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Brave New Girls
Series · 5 books · 2017-2023

Books in series

Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme book cover
#2

Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme

2017

Dive into a universe of sci-fi wonders. This collection of sci-fi shorts features a variety of brainy young heroines—girls who engineer, tinker, experiment, and more. Voyage to far-off galaxies with girls who use their science savvy to fix rovers, rescue friends, and protect alien critters. Visit steampunk realms where young ladies put their skills to the test building mechanical wonders and solving mysteries. Trek across sci-fi landscapes with girls who save androids and repair robots. Journey to post-apocalyptic futures where heroines use their tech know-how to bring down overlords and spread the most dangerous thing of all… knowledge. And drop in on a few near-future heroines who use their smarts to take down supervillains and bring a little more understanding into the world. Proceeds from sales of this anthology will be donated to a scholarship fund through the Society of Women Engineers. Let’s show today’s girls that they, too, can be tomorrow’s inventors, programmers, scientists, and more. STORIES BY: T. Eric Bakutis, Elisha Betts, Steph Bennion, Bryna Butler, Margaret Curelas, Paige Daniels, Kay Dominguez, Brandon Draga, George Ebey, Mary Fan, A.A. Jankiewicz, Evangeline Jennings, Jamie Krakover, Jeanne Kramer-Smyth, Stephen Landry, Karissa Laurel, Michelle Leonard, Meg Merriet, Jelani-Akin Parham, Josh Pritchett, Holly Schofield, and Lisa Toohey. Featuring artwork by Hazel Butler, Sonya Craig, Evelinn Enoksen, Ben Falco, Fauzy Zulvikar Firmansyah, Kathy Ferrell, Christopher Godsoe, Evangeline Jennings, Deanna Laver, Jennifer L. Lopez, Jelani Akin Parham, Josh Pritchett, Emily Smith, and Jennifer Stolzer.
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#4

Adventures of Gals and Gizmos

2019

Venture into realms of sci-fi marvels. Come explore a world of teen makers and innovators. From interstellar escapades to near-future locales, this volume of sci-fi stories has something for everyone. Girls who use their mechanical acumen to save interstellar colonies and design super-powered armor. Young women who apply their knacks for numbers to finding criminals and solving environmental problems. Ladies who use brainpower and intellectual skills to defeat zombies, space pirates, evil aliens, and more. All revenues from sales of this anthology will be donated to Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund. Let’s show girls they can be STEM superstars too. Stories by: Elisha Betts, Bryna Butler, Russ Colchamiro, Paige Daniels, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Lizz Donnelly, Mary Fan, JF Garrard, Nicole Iversen, A.A. Jankiewicz, Nancy Johnston, Kris Katzen, Amy Lewanski, Phil Margolies, Tash McAdam, Jelani Akin Parham, Josh Pritchett, Mackenzie Reide, Aaron Rosenberg, Jennifer Lee Rossman, J.R. Rustrian, Joanna Schnurman, Holly Schofield, Lisa Toohey, J.K. Ullrich, and Victoria Zelvin. Featuring illustrations by Elisha Betts, Tom Daly, Sean "MunkyWrench" Eddingfield, Ben Falco, Kathy Ferrell, Fauzy Zulvikar Firmansyah, Abby Massengale, RM Nielsen, Julia Patterson, Ann Piesen, Harley Scroggins, Emily Smith, Ronald Suh, and Kay Wrenn.
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#5

Tales of Girls Who Tech and Tinker

2020

Journey into sci-fi realms where girls use their skills and brains to save the day. See scouts who save the world from AI overlords. Travel to the edges of space with girls who dare to go head to head with giant interstellar corporations. Watch as ladies take down nefarious hackers, innovate space travel, and defeat aliens. This 29-story collection has something to delight, enthrall, and fascinate every age. All revenues from sales of this anthology will be donated to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund. Let’s show girls that they can be the next generation of innovators and inventors.
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#6

Brave New Girls

Chronicles of Misses and Machines

2022

Tales of brainy gals and sci-fi worlds Welcome this collection of sci-fi stories featuring brainy teen heroines. Mechanics on post-apocalyptic submerged worlds, steampunk heroines who solve mysteries and fix robots, computer geniuses who hack all and use their savvy to save the day. From near-future science lovers to space cadets on far-flung planets, this 22-story collection has something for everyone. Proceeds from sales of this anthology will be donated to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund. Let’s show girls that they can be the next generation of innovators and inventors. STORIES BY: JD Cadmon, Flor Contreras, Paige Daniels, Mary Fan, Annie Gray, Melanie Harding-Shaw, Andrew K. Hoe, A.A. Jankiewicz, Brad Jurn, Chris Kanther, Kris Katzen, Karissa Laurel, Veronica Lee, Ira Nayman, Jelani-Akin Parham, Tyan Priss, Josh Pritchett, Mackenzie Reide, J.R. Rustrian, Elizabeth Stombock, Denise Sutton, and Raphael Sutton. Featuring illustrations by Ariel Colon, Jarod Marchand, Adriano Moraes, RM Nielsen, Josh Pritchett, Harley Scroggins, Emily Smith, and Kay Wrenn.
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#7

