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SH@25 Episode 5: An Interview with E.M. Faulds

November 26, 2024·38 min·3 clips

E.M. Faulds explains how a dog walk sparked her Strange Horizons story with an eerie first line.

Host Kat Kerbetty interviews author E.M. Faulds about her writing career, involvement with the Glasgow SF Writers' Circle, and experience with Strange Horizons. They discuss the creation of the Gallus anthology for Worldcon, Faulds' award-winning short story collection with only female protagonists, and the inspiration behind her Strange Horizons-published story 'Broken Blue'. The conversation also touches on the importance of writers' groups, editing processes, and using writing as a form of resistance.

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A warm anniversary conversation about community, craft, and small magic taking shape.

This episode circles Strange Horizons' 25th anniversary, but its real pull is the quieter work behind the fiction: local writers' groups, mutual support, and the small spark that grows into a story. Kat Kerbetty and E.M.

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For a slow-burn anniversary interview that looks back at Strange Horizons, writers' groups, and how a tiny image can spark a subtle story.

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