Artemis Rising

Artemis Rising is a month-long celebration of the voices of women in speculative fiction, inaugurated in February 2015 as a collaborative effort across the Escape Artists podcasts, including Escape Pod, PodCastle and Pseudopod. Cast of Wonders will be joining the celebration in 2017.

Artemis Rising is not a contest. There are no “winners” except for our listeners. Artemis Rising is a focused submissions window, but stories sent for it are also in consideration for non-February episodes. Artemis Rising is explicitly for female-identified or nonbinary authors. AR is also more interested in original fiction than reprints. These are the only restrictions beyond our usual length limits and genre expectations.

Artemis Rising 2015[]

For the first AR event, submissions were accepted during the month (or so) from 20 November to 10 December 2014, and the selected stories were featured each week in February 2015. These special stories were:

Escape Pod

EP480: To the Knife-Cold Stars by A. Merc Rustad, read by Mat Weller
EP481: Temporary Friends by Caroline M. Yoachim, read by Caitlin Buckley
EP482: Chimeras by Julie Steinbacher, read by Jessica Dubish; guest host Gabrielle de Cuir
EP483: Boris’s Bar by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, read by Kaitie Radel
EP484: That Tear Problem by Natalia Theodoridou, read by Hugo Jackson; guest host Rachael Jones

PodCastle

PC349 This Sullied Earth, Our Home, by Monidipa Mondal, read by Elizabeth Green Musselman
PC350 Who Binds and Looses the World With Her Hands, by Rachael K. Jones, read by Marguerite Croft
PC351 Hoywverch, by Heather Rose Jones, read by Sarah Goleman
PC352 The Creation and Destruction of the World, by Ann Leckie, read by Diane Severson

Pseudopod

PP424 The Godsmaid Clara And Her Many Smiles, by Sharon Dodge, ready by Kim Lakin-Smith
PP425 Works Of Art, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, read by The Word Whore
PP426 The Devil Inside, by Shannon Connor Winward, read by Tatiana Gomberg
PP427 Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, by Kelly Link, read by Anson Mount

Artemis Rising II: Hecate Strikes Back[]

After the success of the first Artemis Rising, EA decided to do it again.

Podcastle

PC401 The Color of Regret, by Carrie Patel
- read by Setsu Uzume, Hosted by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali
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PC402 Opals and Clay, by Nino Cipri
- read by The Word Whore, Hosted by Aliette de Bodard
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PC403 Send in the Ninjas, by Michelle Ann King
- read by Christiana Ellis, hosted by Christie Yant
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PC404 Territory, by Julie Steinbacher
- read by Maura McHugh and Kim Rogers, hosted by Amal El-Mohtar
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PC405 Beat Softly, My Wings Of Steel, by Beth Cato
- read by Elizabeth Green, hosted by M.K. Hobson
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Escape Pod

EP519 In Their Image, by Abra Staffin-Wiebe
- narrated by Diane Severson, with guest host Mur Lafferty
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EP520 Singing to the Stars, by Alanna McFall
- narrated by Amanda Fitzwater, with guest host Amy Sturgis
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EP521 Myspace: A Ghost Story, by Dominica Phetteplace
- narrated by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, with guest host Angela Lee
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EP522 Bioluminescent Memory, by Victorya Chase
- narrated by Serah Eley, with guest host Charity Helton
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EP523 Windows, by Beth Goder
- narrated by Andrea Richardson, with guest host Kate Baker
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Pseudopod

PP476 Black Hearts, by Shannon Peavey
- narrated by Tina Connolly, with guest host Wendy N. Wagner
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PP477 Bug House, by Lisa Tuttle
- narrated by Heather Welliver, with guest hosts Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West
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PP478 Jay’s Place, by E. Lee McVicar
- narrated by Joe Scalora, with guest host Julie Hoverson
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PP479 Like Dolls, by J Lily Corbie
- narrated by Kim Lakin-Smith, with guest host Marguerite Kenner
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Artemis Rising III[]

March 2017 is the time - watch your feeds for new stories showcasing women and non-binary authors in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult speculative fiction!

Escape Pod