In which there is cake, cake and more cake – we discuss the year that was Galactic Suburbia One, authorial in crowds, gender bias, and announce our exciting new project. We can downloaded from iTunes, or streamed from Galactic Suburbia. 

A Galactic Suburbs CAKE (for the ingredients)

News
The First Rule about the YA Mafia is that you don’t talk about the YA Mafia:
http://blackholly.livejournal.com/148264.html
http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2011/03/03/ya-mafias-other-things-you-dont-need-to-worry-about/
http://gwendabond.typepad.com/bondgirl/2011/03/secret-cabals-are-overrated.html
http://karenhealey.livejournal.com/925514.html
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/03/04/dear-new-writer-im-sorry-i-dont-have-time-to-crush-you
http://allycarter.abeedoo.com/blog/cliques-and-cabals
The conversation is starting to turn into something else, which is more about the power writers do/do not have to help or hinder each other’s careers.
http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/182357.html

Gender bias at Midnight Echo.

Tiptree Book Club begins with Maureen McHugh’s “Useless Things”.

Announcing Galactic Chat.

Competition: tell us your favourite moment of GS from the last year and win a book!
(Glitter Rose, signed by Marianne de Pierres (limited print run hard copy)
Bold as Love, by Gwyneth Jones
Siren Beat/Roadkill by Tansy (and Rob Shearman))

What Culture Have we Consumed?
Alex: Darkship Thieves, Sarah Hoyt; Betrayer of Worlds, Larry Niven and Edward M Lerner (to be reviewed at Dreams and Speculation)
Tansy: Running Through Corridors, Robert Shearman & Toby Hadoke
Alisa: TED Talks and general update

Pet Subject
What has been a highlight of the year for us?
Has it been what we expected?
Have we achieved what we wanted to achieve? (What did we want to achieve?)

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