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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Innovation – Queer Sci Fi’s Sixth Flash Fiction Anthology

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Innovation

Queer Sci Fi’s sixth annual flash fiction anthology is here – “Innovation” – and there’s a giveaway too! IN-NO-VA-TION (Noun) 1) A new idea, method, or device. 2) The introduction of something new. 3) The application of better solutions to meet unarticulated needs. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Innovation features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. Other Worlds Ink | Amazon Kindle | Amazon Paperback | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Goodreads Giveaway Queer … Read more

Umbrella Academy to Tackle Homophobia and Racism in Season Two

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Umbrella Academy

As The Umbrella Academy gears up to return for season two, Robert Sheehan (Klaus Hargreeves) has teased how the new episodes tackle homophobia and racism in the 1960s. The pansexual Klaus’ relationship with Dave struck a chord with queer fans in season one – until he was shot dead in battle during the Vietnam War. The Netflix original returns with a new run of episodes Friday (31 July), and this time the Hargreeves siblings have travelled back in time to the early 1960s – before Dave’s death. Though details of The Umbrella Academy’s season two plot are being kept tightly … Read more

REVIEW: Power Inversion – Sara Codair

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Power Inversion

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Supernatural LGBTQ+ Category: Non-binary, trans, demi, bi, pan Reviewer: Melissa Get It On Amazon About The Book Do you have to be a monster to fight one? Erin Evanstar is a demon hunter, a protector of humanity from nightmarish predators that feed on people’s fears and flesh. They are settling into their dual life of being a teen and hunting demons. When a tentacled horror abducts Erin’s partner, José, Erin and their family go on the hunt to get him back. But Erin gets an ultimatum: help the Fallen Angels bring on the apocalypse or watch José … Read more

INNOVATION: Cover Reveal

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Innovation eBook cover

It’s gettin’ real, y’all. The marked-up manuscript came back from Ryane last week, and we’ve now heard from just about all of the authors with their changes and approval. Now we upload to Amazon for preorder! And it’s time for the cover reveal! Here’s the eBook cover: And here’s the print cover: Next up? Announceing the Judges’ Choices in about two weeks, and then publication on August 8th. So many great stories!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rise: Last Chance – KT Hanna

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Rise - K.T. Hanna

QSFer KT Hanna has a new queer sci fi/LitRPG book out: “Rise: Last Chance.” Death doesn’t always kill you… but second chances don’t come free Dare should be dead. You don’t get hit by a high voltage power line in a freak accident and live. Unless the Second Chance program wants you for its own ends, that is. A second life, one last chance, but at the cost of serving an aeons old system that protects humanity… even from itself. The tasks Dare is assigned seem harmless at first, but as the missions progress, things seem off. There are creatures the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Remember Me, Synthetica – K. Aten

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Remember Me, Synthetica - K. Aten

QSFer K. Aten has a new queer sci fi book out (Bi, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Pan): “Remember Me, Synthetica.” What happens when a woman loses her memory but gains a conscience? Dr. Alexandra Turing is a roboticist whose intellect is unrivaled in the field of artificial intelligence. While science has always come easy, Alexandra struggles to understand emotional cues and responses. Driven by the legacy of her late great-uncle, she dedicates her life to the Synthetica project at her father’s company, Organic Advancement Solutions (OAS). Her life is rebooted when she wakes from a coma, six months after being struck by … Read more

Rainbow Space Magic Schedule – Sunday

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Rainbow Space Magic

Rainbow Space Magic, our first official virtual con, is here. Olivia Helling came up with the idea a couple months back, and Eric Alan Westfall suggested the name. Together with Angel Martinez, Jo Moon Willow Rose, Monique Cuillerier, and Valerie Jean Mikles (who made the lovely graphic above), we’ve been working tirelessly to put it together. So there’s no discussion topic today on QSF – instead, head over to https://www.rainbowspacemagic.org, register if you haven’t already, and check out the panels and readings! Today’s schedule: PT 7:00am / MT 8:00am / CT 9:00am / ET 10:00am Author Readings and Q&A PT … Read more

Rainbow Space Magic Schedule – Saturday

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Rainbow Space Magic

Rainbow Space Magic, our first official virtual con, is here. Olivia Helling came up with the idea a couple months back, and Eric Alan Westfall suggested the name. Together with Angel Martinez, Jo Moon Willow Rose, Monique Cuillerier, and Valerie Jean Mikles (who made the lovely graphic above), we’ve been working tirelessly to put it together. So there’s no discussion topic today and tomorrow on QSF – instead, head over to https://www.rainbowspacemagic.org, register if you haven’t already, and check out the panels and readings! Today’s schedule: PT 7:00am / MT 8:00am / CT 9:00am / ET 10:00am Author Readings and … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: His Fairy Share – Meghan Maslow

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His Fairy Share - Meghan Maslow

QSFer Meghan Maslowi has a new comedic queer fantasy romance (bi, gay, pan) out, book three in the Starfig Investigations series: “His Fairy Share.” “Why does this always happen to us?” –Quinn Broomsparkle, wizard extraordinaire  Six months have passed since wizard Quinn Broomsparkle left behind his indentured servant shackles. He’s in love with his half-dragon/half-fairy familiar, Twig Starfig. He’s got a home. Friends. A job. And a father-in-law he could do without. A pretty close to perfect life. But as Quinn has learned the hard way, things rarely stay peaceful for long. Especially when a Starfig’s involved.  Summoned to his … Read more

REVIEW: What Blooms Beneath (audio), by A.D. Ellis

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What Blooms Beneath

Title: What Blooms Beneath Author: A.D. Ellis Narrator: Kory Getman Genre: Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Pansexual, Genderqueer, Intersex Publisher: PUBLISHER Length: 6 Hours 25 Minutes Reviewer: Sharonica Amazon eBook | Amazon Audio About The Book Kellan considers himself lucky to have an adequate existence on earth where, in the year 2044, common citizens toil under the oppressive thumb of a corrupt and unscrupulous government. Kellan dreams of becoming part of the Department of Paranormal, Supernatural, and Fantasy Sciences, but his application is continually denied because he has no extra-sapien blood. Kellan’s simple reality shifts when Rhône unexpectedly enters his life. Rhône, living … Read more