Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 33c - Interview with Zen Cho

Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 07:00

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 33c - Interview with Zen Cho - transcript pending

(Originally aired 2019/04/19 - listen here)

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.

NOTE: This month’s On the Shelf incorrectly announced this month’s guest as Molly Tanzer. The Molly Tanzer interview will appear at a future date.

In this episode we talk about

The Malaysian influences in Zen’s fiction
19th century English literature and engaging with colonial legacies through fiction
Her favorite historic eras that may see stories in the future
The challenges of researching less-represented historic eras and regions
Being inspired by the gaps and omissions in mainstream history
The similar challenges of writing queer characters and writing non-Western characters

Publications mentioned:

The True Queen
Sorcerer to the Crown
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo ​​​​​​​

A transcript is pending

Links to Zen Cho Online

Website: https://zencho.org
Mailing lists: https://zencho.org/contact/new-release-mailing-list/
Twitter: @zenaldehyde
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenaldehyde
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenaldehyde

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