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2016

2016 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees

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Philip K. Dick Award Nominees

The 2016 Philip K. Dick Award nominees have been announced: Consider by Kristy Acevedo (Jolly Fish) Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens by Eleanor Arnason (Aqueduct) The Mercy Journals by Claudia Casper (Arsenal Pulp) Unpronounceable by Susan diRende (Aqueduct) Graft by Matt Hill (Angry Robot) Super Extra Grande by Yoss (Restless) The award is presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction originally published in paperback form in the United States from the previous calendar year.  First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 14, 20176 at Norwescon 40 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington. By Dave Post – Full Story at … Read more

For Readers and Writers: What Happens Now?

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2016 election map

FOR READERS & WRITERS Tomorrow, President Obama leaves office, and President Trump and a unified GOP government becomes a reality. I don’t want to get into the politics of it all here. There are plenty of other places to do that. And tomorrow we will offer alternative programming. But I do want to discuss something that’s been much on my mind of late. What impact will this have on our little corner of the universe? Will queer romance and LGBTIQA fiction continue toi grow and flourish, or will there be a chilling effect? Will new laws targeting our community in … Read more

Queer Female Characters We Lost in 2016

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Clarke Lexa

Lesbians and bisexual women live dangerous lives – especially if they’re on TV. Producers and writers are famously keen to kill off lesbian characters, meaning their romances rarely meet a happy end. So much so it’s turned into an actual, recurring TV trope. This year has been no exception and, in true 2016 style, has brought us some of the most dramatic, but also often useless, deaths of our favorite lesbian characters. Sadly, there are too many to count, but here are 28 (fictional) women we lost this year: 1 Poussey Washington – Orange is the New Black Cause of … Read more

Announcement: MCB Quarterly, Spring 2016

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MCB Quarterly April 2016

Mischief Corner Books has a new edition of the MCB Quarterly out, with two QSFers and a third author who designed the new QSF logo: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction – of all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Finishing Touches by Rebecca Cohen Repetition by J. Scott Coatsworth Outpost by Dominick Domingo The Wish Granter by L. Bellamy It also includes an Interview with Brandilyn Carpenter talking about “What’s in a Review”, and a Featured Author section with Carole Cummings. And our very own Angel Martinez offers an Op-Ed on “Rehoming Lost Books.” Excerpt – … Read more

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

Announcing the Theme For Our 2016 Flash Fiction Contest

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In about two and a half months, on April 1st, we’ll be launching the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest. It doesn’t matter if you have been published before or not – if you love to write, we invite you to submit a 300 word speculative fiction story – sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror – when the contest opens up on April 1st. As a bonus, we’ll be selecting the best of the submitted stories to be included in the book from Mischief Corner Books! Now it’s time to announce our theme for 2016. For 2014, it was “Endings”; … Read more

Discussion: QSF’s Year in Review – And Where Do You Want to Go in 2016?

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Hey all, It’s been a banner year for the Queer Sci Fi Site and group, and it’s all thanks to the amazing members we have. It’s hard to believe that I started this group just two years ago, in January 2014. But our second year brought many changes: We grew to more than 1400 members on our FB discussion group We launched our second Flash Fiction contest, and with it, our first book We held a number of informational “weeks” – on Submissions, Promotion, Running a Small Press, Graphic Novels, and more We will have announced more than 350 LGBT … Read more