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FOR READERS: Riding the Slipstream

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Slipstream fiction falls between speculative fiction and mainstream fiction – I think of it as similar to magical realism vs. fantasy – it’s often contemporary or literary firction with a bit of a sci-fi gloss. What’s your definition, and what are your favorite examples? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: Book Learnin’

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever learned something from a fiction book – a skill, a valuable piece of knowledge, etc? 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: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: In the Writing Closet?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Does your family know you write queer fiction? And if so, do they read it? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

The Lesfic Bard Awards: 2019 Finalists

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We were fortunate to be asked to announce the winners of the 2019 Lesfic Bard Awards. Look for the Gay Scribe Awards in 2021! Here are the finalists, by category: Action Adventure Compound Interest by Annette Mori The kick-ass women in The Organization are back and they have their sights set on a few new recruits. Not everyone is jumping for joy at the choices, considering subterfuge is front and center in the games the new recruits have been playing. Dani is supposed to get her happily ever after, but she’s not sure what’s real anymore including Candy’s feelings for … Read more

The Lesfic Bard Awards: 2019 Winners

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We were fortunate to be asked to announce the winners of the 2019 Lesfic Bard Awards. Look for the Gay Scribe Awards in 2021! Here are the winners, by category: Action Adventure Over the Crescent Moon by Karen D. Badger Makaya Kapule and Spencer Bennet are from vastly different backgrounds…Makaya from Hawaii and Spencer from Vermont. They met and fell in love as members of the National Fencing Team. On hiatus from their grueling training schedule, Makaya and Spencer fly to Hawaii to attend her sister’s traditional Hawai’ian wedding, at which, Spencer meets Makaya’s family for the first time. While … Read more

FOR READERS: reading the Virus

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Are you one of the folks who runs toward this crisis by reading fiction or watching shows and films about viruses and epidemics? If so, which ones do you find most compelling? 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: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf