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New Release / Giveaway: Clarity Anthology

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Queer Sci Fi’s newest LGBTQ+ speculative fiction anthology is here: Clarity. And there’s a giveaway. Clarity (noun) Four definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) Coherent and intelligible2) Transparent or pure3) Attaining certainty about something4) Easy to see or hear Clarity features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. About the Series: Every year, Queer Sci Fi runs a one-word theme contest for 300 word flash fiction stories, and then we choose 120 of the best for … Read more

Announcing the “Clarity” Anthology Stories and Authors

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Clarity

Every year, I have the honor of announcing the stories and authors that were chosen for our Queer Sci Fi flash fiction anthology. Here’s our announcement schedule for this year: August 1st: Anthology selections August 22nd: Honorable Mentions September 5th: Judges’ and Director’s Choices September 21st: Cover reveal October 5th: Book release and top three winners And now, without further ado, the anthology picks – congrats to all: A. B. Encarnacion – Arene, 27F Invisible A.H. Lykke – Fresh A.J. Clarke – Shinigami Abbie Bernstein – Kids Know Alden Loveshade – Clouds Alex Blanc – Death by Siren Alex Liddell … Read more

QSF Author Wins BookLife Prize

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Farview - Booklife Prize - Kim Fielding

We’re so thrilled to announce that one of our own, Kim Fielding, just won the Booklife prize in a competition against 900 other authors – the first time a romance (and a gay romance to boot) has ever won: Congratulations to author Kim Fielding! Her unconventional romance, Farview, has been named the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest. It was a difficult decision, as all of the finalists had tremendous merit. We ultimately selected Farviewbecause we found it to be sparklingly original and richly written. Perhaps above all, it features two protagonists readers will remember long after the final page. Stay … Read more

“Ink” Honorable Mentions

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Congratulations to our “Ink” honorable mentions! These are fantastic stories that may not have placed in the top three, but nevertheless were in the top 40 based on our judges’ scores. These authors should be extremely proud of this accomplishment, especially given that we received 384 stories this year, a new record for the contest. While they were not chosen for the top three spots, these stories may still be announced as one of the Judge’s Choices or the Director’s Choice. Stay tuned! Ink releases on August 10th. Laura Antoniou – A Most Rewarding Quest Tam Ames – The Autograph … Read more

What Do You Mean There’s No Q in Catchphrase? #4

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QSF Button

We’re getting ready to order some more QSF swag, so it’s time to create new catch phrases for our buttons. The first year, we did the Impossibly Tiny Buttons. The second year, we did “The Universe: Queerer Than You Can Imagine”, and “Queer Spec Fic: Always Forward, Never Straight.” The third year it was “Queer Sci Fi: Where Normal is Relative” and “Inclusive. Intersectional. Incredible. Queer Sci Fi.” And last year, we had “Queers! In Space! (and some dragons too)” and “Write the rainbow.” This year, we’re doing our fifth generation, again with the QSF logo, but we need some … Read more

“Migration” Contest Ends Tomorrow!

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Hey all… This is it, the final call for Migration entries. Full details/rules are here: https://www.queerscifi.com/flash-contest-rules/ A few fun stats for y’all: So far, we’ve received 185 entries (as of last night) putting us on track for our best year ever. Sci Fi is always strong, but fantasy has put in a major showing this year, with almost 28% of total entries. And we’re getting a nice cross section of queer identities: Gay: 40%Lesbian: 33%Bi/Pan: 9%Trans/Gender Fluid/Enby: 22%Ace/Aro/Demi: 6%Intersex: 2% And yeah, I know that adds up to more than 100%, but some stories check more than one box. :) … Read more

“Migration” Flash Fiction Contest Launches Today!

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Hey all… It was Mark’s turn to come up with the theme this year, and he came up with something that had a real relevance and resonance with today – “Migration”: Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. Movement from one part of something to another. See the rules here: https://www.queerscifi.com/flash-contest-rules/ We live in an age of migrations – from one kind of society to another, from one country to another, from one platform to another. It’s a rich vein … Read more

What Do You Mean There’s No Q in Catchphrase? #3

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QSF Button

We’re getting ready to order some more QSF swag. The first year, we did the Impossibly Tiny Buttons. The second year, we did “The Universe: Queerer Than You Can Imagine”, and “Queer Spec Fic: Always Forward, Never Straight.” Last year it was “Queer Sci Fi: Where Normal is Relative” and :Inclusive. Intersectional. Incredible. Queer Sci Fi.” This year, we’re gonna do buttons again with the QSF logo, but we need some new catch phrases. So here’s where we need your help. We want to come up with a couple cute catchphrases, something that will make people wanna pick these up … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Impact Flash Fiction Anthology

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Impact

Queer Sci Fi is releasing its fourth flash fiction anthology: Impact. The book has just come out! IM * PACT (noun) 1) One object colliding with another 2) An impinging of something upon something else 3) An influence or effect on something or someone 4) The force of a new idea, concept, technology or ideology Four definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell, but only 110 made the final cut. A difficult choice to be made. An object hurtling recklessly through space. A new invention that will change the world. So … Read more