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GUEST POST/GIVEAWAY: A Tangled Legacy, by Mickie B. Ashling

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Tangled Legacy

QSFer Mickie B. Ashling has a new MM / intersex / bisexual fantasy book out: A Tangled Legacy. Prince Colin of Sendorra would have been the spare instead of the heir if fate hadn’t intervened. Like his father and forefathers, Colin is expected to marry and father a child or his principality reverts to Spain at the time of his death. Filling the royal nursery with healthy babies seems easy enough until Princess Charlotte—his childhood friend and intended bride—breaks off their engagement. Nobel Prize winner—and powerful gray witch—Alain de Gris isn’t looking for love. Science and research have taken center … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Cleaning House, by Jeanne G’Fellers

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COVER - Cleaning House

Jeanne G’Fellers has a new trans-non binary fantasy book out: 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 basic needs. Her car has been repossessed, her bills are piling up, and her questionable North Chicago neighborhood is dangerous to navigate. … Read more

CALL: Lackington’s wants speculative fiction short stories

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Lackington’s wants speculative fiction short stories for the next issue of its e-magazine. The publication prefers “controlled and well-crafted wordsmithery that reflects the story, setting, theme, atmosphere, or philosophy it seeks to describe.” Pays 1¢/word (minimum $25 Canadian); submissions open June & July.

Read the full post on Dale Cameron Lowry’s blog for writers.

CALL: Unlocking the Magic Antho Looking for mental Health/Fantasy Stories

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Unlocking the Magic antho call

Unlocking the Magic – Cuppatea Publications Deadline: November 1, 2018 Wordcount 3,000-6,000 words Payment: $300 USD + royalties In fantasy, we read about how people with mental illness are more susceptible to magic, closer to breaks in reality, more likely to be able to see the unseen. These stereotypes are harmful and contribute to keeping people from seeing the good in getting help, taking their meds, or talking to someone. This anthology is about changing the narrative and telling stories of strength and perseverance, of getting help despite the darkness. Not the myth that getting help will kill creativity and … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Queen of Ieflaria, by Effie Calvin

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The Queen of Ieflaria

Effie Calvin has a new FF Fantasy book out: Princess Esofi of Rhodia and Crown Prince Albion of Ieflaria have been betrothed since they were children but have never met. At age seventeen, Esofi’s journey to Ieflaria is not for the wedding she always expected but instead to offer condolences on the death of her would-be husband. But Ieflaria is desperately in need of help from Rhodia for their dragon problem, so Esofi is offered a new betrothal to Prince Albion’s younger sister, the new Crown Princess Adale. But Adale has no plans of taking the throne, leaving Esofi with … Read more

Enchanted Conversations seeks Baba Yaga retellings

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Illustration of Baba Yaga

Kate Wolford of Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine is compiling an anthology of stories based on Baba Yaga. Baba Who? Baba Yaga, a witch from Slavic folklore, lives in a house with chicken feet, flies around in a mortar while holding a pestle, and may or may not be a cannibal. Wolford is looking for stories of 7,500 to 20,000 words and will pay $50 per story. The submission period is January 1 to March 1, which means you can start writing now, but don’t email her the story until the new year. Find more submission details, plus lots … Read more

Announcement: Death Mask, by Lexi Ander

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Death Mask

QSFer Lexi Ander has a new MM paranormal romance book out: A huge thank you to Queer Sci-Fi for hosting me. Today, I have an exclusive excerpt for my new release, Death Mask. I hope you enjoy the teaser! About the Book Grim Misery, the President of the Black Harbinger Motorcycle Club, discovers a wounded warlock and four werepups aboard the club’s LSD shipment. And the news kept getting better and better. Not only is the warlock sitting on the edge of death, he’s illegally bonded to the werepups, which could trigger a war with the werewolves—and he turns out to … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Combining Art and Magic

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “Art, too. How art affects our ideas, imagination, and how we connect it to magic intrigues me.” It’s an interesting topic. :) Have you ever been inspired to write a story based on a piece of art? Has art ever inspired magic in one of your stories? How does art fit into your writing process, if at all? Join the chat