Who's missing?

[coalescent]

[Poll #1046886]

Actual answer here. Vote before you click.

EDIT: See also jlassen's two entries, and Andrew Wheeler here.

FURTHER EDIT: Commentary from rosefox here and cristalia here.

Comments

Re: The real answer

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I suspect there is exactly one female writer in the world whose name you'd have put on that cover if you had a story by her

Out of interest -- who? I can imagine Connie Willis and Ursula Le Guin making the cover. I'd be surprised if Kelly Link didn't, if she had a story in the book. For instance.

Re: The real answer

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

My guess is that Lois McMaster Bujold would also shift a few.

Re: The real answer

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I imagine she would. But according to ISFDB she's written a grand total of seven short stories in the past 21 years, so it seemed a bit like cheating to use her as an example. :)

Re: The real answer

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

Is this a UK anthology? If so then I wouldn't have thought Bujold's name would shift many copies.

I was thinking of LeGuin FWIW. Connie Willis is a brilliant short story writer and has multiple Hugos, but I am still not certain that her fame extends far beyond the SF community into the reading public.

Re: The real answer

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

US small press anthology, so Bujold would probably be more of a draw.

Re: The real answer

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

JK somebody????

Re: The real answer

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Again, not really a noted short fiction author, I feel ...

Re: The real answer

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

more of a 'too bloody long fiction' author...

Re: The real answer

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Heh. My immediate reaction was JK Rowling.