Fangirls Around the Web: June 22
Highlighting heroines and fangirls spotted around the web for the week of June 22.
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CONTEST: Alan Dean Foster’s “Predators I Have Known”
Open Road Media is offering two fans the opportunity to win a copy of Alan Dean Foster’s Predators I Have Known.
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Karen Miller Discusses Star Wars Fandom, Feminism, and Writing
This morning Liz Bourke of Tor.com posted a lengthy interview with author Karen Miller, who wrote three Star Wars novels published in 2008 and 2010 tying into the first two seasons of The Clone Wars animated series. Miller discusses her writing, feminism, and the state of genre publishing in Australia and the U.K. compared to the United States. The interview is insightful and is definitely worth a read in its entirety, but I found some of her comments about Star Wars and its fandom particularly compelling.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Even More Merchandise Shopping
When I returned to Star Wars Weekends for the third and fourth weekends, more merchandise was bound to be purchased. There are so many enticing options, and some of them I just couldn’t pass up.
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Just after opening weekend, hosts Riley and Bethany of the Star Wars Report podcast graciously invited me on their show to discuss Star Wars Weekends.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Weeks 3 and 4 Report
As much as I love Star Wars Weekends, you weren’t going to catch me at Disney over Memorial Day weekend. But that’s okay, because the last two weeks of this year’s event were fantastic. Here are some of the highlights from the third and fourth weeks.
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Fanfilm Fun: Hughes the Force
If you haven’t watched Hughes the Force yet, you need to. It’s smart, entertaining, poignant at the right moments, and laugh out loud funny.
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Fangirls Around the Web: June 6
Fangirl and heroine spottings for the week of June 6, 2012.
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Amidala Arrives for Star Wars Weekends
This weekend is the third of the four 2012 Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. The voice of Padmé Amidala on The Clone Wars, Cat Taber, joins this weekend’s festivities.
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Aaron Allston Discusses Tyria Sarkin Tainer
When I was working on my Tyria Sarkin Tainer post for Suvudu, Aaron Allston generously offered his experience and author perspective on creating her character. Over at Suvudu you can find my thoughts on why Tyria is a compelling strong female character as well as the kick-ass artwork of her fighting alongside Jaina Solo. Luckily for me, and I think the fans too, Aaron had a lot to say – a whole post’s worth. Below are his insightful responses to a couple of questions I posed to him.
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