Food, sharing, cooking and eating is such an important part of many cultures — including survival, family, and a sense of place. [...]

Mythology is a rich vein for writers to mine when it comes to making new stories. But what are some dead angles that writers have when it comes to mythology? How do you go about integrating existing mythologies into your work in a respectful way, or should you do that at all? [...]

A conversation with YA author Shveta Thakrar about writing YA and Middle Grade families outside of the WASP or Western family framework pushed by most media and literature. [...]

Tempest interviewed Marianne about fat characters, why she uses the term Fat, non-conforming bodies, and stereotypes to avoid and representations she’d like to see. [...]

Join three award-winning authors and editors as they dig into the roots of this dynamic in speculative fiction and publishing. [...]