, Nancy Jane Moore, Sylvia Kelso, Joanna Russ, Samuel R. Delany, Trina Robbins, Suzy McKee Charnas, Liz Henry, Rosaleen Love, Carol Emshwiller, Micole Sudberg, Yoon Ha Lee, Linda Wight, Daintha Day Sprouse, Julie Philips, Spike Parsons

L. Timmel Duchamp has assembled a collage of diverse materials to document the thirtieth anniversary of WisCon, which was a grand reunion of most of the convention's previous Guests of Honor. These include the transcript of Samuel R... moreL. Timmel Duchamp has assembled a collage of diverse materials to document the thirtieth anniversary of WisCon, which was a grand reunion of most of the convention's previous Guests of Honor. These include the transcript of Samuel R. Delany's interview of Joanna Russ, several essays reflecting on the diverse aspects of the convention, as well as papers presented in the academic track, panel notes and transcripts, an original short story by Rosaleen Love, and Eileen Gunn's snappy series of Q&A with numerous WisCon attendees, among them Ursula K. Le Guin, Julie Phillips, Ted Chiang, Carol Emshwiller, and Suzy McKee Charnas.* Introduction by L. Timmel Duchamp* “The WisCon Questions: A Coven of People Who Attended WisCon 30 Answer Random Personal Questions Posed by * Eileen Gunn” (interspersed throughout)* Q&A--Julie Philips* “Wonder Woman: Lesbian or Dyke? Paradise Island as a Woman’s Community” by Trina Robbins* Q&A—Suzy Charnas* “Welcome Back to the Beginning” by Rachel Swirsky* “Feminist Think Tanks”—panel transcript notes by Liz Henry* “A Think Tank Thing for Feminists” by Rosaleen Love* Q&A: Carol Emshwiller* Q&A Mark Rich* Q&A Ellen Klages* “Lord of the Monsters” by Andrea Hairston* Q&A Ted Chiang* Q&A Ursula K. Le Guin* Q&A Liz Henry* “The Feminist Romance Panel: Notes” by Micole Sudberg* “Is Reading Feminist SF a Theory-Building Activity?”—panel transcript notes by Laura Quilter* Q&A Lisa Tuttle* “Piercy’s Gendered Cyborgs: Hope, Threats, and Blurred Boundaries” by Linda Wight* Q&A Diantha Day Sprouse* “Uncomfortable Politics in Feminist Writing”—panel transcript notes by Laura Quilter* “The Cultural Appropriation Panel: Notes” by Yoon Ha Lee* “Researching WisCon Stories: Revisionist History or Re-visioning the Past with the Future in Mind” by Joan Haran* Q&A K. Tempest Bradford* Q&A Spike Parsons* “Who Wants a Revolution? Will a Reform Do?”—panel transcript notes by Liz Henry* “We Aren’t Civilized Yet: Reflections from the WisCon 30 Panel on Women Warriors” by Nancy Jane Moore* “‘A Man Is Like A Nut’: Gender and Magic in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Later Earthsea Novels” by Sylvia Kelso* The Legendary Joanna Russ Interviewed by Samuel R. Delany* Q&A Jeanne Gomoll* “A 40 Year-old Con-virgin Goes to WisCon” by Stephen Gold* “Sympathy and Power: L. Timmel Duchamp Asks Samuel R. Delany a Question”* “Dry Eyes” by Nisi Shawl* “No Man’s Land,” an original story by Rosaleen Love less

WisCon, a literary festival for feminists interested in science fiction and fantasy, has for over three decades attracted people with diverse and stronlgy held opinions. It hasn't always suffered them gladly, and it doesn't necessarily mediate the arguments that ensue, but WisCon does not homogenize their points of view, and it provides an ongoing opportunity for feminists of all stripes to get together and laugh, talk, and enrich one another... moreWisCon, a literary festival for feminists interested in science fiction and fantasy, has for over three decades attracted people with diverse and stronlgy held opinions. It hasn't always suffered them gladly, and it doesn't necessarily mediate the arguments that ensue, but WisCon does not homogenize their points of view, and it provides an ongoing opportunity for feminists of all stripes to get together and laugh, talk, and enrich one another. This volume explores some of the issue of interest at WisCon 2007: gender, race, culture, revolution, and the future of thinking about those matters, and it also includes a forum on how to deal with racist and sexist material in writing workshops as well as the epistolary performance that constituted Kelly Link and Laurie J. Marks' jointly delivered Guest of Honor speeches. less