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AZSkiffyGeek

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30. Hard sci-fi is probably closer to 90/10

Reply to mainer (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:12 PM

Dec 22

But space opera has more women. I can't think of many men who are consistent best-sellers in sci-fi/fantasy right now - John Scalzi and Brandon Sanderson for sure, but ever since the far right tried to game the Hugo awards with a bunch of right-wing military sci-fi hacks about 10 years ago, the Hugo voters have responded overwhelmingly with nominations of women, POC and LGBT writers. And as minorities started winning awards and getting attention, the publishers have noticed that is what the reading public wants.

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What's with male fiction writers? [View all] LAS14 Dec 22 OP

maybe most readers of fiction are women? nt msongs Dec 22 #1

Most readers are, indeed, female. Multiple studies and polls have shown this. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #23

I don't think DeepWinter Dec 22 #2

I was going to post something about women in general being more creative and having better imaginations, and then..... EarnestPutz Dec 22 #3

Great post ... anciano Dec 22 #9

Thank you. Given the subject, I felt that I had to put in some effort. :) EarnestPutz Dec 22 #10

So men aren't reading these days? ananda Dec 22 #4

fewer men with degrees. bucolic_frolic Dec 22 #5

excuse me, MEN don't have the spare time? mainer Dec 22 #14

Does your library have a separate science fiction / fantasy section? RockRaven Dec 22 #6

I'm betting it's more 50/50 M/F in SF and fantasy mainer Dec 22 #13

The funny thing about SF? Of any type? Most readers are female, and these days, most writers as well. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #24

CJ Cherryh and Julian May are two more AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #31

Hard sci-fi is probably closer to 90/10 AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #30

What a good suggestion!!! LAS14 Dec 22 #18

If you look at the nominees for the Hugo awards Retrograde Dec 22 #28

I'm not surprised. I read more than just about anyone I know. Aristus Dec 22 #33

Are you counting journalists? lame54 Dec 22 #7

I don't understand the question. I was surveying fiction books. nt LAS14 Dec 22 #34

Men are writing Jilly_in_VA Dec 22 #8

Men favor non-fiction, women favor fiction Sympthsical Dec 22 #11

The majority of fiction readers are women mainer Dec 22 #12

Their parents pitch a bitch if they want to major in the humanities? Iris Dec 22 #15

Also that. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 22 #17

This is a result of which genre is dominating the fiction market. LudwigPastorius Dec 22 #16

LOL Just not true overall. And don't forget, self publishing has over-taken romance from trad pub. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #25

To those of you who have observed... LAS14 Dec 22 #19

I'm female, I read a lot, and I almost never read fiction. milestogo Dec 22 #20

Well, in the mid 70s, it didnt take me long to figure out that MineralMan Dec 22 #21

I don't believe this is a valid observation. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #22

Who is on your radar these days in terms of great fiction writers? Mike 03 Dec 22 #29

There are some great sci-fi writers tackling global warming AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #32

Maybe because men are no longer encouraged to be fully educated? haele Dec 22 #26

My observation... there has only been ONE huge female crossover author... WarGamer Dec 22 #27