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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

Queer Sci Fi’s First Annual Holiday Blog Hop

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Ilya and the Wolf

QueerSciFi is running our first ever holiday blog hop. Our members will be sharing a number of our great holiday-themed titles on their blogs – it’s a great way to find speculative-fiction themed LGBT holiday books! We’ve included buy links for each of the books below – books are listed in alphabetical order by title. Look for the Hop to show up on more than twenty blogs in the next three weeks! Happy Holidays! Candle in the Dark Anthology Author: Various Price: $5.00 eBook / $10.00 Paperback Summary: In almost all traditions, winter has been a time to huddle around … Read more

Angel’s Bits: It’s not Science Fiction, but…

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In regard to Queer Sci Fi, you have no idea how many times I hear this. Someone posts to the group, the page, or comes to Scott and I, and says, “I know it’s not science fiction, but I’d like to share this (fill in the genre in question) story.” While we love that people want to check first, we want to be clear that we don’t want to limit the discussion to science fiction. Queer Sci Fi has science fiction in the title, but we’re all about the speculative fiction. Sometimes I wonder if we should have called it … 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

Announcement: Discovery, QSF’s Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest

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Discovery

QSF has a new anthology out: It’s hard to tell a story in just 300 words. But somehow we inspired more than a hundred writers to give it a try, with some amazing results collected here for your pleasure. The rules are simple enough. Write a complete story—either sci fi, fantasy, or paranormal. Make sure it has LGBT characters and/or an LGBT vibe. And do it all with just 300 words. The stories in this volume run the gamut, from platypus shifters to alien slug monsters, from carnival horror stories to haunting stories of ships with souls. There are little … Read more

Announcement: Discovery, QSF’s Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest

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Discovery

Queer Sci Fi has a new speculative fiction anthology out: It’s hard to tell a story in just 300 words. But somehow we inspired more than a hundred writers to give it a try, with some amazing results collected here for your pleasure. The rules are simple enough. Write a complete story—either sci fi, fantasy, or paranormal. Make sure it has LGBT characters and/or an LGBT vibe. And do it all with just 300 words. The stories in this volume run the gamut, from platypus shifters to alien slug monsters, from carnival horror stories to haunting stories of ships with … 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