With FanX approaching, female storytellers talk about the move toward equality in the once male-dominated worlds of fandom

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kaylynn Wolfe of Layton as Captain Marvel poses for a photo for the start of last fall's FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. The spring edition of FanX runs Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, 2019.

With FanX approaching, female storytellers talk about the move toward equality in the once male-dominated worlds of fandom

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