Brave New Girls

Tales of Girls who Engineer and Explore

2023

Venture into a world where extraordinary heroines use their brains and STEM savvy to save the day in sci-fi adventures. A young botanist saves her dying planet with her horticultural acumen. Clever students use only their wits and spare parts to flee the clutches of an intergalactic kidnapper. Teen roboticists join forces to defeat an alien vying for ownership of Earth. A hackathon participant discovers the long-lost lab of an eccentric scientist. Get swept away by tales of girls who hack, explore, invent, and build. With tales ranging from solarpunk to post-apocalyptic, these 28 stories have something in store for all. Proceeds from sales of this anthology will be donated to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund. Let’s show girls that they can be the next generation of innovators and inventors. Stories by: Bryna Butler, JD Cadmon, Rachel Delaney Craft, Paige Daniels, Mary Fan, Daphne Fauber, Janina Franck, Sarah A. Goodman, Annie Gray, Jocelyne Gregory, Andrew K. Hoe, Brenda Huettner and Sally Krueger, Valerie Hunter, A.A. Jankiewicz, Emma Jun, Brad Jurn, Kris Katzen, Jeanne Kramer-Smyth, Ira Nayman, Jelani-Akin Parham, Scott Pinkowski, Josh Pritchett, Mackenzie Reide, Jennifer Lee Rossman, J.R. Rustrian, Joanna Schnurman, Harley Scroggins, and Denise Sutton. Featuring illustrations by Martina Localzo, Adriano Moraes, RM Nielsen, Josh Pritchett, Harley Scroggins, Barbara Smith, Emily Smith, Kay Wrenn, and Bonnie Wright.

Authors

Mackenzie Reide
Mackenzie Reide
Author · 3 books
Mackenzie Reide is a mechanical engineer, writer, and adventurer. She also dabbles in aerospace, so yes, you can call her a rocket scientist. She loves to see strong girls in stories which is reflected in her middle grade books The Mystery of Troll Creek and The Mask of the Troll. If you like alternate history you can read her short story Shifting Gears in the anthology Altered States of the Union. For science fiction and fantasy readers, her short story Cascadia is part of the Infinite Dimensions: Crossroads series. She is currently working on the third book in The Adventurers trilogy and two new short stories for upcoming science fiction anthologies.
Thomas Gondolfi
Thomas Gondolfi
Author · 4 books
  • Author of the Toy World series, the CorpGov Chronicles, the Monarchy of America series, as well as one off novels such as Wayward School
  • Editor of many anthologies
  • Renaissance man
  • Electrical engineer with BSEE
  • Happily married to the love of his life
  • As comfortable in a kilt as a suit or polo and slacks
  • Father of 3; all grown and leading their own lives
  • 30-year board gamer and roleplayer, mostly as GM
  • Military brat who’s lived in ten different states
  • Competitive table tennis, volleyball, and pickleball player
  • Cooked for a living and experimentally at home
  • Certified Flirt
  • Dreams of an Australian vacation
  • Inventive enough to never stop writing; 14 more novels already planned
  • Favorite authors: Heinlein, Foster, Turtledove, Chalker, McCaffrey
T.A. Hernandez
T.A. Hernandez
Author · 7 books

T. A. Hernandez is a science fiction and fantasy author and long-time fan of speculative fiction. She grew up with her nose habitually stuck in a book and her mind constantly wandering to make-believe worlds full of magic and adventure. She began writing after reading J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings many years ago and is now is happily engaged in an exciting and lifelong quest to tell captivating stories. She is a clinical social worker and the proud mother of two girls. She also enjoys drawing, reading, graphic design, playing video games, riding her motorcycle, and making happy memories with her family and friends.

