Welcome to the Read For Pixels “Meet The Authors” section where you can learn more about the 15 award-winning bestselling women writers who will be taking part in the 10th annual International Women’s Day Edition of the Read For Pixels campaign. They are listed in alphabetical order below according to the events that they will be participating in:
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The Read For Pixels International Women’s Day Edition 2026 Author Reading+Q&A Sessions
Angela Slatter
ANGELA “A.G.” SLATTER is the multi-award-winning author of seven novels, twelve short story collections, five novellas, two books on managing a writing career, and a Hellboy Universe comic. Her work’s been optioned for film and TV, and translated into multiple languages. She can be found at.
Angela will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 6.00pm PT, on March 13th, 2026 (Friday).
Learn more about Angela at www.angelaslatter.com. Follow her on Instagram at @angelaslatter.
Dorothy Koomson
DOROTHY KOOMSON is an award-winning, global bestselling author of 22 novels. Her thrillers have connected with readers all over the world, with sales of over 2.5 million copies in the UK. Dorothy featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain. Her latest novel, GIVE HIM TO ME is out now in paperback.
Dorothy will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 2.30pm UK Time/10.30am ET, on March 22nd, 2026 (Sunday).
Learn more about Dorothy at https://www.dorothykoomson.co.uk/ . Follow her on Instagram at @dorothykoomson_author.
J.C. Cervantes
J.C. CERVANTES is a New York Times best-selling author. Her books for children, young adults, and adults have been published in more than twelve countries and have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s, Apple’s, and Audible’s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award and the NM Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.
J.C. will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 8.30pm ET, on March 28th, 2026 (Saturday).
Learn more about J.C. at https://jccervantes.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @authorjccervantes.
Juliette Wade
JULIETTE WADE is the author of THE BROKEN TRUST series from DAW Books as well as many shorter works. Her work reflects her fascination with language and complex social systems. She is a linguist, anthropologist, and discourse analyst with a Ph.D. Education in Language, Literacy, and Culture.
Juliette will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 6.00pm PT, on March 15th, 2026 (Sunday).
Learn more about Juliette at https://juliettewade.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @juliettewadeauthor.
Kelsea Yu
KELSEA YU is the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of BOUND FEET, IT’S ONLY A GAME, and DEMON SONG. Dozens of her short stories and essays have been published in magazines such as Clarkesworld, Apex, Nightmare, PseudoPod, and Fantasy, and in various anthologies. Visit her website at www.kelseayu.com.
Kelsea will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 6.00pm PT, on March 6th, 2026 (Friday).
Learn more about Kelsea at https://www.kelseayu.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @anovelescape.
L. Penelope
LESLYE PENELOPE has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning author of fantasy and romance. Equally left and right-brained, she studied filmmaking and computer science at Howard University and sometimes dreams in HTML.
Leslye will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 8.30pm ET, on March 14th, 2026 (Saturday).
Learn more about Leslye at https://lpenelope.com/. Follow her n Instagram at @leslyepenelope.
Libba Bray
LIBBA BRAY is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of UNDER THE SAME STARS, the DIVINERS series, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist BEAUTY QUEENS, the Printz Award–winning GOING BOVINE, and the acclaimed GEMMA DOYLE trilogy. She divides her time between New York City and Paris.
Libba will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 8.30pm ET, on March 8th, 2026 (Sunday).
Learn more about Libba at https://www.libbabray.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @libbabray.
Rae Wilde
RAE WILDE (she/her) is a queer woman and author of dark fiction who has published numerous works under the pen name Rae Knowles. Her available works include THE STRADIVARIUS, MERCILESS WATERS, I CAN FIX HER, and I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY POSITION ON MEN and she is represented by Carleen Geisler at PS Literary.
Rae will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 8.30pm ET, on March 29th, 2026 (Sunday).
Learn more about Rae at https://www.raewilde.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @_rae_wilde.
Theodora Goss
THEODORA GOSS is the World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Award-winning author of the ATHENA CLUB trilogy of novels, including THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER, EUROPEAN TRAVEL FOR THE MONSTROUS GENTLEWOMAN, and THE SINISTER MYSTERY OF THE MESMERIZING GIRL. She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Crawford, and Shirley Jackson Awards, as well as on the Tiptree Award Honor List. Her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She is currently a Master Lecturer in Rhetoric at Boston University. Visit her at theodoragoss.com.
