Science Fiction Authors Unite to Support Mental Illness

By Dianna Dilworth 

Science fiction and fantasy authors around the globe have come together to support people suffering from mental illnesses.

More than 100 authors have joined the #HoldOnToTheLight conversation, an online discussion aimed to raise awareness for treatments and preventions for depression, suicide, domestic violence, PTSD and bullying.

Robin Hobb, Jody Lynn Nye, Cat Rambo, Seanan McGuire, Laura Anne Gilman, Chuck Gannon, Kameron Hurley, Catherine Asaro, Gaie Siebold, Karen Miller, Rowena Cory Daniels, David B. Coe, Marc Tassin, Jonathan Oliver, are among many authors supporting the effort.