An Interview with Marie Bilodeau about Empire Breaker
I had the wonderful opportunity to talk to the Glitterbomb of Canadian Speculative Fiction, Marie Bilodeau. In our chat, we explored indie versus traditional publishing, depictions of ageing women in fiction, intellectual property writing in shared worlds, and revisiting a world that she had written in before. Marie gave us a sneak peak at her latest book, Empire Breaker, the latest book in the Keepers of a Broken Land trilogy.
Tune in to our fun, fantastical, philosophical conversation!
Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author, TTRPG game writer, and storyteller. Her speculative fiction has won several awards and has been translated into French (Les Éditions Alire) and Chinese (SF World). Her short stories have also appeared in various anthologies and magazines like Analog Science Fiction and Fact and Amazing Stories. In a past life not-so-long ago, she was Deputy Publisher for The Ed Greenwood Group (TEGG).
Marie is also a storyteller and has told stories across Canada in theatres, tea shops, at festivals and under disco balls. She’s won story slams with personal stories, has participated in epic tellings at the National Arts Centre, and has adapted classical material.
She’s also the chair of Ottawa’s speculative fiction literary con, Can*Con.
Website: mariebilodeau.com
Interviewed By Derek Newman-Stille, MA, PhD ABD
