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1 Love Works : Reading and Writing Romance in the Twenty-First Century Jane Armstrong , Liz Byrski , Helen Merrick , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , September vol. 3 no. 3 2014; (p. 257–261) The papers in this journal edition are drawn from a number of fascinating anddiverse perspectives on the romance genre presented at the inaugural Elizabeth Jolley Conference, Reading and Writing Romance in the 21st Century, held at Curtin University in 2013. As this collection demonstrates, romance can be understood as a genre, a formula, a trope and an incursion. At the heart of the romantic tale lies love, but love also infiltrates all other genres. These papers show romance not only across genres but also across histories, geographies, ethnicities and mediums. In these varied texts, love works to maintain and disrupt normative heterosexual coupling, to constrain and permit feminine desire, to reinforce and resist normative gender roles, and build hegemonic social, political and economic relations. In the popular imagination, love and work are opposing forces, but in romance love works hard. These examinations of the work of love further our understanding of the romance genre in terms of its practices, forms, contexts, pleasures and effects. (Introduction 257)
1 y separately published work icon The 2012 Snapshot : Australian Speculative Fiction Alisa Krasnostein (interviewer), Kathryn Linge (interviewer), David McDonald (interviewer), Helen Merrick (interviewer), Ian Mond (interviewer), Jason Nahrung (interviewer), Alexandra Pierce (interviewer), Tansy Rayner Roberts (interviewer), Sean Wright (interviewer), Tehani Croft (interviewer), 2012 10660834 2012 anthology interview

'The Aussie Spec Fic Snapshot has taken place three times over the past eight years. In 2005, Ben Peek spent a frantic week interviewing 43 people in the Australian spec fic scene, and since then, it’s grown every time, now taking a team of interviewers working together to accomplish! In the lead up to Continuum 8 in Melbourne, this team, consisting of Alisa Krasnostein, Kathryn Linge, David McDonald, Helen Merrick, Ian Mond, Jason Nahrung, Alex Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Tehani Wessely and Sean Wright, blogged interviews for Snapshot 2012.'

Source: Australian SF Snapshot Project.
1 Introduction Helen Merrick , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Love and Romanpunk 2011; (p. 1-2)
1 y separately published work icon The Secret Feminist Cabal Helen Merrick , Seattle : Aqueduct Press , 2009 Z1938629 2009 single work criticism 'In her cultural history of science fiction feminisms, Dr. Merrick explores the stories told about feminist science fiction by the various communities responsible for creating feminist sf culture, including authors, editors, fans, and scholars from across the disciplines. The Secret Feminist Cabal will appeal to every member of the feminist sf community, to fans and critics interested in the history of the science fiction genre, and to anyone interested in the production of feminist culture, history, and theory.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 SF Worlds in Darkness and Joy : An Interview with Tess Williams Van Ikin (interviewer), Helen Merrick (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 2 (Issue 42) 2000; (p. 2-13)
1 From Female Man to Feminist Fan : Uncovering Herstory in the Annals of SF Fandom Helen Merrick , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Women of Other Worlds : Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminism 1999; (p. 116-139)
1 3 y separately published work icon Women of Other Worlds : Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminism Helen Merrick (editor), Tess Williams (editor), Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1999 Z844554 1999 anthology short story poetry extract prose interview correspondence criticism science fiction
1 Untitled Helen Merrick , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 1 (Issue 37) 1996; (p. 31-33)
— Review of The Patternmaker : Nine Science Fiction Stories 1994 selected work short story ; The Lottery Lucy Sussex , 1994 single work short story
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