Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind

Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind is a 1985 anthology of Science Fiction by women SF writers, edited by Jen Green and Sarah Lefanu.

"An anthology of original stories"

Contents

• "Introduction" by Jen Green and Sarah Lefanu;
• "Big Operation on Altair Three" by Josephine Saxton;
• "Spinning the Green" by Margaret Elphinstone;
• "The Cliches from Outer Space" by Joanna Russ;
• "The Intersection" by Gwyneth Jones (a preview of Escape Plans novel);
• "Long Shift" by Beverley Ireland;
• "Love Alters" by Tanith Lee;
• "Cyclops" by Lannah Battley;
• "Instructions for Exiting this Building in Case of Fire" by Pamela Zoline;
• "A Sun in the Attic" by Mary Gentle;
• "Atlantis 2045: no love between planets" by Frances Gapper;
• "From a Sinking Ship" by Lisa Tuttle;
• "The Awakening" by Pearlie McNeill;
• "Words" by Naomi Mitchison;
• "Relics" by Zoe Fairbairns;
• "Mab" by Penny Casdagli;
• "Morality Meat" by Raccoona Sheldon;
• "Apples in Winter" by Sue Thomason.

Editions

• Sep 1985, London, UK: The Women's Press, ISBN 0-7043-3973-0. (paperback) cover by Sue Lanzon
• Mar 1987, Topsfield, Mass: Salem House, ISBN 0-7043-3973-0. (paperback) cover by Sue Lanzon

Translations

• 1986, Barcelona, Spain: Ultramar Editores, ISBN 84-7386-401-8. transl. by Montserrat Conill as Desde las fronteras de la mente femenina: antología de relatos de ciencia ficción cover by Antoni Garcés