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ANNOUNCEMENT: Accidental Awakening, by Damien Benoit-Ledoux

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Accidental Awakening

QSFer Damien Benoit-Ledoux has a new MM teenage superheroes book out: After high school juniors Quinn McAlester and Blake Hargreaves found themselves restrained in a hospital room after a freak accident in a dangerous cave, they had no idea how much their lives would change. Shortly after a man named Agent Victor Kraze questions the boys about their weekend activities, they are discharged from the hospital into the care of their parents and their normal lives. Life back in Portsmouth, NH soon proved to be anything but ordinary as unusual phenomena begins to manifest around them without their knowledge or … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Share Your Facebook Page or Group

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Every now and then, we ask authors to share the address of their Facebook page or group, so our readers (and other authors) can follow them. Please post 1-2 sentences about you and what you write, and then include the link. :) Have fun discovering new authors! Join the chat

FILM: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Star Lee Pace is Bi

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Lee Pace

Hollywood actor Lee Pace has come out, saying he has dated both men and women. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star is currently preparing to star in the Angels in America Broadway revival, Pace gave an interview to W Magazine. In it, he was asked about his sexuality and dating life, which is where he made the revelation. But he said he thought questions about sexuality were “intrustive” and that he was surprised to be asked. He told the magazine: “I’ve dated men. I’ve dated women. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

ANNOUNCEMENT: Click Your Heels, by Blaine D. Arden

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Click Your Heels

QSFer Blaine D. Arden has a new MM fantasy/fairy tale story out: A lion sleeps in the hearts of brave men. When Prince Theodorin refuses to wed the general’s youngest son because he loves another, he is trapped on a cursed island. He spends his days trying to escape, his nights listening to his lover’s soothing voice echoing through the forest. His attempts to escape only lead back to where he started… until an encounter with a lion reveals a crack in the illusion. Theo has to believe, or he may never find his way home. Get it On Amazon … Read more

FOR READERS: Your Favorite Intersex Characters

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: We focus a lot on the gay and lesbian sides of queer speculative fiction. But how about intersex characters? Spec fic provides a fertile playground to explore all kinds of identities, and intersex characters are no exception. Sometimes they are done really well, and sometimes… Let’s focus on the good portrayals. What are your favorite speculative fiction stories with intersex characters? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

TV: Charmed Reboot Casts Lesbian Witch

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The reboot of Charmed has cast its lesbian witch. Melonie Diaz, 33, will play Mel, the sapphic sister who’s set to star in new version of the show.  The original Charmed ran for eight seasons in the late 90s and early 00s. Diaz, who has been featured in Fruitvale Station alongside Michael B. Jordan, will hit TV screens as a vocal, passionate activist. Mel, described as a “strong-willed feminist lesbian,” will have a police detective girlfriend, Soo Jin – not unlike Maggie Sawyer, Alex Danvers’ ex-girlfriend on Supergirl. By Josh Jackman – Full Story at Pink News

CALL: Opossum seeks music-driven fiction & poetry

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Opossum, a semiannual literary magazine of works “animated by music,” seeks poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that is “pulsing with beats, haunted by melodies.” Past issues have included stories inspired by the Oslo death metal scene and the likes of Bob Dylan, James Brown, and Freddie Mercury. They pay at least $12/page, with minimums of $100 for short stories and essays and $75 for poetry and flash fiction.

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

ANNOUNCEMENT – Surrogate: Hunted, by Jeanne G’Fellers

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Surrogate: Hunted

QSFer Jeanne G’Fellers has a new bi sci fi book out: Alien Scum. Royal Concubine. Destroyer of Traditions. Alyward Etain Ixtii detests the hate-wielding labels others place on her, but there is one label she wholeheartedly embraces-Mom. With her husband, Leigheas, their five children, and her goddaughter relying on her, Etain manages a careful balance between her family, her diplomatic career, and her problematic, opinionated breeding instinct dubbed She-Beast. But balance can’t help when Etain and her Human goddaughter, seventeen-year-old Brigit Feney, must run for their lives. Brigit and Etain have been abducted and transported via stolen wormhole technology to … Read more

“Impact” Contest Launches Today

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FOR WRITERS The fifth flash fiction contest launches today, and runs for the whole month of March. The theme is “Impact.” Take that however you will – an asteroid impacting the earth; the environmental impact of climate change; two paranormal entities crashing into one another in combat; the impact an action by an individual can have as it ripples through society. Heck, even an impacted wisdom tooth can work, as long as you sell it. It’s up to you. Full details here: https://www.queerscifi.com/flash-contest-rules/ So, in the spirit of the theme, I’d like our authors to talk about other authors who … Read more

Does Black Panther’s Success Open the Door for a Queer Superhero?

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Hollywood is celebrating the remarkable breakthrough box office performance of Marvel’s Black Panther, the first entry in the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature a black leading character, and indeed, a mostly-black cast. Part of the shock and awe felt within the industry when it comes to Black Panther comes from the history of black superheroes in films: There just aren’t very many, and even fewer with memorable films. Spawn anyone? Steel? Meteor Man? They hardly qualify as cinematic classics, and can’t even come close to the fun and style of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. All of which raises another question: What about queer superheroes? Could the commercial … Read more