Christine Sandquist

The Writing Excuses team has once again come together to bring you our annual cruise ship-based writing retreat. We’ll be hosting you all September 19th – 27th with classes, workshops, and time for your own writing… all wrapped up in a magical Caribbean vacation! The masterclass will be a smaller event than our typical cruises,

A big sister finds that even in a place as lonely as the moon, all you need is a little creativity—and someone to play with—in Molly on the Moon, the debut picture book from award winning sci fi author Mary Robinette Kowal. I am delighted to share the cover of my upcoming children’s book, Molly on

Kowal continues her exquisite exploration of race and gender relations in an alternate 1961 that is still shockingly close to our own. – Publishers Weekly Starred Review In space, it’s often the details that matter most. Specifically, details regarding how we handle matter – every bit of it – and how we have to treat

My newest Patreon series, Interviewing Experts, continues on Tuesday, April 20th at 7PM CST (8PM Eastern) with astronaut Cady Coleman. I’ll be conducting an interview with her as if I’m preparing to feature her job in a novel. You get to ask questions, too! Live captioning is provided for accessibility, and recordings are available for those

Long, long ago, years ago, perhaps decades ago, in the distant past of 2019… I was given the opportunity to opportunity to write an opinion piece for The Washington Post. It was a chance for me to highlight some of the challenges faced by women in space. Many of these challenges are institutional and rooted