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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Migration – Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Anthology #5

Migration

Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration feaures 300 word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Bisexual Authors

Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are bisexual and who write bi characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a bi author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with bi characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite bisexual authors and their spec fic works that include bi characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any … Read more

Let’s Send the First Openly Queer Astronaut to Space

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Wannabe LGBT+ astronauts are being encouraged to apply for a new contest which aims to send the first openly queer person into space. In almost six decades of space travel more than 500 people have been into outer space—none of whom have been openly LGBT+. The Out Astronaut Contest is aiming to change that by sending a young queer astronaut into orbit. “We believe that communities are empowered when they are represented,” said the contest’s organisers, Stardom Space and Project PoSSUM (Polar Suboribital Science in the Upper Mesosphere). “Our goal is to train and fly a member of the LGBT+ community … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Black Sky Morning, by Hannah Dare

Black Sky Morning

QSFer Hannah Dare has a new MM Gay/Bi sci fi book out in her Mind + Machine series: Black Sky Morning. And there’s a giveaway! A bounty hunter in over his head. Xin knows how to look out for himself, and he knows when something sounds too good to be true. But a forgotten planet filled with riches is too tempting to pass up. Fortunately Xin also knows someone who can back him up – if he doesn’t arrest Xin first. A government agent who’s lost hope. Jonathan Gray used to believe in a better future. Now he’s not so … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Servants and the Beast

The Servants and the Beast

QSFer Kelly Haworth has a story in a new bi/gay fantasy/fairy tale: The Servants And The Beast. You think you know the story – prince gets cursed, girl meets Beast, they fall in love and live happily ever after. If only it was that simple. But dating is tough even in the best of circumstances. Ever since the fateful day when we let that horrible Good Fairy into the castle, our lives have been on hold. When she turned our bad-tempered prince into a Beast, she lumped us, his loyal servants, into the curse too, just because she assumed his … Read more

REVIEW: Cleaning House, by Jeanne G’Fellers

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Title: Cleaning House Series: Appalachian Elementals Book One Author: Jeanne G’Fellers Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Non-Binary Publisher: Mountain Gap Books Pages: 285 Reviewer: Siri Get It On Amazon About The Book Centenary Rhodes is an old soul with a well-traveled name, but she doesn’t know this yet. Growing up in southern Appalachia wasn’t easy, so Cent left home as soon as she could, but the post-collegiate happiness she’d expected has never occurred. She can’t find a decent date, much less find that special someone and, after losing her job in a corporate downsize, she’s struggling to meet her most … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Asexual Authors

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Every Saturday on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now hosting #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual and who write ace characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace authors and their spec fic works that include ace characters. Note: This is NOT a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Prophecy & Curiosity, by Layla Heart

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Layla Heart has the first two books out in her new queer “Lughnasadh Elite Academy” fantasy series – “Prophecy” and “Curiosity.” One clueless queen-to-be, four princes to change her world forever. Before her vital first cup of coffee in the morning, Litha finds out she’s a witch and is suddenly transported to a magical world she didn’t know existed. As if that wasn’t strange enough, it turns out that she’s prophesied to be queen and her parents only took her to the human world to protect her from those who want her dead. But now she’s at Lughnasadh Elite Academy … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

FILM: “Wonder Woman 1984” Poster Hints at Bisexuality

Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has shared a colourful first look the upcoming DC sequel, leading some fans to believe that the superhero is about to come out. The new poster pictures Wonder Woman standing in front of a rainbow-hued backdrop, teasing the film’s release in Pride month, June 2020. Fans were quick to connect the dots between the visual and the date, with Connor Behrens tweeting: “Happy Pride month, Wonder Woman said gay rights.” Some noted how actor Gal Gadot is lit with blue and pink neons—a stylistic choice often used to denote queer characters, commonly referred to … Read more