Me at the beginning of 2016 vs me at the end of 2016 There’s no other way to say this: 2016 has been the best year of my life. […]
Meg Elison
8 Cures for Writer’s Block
Beat the block. Image: Andreas Tille Like many of my friends, I found myself unable to write immediately following the election. I don’t often suffer from block, but I’m […]
Time to Judge a Book by its Cover
There is no part of getting my work published that isn’t exciting, but lately two things have really brought it home for me. I got a package in the mail […]
Burning the Man
I opened the stage at Burning Man 2016 with this story. The crowd there liked it, and I hope you do too. It started off as a joke. People used […]
Cover Reveal!
To be fair, I loved the original cover for Midwife. My first publisher, Sybaritic Press, let me design it myself and my good friend Devin Cooper shot the photograph and […]
Reimagining Film Futures
Image: Devin Cooper One of the best things about living in the Bay Area is that people who make different kinds of art often get the chance to make […]
Wiscon 40
I’m at Wiscon! For those of you who don’t know, Wiscon is a yearly feminist science fiction convention. I’m enjoying Madison very much. I went out for cheese curds and […]
S E Q U E L
There are things you think will make you a REAL WRITER. And then they happen, and you're still just you. I'm real. You're real. Write. — Meg Elison (@megelison) February […]
Starhawk’s of City of Refuge: the Fading Magic of Nostalgia
This year, Starhawk’s “City of Refuge” was the gift I bought myself. I backed the Kickstarter and couldn’t wait for it to show up. Getting the third book in this […]