First and Foremost: Please join us on May 1st 2026 for a free, virtual QuickReads session with six women and non-binary authors!
Happening this Friday May 1st from Strong Women – Strange Worlds, we have a fantastic line-up of talented women and non-binary science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors: Elly Bangs, A.L. Kaplan, Lauren Beukes, Anne E.G Nydam, A.Y Chao, and E.D.E. Bell. Join us for this free live virtual reading and stay for the fun chat and community. There will be prizes/giveaways from the authors as well – you won’t want to miss this!
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-women-strange-worlds-33460611105
These QuickReads happen twice monthly: on the First Friday at noon, and on the Third Thursday in the evening.
Lately, we’ve been playing around with what evening time will be the best for the most attendees. It’s hard these days to know what affects attendance, and it’s even more difficult to reach possible attendees and future community members. I don’t have to tell you that it’s exceptionally hard to break through the endless onslaught of upsetting news. People are burned out, exhausted, and broke. We get that because… same, friend.
It’s one of the reasons why I love SW-SW though: it’s free. It comes to you where you are, via Zoom. It brings you entertainment from six writers of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and a robust discussion afterwards with the authors in a community that cares deeply about genre writing and supporting women and non-binary writers. And if for some reason you can’t attend when it’s happening live, you can always check out the recordings on the Strong Women-Strange Worlds YouTube channel.
Heck, we’re even putting together podcasts with even more interesting discussions!
I’m mentioning this because I’m part of the SW-SW committee, as the head of the Audience Outreach team. I do this because I believe strongly in our mission and work. We’re a small group of volunteers who want to provide a space for genre works from marginalized groups to get more attention, and we work really hard to make that happen.
I’d be touched if you took some time to check out one of our upcoming readings–or multiples! Please help us support what we want to see more of in this world. And if you could share this post with others who you think would enjoy this, that would be so wonderful. Thank you!