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FEMSPEC
An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.

FEMSPEC is a collectively-produced peer-reviewed journal run primarily by women. As such, we believe in a non-hierarchical community and work to make our space one of cooperation. All members are valued, listened to, and respected without regards to age, experience, or professional position. We encourage all voices to contribute to our cause through non-violent communication.

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EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION.....................................................11

Batya Weinbaum

CRITICAL ARTICLES................................................................. 17

Reading Wide Awake: Jean E. Karl, Atheneum Books, and

Mythopoeic Fiction

Sophia Arts........................................................................... 17

Witchcraft and Warfare: Female Power, Violence, and

Conditional Citizenship in Motherland: Fort Salem

Judith Rauscher.................................................................... 33

BEHIND THE SCENES

Barbara Bennett................................................................... 67

EVENT COVERAGE...................................................................69

Why Femspec Makes the Rounds: 7 events Aug-Sep, 2025

Batya Weinbaum

REVIEWS

NARRATIVE FILM AND FICTION...............................................73

Creature Feature Films of 2025

Merry Byrd......................................................................73

Wicked: For Good, directed by Jon M. Chu

Nolan Boyd.................................................................... 77

Miami in Virgo: The Secret Worlds of Adulthood

Michelle Nussey.............................................................82

The Fox Wife

Barbara Bennett............................................................. 86

Two Tales of Witches: There’s Nothing More Potent Than The

Archetype of A Witch

Kristin Alder.................................................................... 89

NON-FICTION AND THEORY..................................................... 93

Ceres in Astrology: Nourishment, Power, and the Rebirth of the

Feminine

Merry Byrd.......................................................................93

Anti-Blackness and Human Monstrosity in Black American

Horror Fiction

Merry Byrd.......................................................................95

Kinship in Nora Keita Jemisin’s Fiction

Tajanae Barnes............................................................... 97

BOOKS AND MEDIA RECEIVED………………………….………99

CONTRIBUTORS....................................................................... 101

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