We are so excited to announce the winners of our 2019 Fresh Ink Fiction Writing Contest! The Kids are Alright, by Sarah Appel The Girl the Sea Forgot, by Layla P. Voyager 48, by Kara Sledge Our judges were blown away by the quality of the writing in this year’s submissions, and the decision was a brutal task! A shout-out to all the writers at Austin Bat…
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TTBF Q&A 2019: Author Erika Sánchez
A #TTBF Q&A with Author Erika Sánchez Which is better to write: first page or last page? First page. I never know how a book will end. I need to be surprised. If you could choose one X-Men power, what would it be and why? I wish I could literally slap tacos out of the hands of racists. That would…

Ngozi Ukazu – #TTBF Author Interview 2018
You are credited as still having the most funded webcomic on Kickstarter ever. And what advice do you have for others who want to launch their own webcomics? I would give 3 pieces of advice: Start your comic now! Don’t wait until you’re better! You have to start now. (Spoilers: Starting now is the only way to *get* better.) Start something…

Anita Sarkeesian – #TTBF Author Interview 2018
You have done extensive studies and coverage of the role of women in video games. What trope do you think is the most overused and hazardous to young female gamers? It’s hard to pinpoint one singular gaming trope that is “the” problem. Feminist Frequency’s Tropes vs Women in Video Games spanned over a dozen episodes (and we could have made…

Ebony Adams – #TTBF Author Interview 2018
If you had control of the TARDIS for one day, what would you use it for? And what Doctor would you want to go with you on your adventure? No question: I would go back and spend another Christmas with my mom. Even knowing that I have all of history and the entirety of the known universe at my fingertips,…