ahorbinski | Sirens 2011

As SGMS 2011 is winding down, I'm thrilled to say that I'll be back at Sirens 2011, next weekend in Vail, CO. I'll be appearing on two panels:

Epic Fantasy = Epic Fail?
Marie Brennan, Cora Anderson, Rachel Manija Brown, Juliet Grames, Andrea Horbinski
Many epic fantasy authors include almost no female characters in their stories, beyond a token one or two. Others include plenty, but don’t handle them well. (Robert Jordan, we’re looking at you.) What is it about epic fantasy as a subgenre that makes these failure modes so common? And what happens when an author achieves a success mode instead?

Monstrous Women and Female Monsters in Anime and Manga
Rachel Manija Brown, Cora Anderson, Andrea Horbinski
Manga and anime feature a wide variety of monsters, from the morally ambiguous homunculi of Fullmetal Alchemist to the bizarre demon-weapons of Soul Eater to the charming creatures of Fruits Basket. Sometimes the monster is female, and sometimes the monster-slayer is—and, as in Claymore, sometimes the line between them blurs. This panel will discuss the monstrous female and the “monster girl” in anime and manga.
Sponsor: Sharon Goetz