An event this coming Thursday at the Charing Cross bookstore will discuss the role and influence of female SF authors

In partnership with , will be a female science fiction writers' panel on Thursday 8 May. The⛎ authors attending are Stephanie Saulter, Karen Lord, Naomi Foyle, Jaine Fenn and Janet Edwards. Edward James will moderate th✱e panel. The six authors will be discussing the debate surrounding the representation of female authors in genre fiction, answering questions such as: why is there a lack of published female SF authors? And what solutions could be implemented to ensure equality in the future? The event will also host the launch of a display of books promoting female authors in SF and fantasy.

is the author of the multi-award-winning novel, Redemption In Indigo , and she has the first book of her new trilogy coming out in May, called The Best Of All Possible Worlds . has written the books Seoul Survivors and Astra . is the author of Gemsigns and the sequel Binary . penned YA novels Earth Girl and Earth Star , which are the first two books of a trilogy. The final book, Earth Flight , will be published this August. has written several books, the latest in the Hidden Empire series being Queen Of Nowhere . (You may recognise many of these names from their contributions to, or interviews in, SFX recently.) Meanwhile is a retired professor of medieval history, who has written or edited a number of books on the genre, including A Short History Of Fantasy and The Cambridge Companion To Science Fiction .

, a campaign started by author Joanna Walsh to get more people lo🀅oking at books by feꦡmale authors.

The event takes pla𒁃ce on Thursday 8 May. There♔ is no entry fee, but spaces are limited. If you want to book a place .

Abby Newton