Megan Giddings
Picador Guest Professor in the winter semester of 2023
Megan Giddings is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Her first novel, Lakewood, was a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and an LA Times Book Prize. Her second novel, The Women Could Fly, was a New York Time Editors’ Choice and was one of The Washington Post’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels of 2022. She has received support from the Barbara Deming Foundation for Feminist Fiction and Hedgebrook.
»Feminism worldwide: Experience, Protest and Solidarity«
Megan Giddings was on stage at “Frohes Festival” with Ciani-Sophia Hoeder, Dyvia Ghelani, Amanda Lee Koe and Nat Isabel. They talked about the many facets of feminism worldwide – what unites us, what divides us, and the powerful narratives that bridge the gaps.
The photos were taken by Phil Dera.
»The Women Could Fly«
On November 7, Picador Professor Megan Giddings read from her novel “The Women Could Fly” and talked with Giuliana Kiersz about speculative fiction and the transformative power of storytelling at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig.
The photos were taken by Andreas Lamm.