Theodora will be doing a live reading and Q&A for her Read for Pixels YouTube Session at 8.30pm ET, on March 27th, 2026 (Friday).
Learn more about Theodora at https://theodoragoss.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @theodoragoss.
The Read For Pixels International Women’s Day Edition Panel Sessions 2026
The Pixel Project is also proud to announce that we will be holding 2 special author panel sessions live on YouTube in March 2026 as part of the 10th International Women’s Day Edition of the Read For Pixels campaign. Please see below for further details and mark your calendars!
A Voice of Her Own: The Portrayal of Women and Girls in Historical Fiction
In our 25th Read For Pixels livestream session, “ A Voice of Her Own: The Portrayal of Women and Girls in Historical Fiction”, acclaimed authors Marie Brennan (Historical Fantasy), Rhys Bowen (Historical Mystery), and Sara Tantlinger (Historical Horror) will be discussing the portrayal of women in Historical Fiction and how it can catalyse conversations about stopping sexism, misogyny, and violence against women today. They will also be answering questions live from the audience about this topic and their books.
The session will be held live on YouTube at 8.30pm ET, March 7th, 2026 (Saturday).
Marie Brennan
MARIE BRENNAN is the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-nominated and Hugo Award-winning author of THE MEMOIRS OF LADY TRENT, other fantasy series, several poems, and over ninety short stories. As half of M.A. Carrick, she’s also written the Rook and Rose trilogy. You can find her on Patreon.
Learn more about Marie at https://www.swantower.com/ .
Rhys Bowen
RHYS BOWEN is the internationally bestselling author of two historical mystery series: The MOLLY MURPHY novels set in early 1900s New York City and the lighter ROYAL SPYNESS books featuring a minor royal in 1930s England. She also writes bestselling standalone historical novels including THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK and MRS ENDICOTT’S SPLENDID ADVENTURE. Her books have won twenty major awards to date and are translated into over thirty languages. Rhys is a transplanted Brit who divides her time between California and Arizona.
Learn more about Rhys at https://rhysbowen.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @authorrhysbowen
Sara Tantlinger
SARA TANTLINGER is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning THE DEVIL’S DREAMLAND: POETRY INSPIRED BY H.H. HOLMES, and the Stoker-nominated works TO BE DEVOURED and CRADLELAND OF PARASITES. She’s an active HWA member and participates in the Pittsburgh Chapter.
Learn more about Sara at https://saratantlinger.com/ . Follow her on Instagram at @inkychaotics.
Sisters That Slay: Sisterhood, Female Friendship, and Violence Against Women in the Horror Genre
In our 26th Read For Pixels YouTube Livestream session Panel Session, “Sisters That Slay: Sisterhood, Female Friendship, & Violence Against Women in the Horror Genre”, acclaimed Horror authors and editors Geneve Flynn, Linda D. Addison, and Nicole Givens Kurtz will be discussing the history and portrayal of sisterhood in the Horror genre and how sisters and female friendships in Horror can catalyse conversations about misogyny, sexism, and violence against women. They will also be answering questions live from the audience about this topic and their books.
The session will be held live on YouTube at 8.30pm ET, March 20th, 2026 (Friday).
Geneve Flynn
GENEVE FLYNN is a speculative fiction editor, author, and poet. Co-editor of BLACK CRANES: TALES OF UNQUIET WOMEN, the anthology which launched the grassroots movement in Asian women’s horror writing. She is a two-time Bram Stoker Award winner; Shirley Jackson, Australasian Shadows, and Aurealis Award winner; 2022 Queensland Writers Fellowship recipient.
Learn more about Geneve at www.geneveflynn.com.au
Linda D. Addison
LINDA D. ADDISON is the five-time recipient of HWA Bram Stoker Award®, including THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS & HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND. She is also the recipient of HWA Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA Mentor of the Year and SFPA Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry.
Learn more about Linda at https://www.lindaaddisonwriter.com/
Nicole Givens Kurtz
NICOLE GIVENS KURTZ is a two-time Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022) for her short stories and her novella. Nicole has over 50 published short stories, including her story, “The Way Home,” in Marvel®’s Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson anthology from Titan Books.
Learn more about Nicole at https://nicolegivenskurtz.net/