Episode 198: Violet Allen

Episode 198: Violet Allen

From Gender Reveal by Tuck Woodstock

April 13, 2026 · 51 min · Season 14 · Episode 11

About this episode

Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Violet Allen about her novel and various literary topics.

Tuck and Ozzy chat with Violet Allen (she/her), author of Plastic, Prism, Void . Topics include: Incorporating 40+ fonts, multiple languages, three timelines, a theme song, and approx. one trillion references into one sci-fi romantasy novel Violet's personal beef with Joyce Carol Oates?! Tuck & Violet's shared grievance against contemporary fiction Channelling all your evil into books :) :) Plus: CATS, Sailor Moon, Girls, Rejection , fanfic, heterosexuality, and the worm from Dune This Week in Gender: Nicole Kelly highlights Best Practices Policy Project , one of the 2025 Gender Reveal grant recipients. ( Transcript here. ) Find Violet at violetallen.love and on Bluesky . Violet's new book, Plastic, Prism, Void, is now available for preorder . Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes, including our recent advice episode with Mattie & Calvin! Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com . We're also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) and Max Burns UX (mention Rhubarb!)

People in this episode

Hosts: Tuck Woodstock, Ozzy Llinas Goodman

Guest: Violet Allen

Topics covered

  • sci-fi
  • romance
  • contemporary fiction
  • writing
  • gender
  • cats
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • sci-fi
  • romance
  • writing
  • Joyce Carol Oates
  • gender
  • cats
  • fanfic
  • Dune

Sponsors

DeleteMe, Max Burns UX

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Best Practices Policy Project, Gender Reveal

Books & works: Plastic, Prism, Void

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