Paige Daniels
Paige Daniels
Author · 5 books
Paige Daniels is the pen name of Tina Closser. By day she works as an Electrical Engineer and Mom mushing her kids from gymnastics and violin practice. After the kids go to bed, she rocks out with her headphones turned to eleven and cranks out books. She is an uber science geek. If she wasn't married to the most terrific guy in the world, she would be a groupie for Adam Baldwin.
Jennifer Lee Rossman
Jennifer Lee Rossman
Author · 6 books

I am a sci-fi geek from upstate New York, where I crochet, watch Doctor Who, and threaten to run over people in my wheelchair. My work has been featured in several anthologies and my debut novella Anachronism is now available. I write weird and hopeful sci-fi and fantasy full of LGBTQIA+ characters, disabled characters, and the occasional Jurassic Park references. I hope my stories can be a safe and welcoming place no matter your gender, ability, race, religion, or orientation. I write stories I want my grandma to read without blushing - sex may be mentioned (I do love a good innuendo) but will never happen on the page, violence is handled with care and is not gory, and most stories do not contain swear words (the ones that do are used sparingly and only when appropriate to the character). I'm that nerd who can recite the periodic table backwards, can talk about dinosaurs for hours, and has a betta fish named Fincess Leia. My debut novel, JACK JETSTARK'S INTERGALACTIC FREAKSHOW, will be published by World Weaver Press in 2019. Find my work here. I'm on the Twitter and I have a blog.

Blake Jessop
Blake Jessop
Author · 3 books
Blake Jessop is a Canadian author of speculative fiction with a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Adelaide.
A.A. Jankiewicz
A.A. Jankiewicz
Author · 1 books
A.A. Jankiewicz (known to most as Agnes) hails from the city of Pickering, Ontario. Her debut novel ‘Q-16 and the Eye to All Worlds’ was published as part of her thesis project at Durham College as part of the Contemporary Media Production Program. Prior to that, she graduated from York University with a BFA in Film Theory, Historiography and Criticism. When she’s not busy plotting the next great adventure, writing, doodling, tinkering in the Adobe suite programs or mellowing out with her friends, she enjoys walks with her four-legged companion Meesha. She is currently working on the next instalment in the Q-16 series.
George Ebey
George Ebey
Author · 4 books

George Ebey first developed a passion for storytelling during college, when a creative writing course led him to produce a fully edited portfolio of speculative fiction stories. Since then, he has written numerous works in multiple genres and has had stories published in several anthologies. For over a decade, he has also served as a contributor to the International Thriller Writer's online magazine, The Big Thrill. George was born and raised in Ohio, where he still lives with his wife and an ornery cat. When he's not writing, he enjoys being outdoors, vlogging on his YouTube channel, and searching for new and interesting places to explore. He is the author of the Helen of Mars series published by Glass House Press. www.ebeybooks.com

Nicole Iversen
Nicole Iversen
Author · 1 books

Nicole Iversen love to travel, Han Solo, and Italian food...oh, wait, this isn't a dating website. If Hobbiton were real Nicole would move in tomorrow. When the college thing didn't work out, she decided to concentrate on writing full time. (sorry mom) As well as being published in some wonderful anthologies, she has flash fiction published in the online Canadian magazine Polar Borealis Here: http://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/up... And here: http://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/up...

Russ Colchamiro
Russ Colchamiro
Author · 10 books

RUSS COLCHAMIRO is the author of Crackle and Fire, Fractured Lives, Hot Ash, and Blunt Force Rising, the first four books in the sci-fi mystery series featuring his hardboiled intergalactic private detective Angela Hardwicke. He is also the author of the rollicking space adventure, Crossline, the zany sci-fi backpacking series Finders Keepers, Genius de Milo, and Astropalooza, editor of the sci-fi mystery anthology, Love, Murder & Mayhem, and contributing author for his newest project, Murder in Montague Falls, a noir novella collection, all with Crazy 8 Press. Russ has contributed to several other anthologies including Tales of the Crimson Keep, Pangaea, They Keep Killing Glenn, Altered States of the Union, Thrilling Adventure Yarns, Brave New Girls vols. 3&4, Camelot 13, TV Gods 2, and Footprints in the Stars. He is now writing the third book in the Angela Hardwicke series. In addition, Russ hosts the Rockin' Rollercoaster podcast, where he interviews various Sci-Fi, mystery, crime, and horror authors. Russ lives in New Jersey with his wife and their twin ninjas. For more on Russ’s works, visit www.russcolchamiro.com, and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Blue Sky, YouTube and Instagram @AuthorDudeRuss.

Janina Franck
Janina Franck
Author · 3 books
Janina is a nature-loving story-addict who may have tea and chocolate running through her veins. Guided by her daydreams, she started writing stories at a young age and never really stopped. Now living in Ireland, she loves to try new things and experience adventures, both real and imagined.
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