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The 2016 Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest is Here!

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Hi all, We have some big news today. We’re launching the third annual flash fiction contest on QueerSciFi.com. Last year’s contest was a great success, with 115 entries across the LGBTIQA and speculative fiction spectrums. This year promises to be even better. Like last year, we are partnering with Mischief Corner Books to create an eBook with all the entries that we will then sell on Amazon, ARe, etc, on the site and at cons to help fund the growth of the Queer Sci Fi empire. :) There will be cash prizes for the top three entries, along with a … Read more

Winners of the “Q” Contest

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We just picked the winners of the “Q” contest to create alternate versions of the Queer Sci Fi logo. The three winners are now available on merchandise at RedBubble.com. Thanks to our judges – Angel Martinez, BA Brock, Vance Bastian, and J. Scott Coatsworth. And thanks to everyone who entered! First Place: Lyndsey Bellamy Second Place: Arshad Ahsanuddin Third Place: Theo Fenraven Runner-Up: Dani Hermit

QSF Merchandise Available on RedBubble – And A New Contest!

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Red Bubble

We’re partnering with a site called Red Bubble to offer Queer Sci Fi branded merchandise. You can now buy a shirt, mug, mousepad, and much more with the QSF brand – and every purchase helps support the site. smile emoticon And to kick it off, we’re also doing a contest that ties in with our upcoming Graphic Novels week – running from August 25th-30th. We’ll supply you with a Photoshop “blank” of the Queer Sci Fi “Q” that you can decorate as you want. Give us a paranormal themed Q. Or one that drips fantasy. Or horror. Or sci fi. … Read more

QSF Contest Winners – Second Runner Up

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Ethereal Ealain cover

OK, time for our final winners in this year’s Flash Fiction contest – “Apart From You”, by Ophelia Gränd, and one more great cover, this one by Ethereal Ealain. Thanks again to everyone who participated this year – the response exceeded my wildest dreams. Enjoy! Apart From You Ophelia Gränd Don felt light, free. He hit the button on the radio and danced along with the pop tunes. In the middle of a pirouette, he opened the fridge door, but stopped short as he saw a bowl of minced meat. Not even meatloaf could ruin this fine day, it might … Read more

QSF Contest Winners – First Runner Up

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Bronwyn Heeley art

Here are our First Runner Ups for the contest – “Zero G Corn Pier”, by Astrid Amara, and a lovely cover by Bronwyn Heeley. Enjoy! Zero G Corn Pie Astrid Amara With a loud thump, the Cressida’s gravitation system finally died. It didn’t surprise anyone. Last week the air conditioning broke, and now all one hundred twenty researchers onboard walked the hallways in their underwear. And while this was a sexually attractive side effect of the ship’s impending doom, the subsequent failing of the automatic chef system was less sexy. The autochef now only produced corn pies, which was particularly … Read more

QSF Contest Winners – Third Place

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CE Kilgore Cover

Here are our third place winners – The Road Block, by Aidee Ladnier, and the cover (provided in draft version with stock art) from CE Kilgore: The Road Block Aidee Ladnier I remembered the little man from my childhood, a fairy manikin peeking at me through the branches of the backyard azalea bush. Here at the dirt crossroad, a mile from the new county highway, he stood again. The stink of tar smothered the air as several yards away my men paved over the gravel that had stung the engine blocks and spiderwebbed the windshields of my kin for a … Read more

QSF Contest Winners – Second Place

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Here are our second place winners – Anomalous, by Carole Cummings, and the cover from Alicia Nordwell.: Anomalous Carole Cummings He wakes starving. Starving. He shouldn’t be. He’d had his rations not… he checks his chrono. It’s only been three klicks of the planet’s sun, which translates roughly into less than one and a half Earth-hours. He shouldn’t be this hungry, but he can swear his envirosuit is looser than it was when they left the lander. He can also swear the sun’s moved a lot more than three klicks. He shakes his head, jabs at Cam’s ribs. “Wake up.” … Read more

QSF Contest Winners – First Place

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Discovery - Bey Deckard

Here are the first two contest winners – cover by Bey Deckard and story by Jenn Burke – enjoy! Self-Actuating Jenn Burke “The electrical anomaly did not damage me,” I report. “Operations are within expected parameters.” “Glad to hear it, Davey.” Through my bridge cameras, I see Captain Landon’s smile. He pats my console. I am sure he knows I cannot feel it, but I understand it is a gesture of camaraderie. Landon leaves the bridge. Every time we encounter danger or other stress, he retreats to his cabin to indulge in May. She is always ready, naked, legs spread, … Read more

Announcing the Winners of the Second Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest

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Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction contest

Hey all, OK, we’ve gone through all the entries – covers and stories – for the flash fiction contest. There were some amazing stories in there, and overall the level of sophistication was very high. Judging was done blind, so we didn’t know who the winners were until the stories were chosen. We had 115 to choose from – a huge increase from last year’s 16 stories. Congrats to everyone who entered! We’ve chosen the winners – no easy task. And so, without further delay (drumroll please) – For the stories: First Place – Self-Actuating, by Jenn Burke Second Place … Read more

Bring Me Your Covers!

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Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction contest

I’m afraid it may have gotten lost at the bottom of our flash fiction contest announcement, but we are also doing a cover contest for the resulting eBook! Please forward this to any cover designer friends you may have! Cover Contest With the planned eBook this year, we’re also adding a new twist – a contest to create the perfect cover for the book. Cover designers, we’d love to see your work – we’re looking for speculative fiction covers that embrace the theme of discovery. Here are the ground rules: The cover must somehow embrace the theme of “discovery”. The … Read more