LGBT people are regarded as “the Other,” and sci-fi and fantasy specializes in characters who are “the Other.” And “the Other” is often perceived as a metaphor or stand in … Read more
QSFer Matthew Buscemi has a new fantasy anthology out: The Shipwright And Other Stories. The Palípolian archipelago is a world of poets, warriors, philosophers, engineers, and wanderers. Arkh Makhaino yearns … Read more
By Jeff Baker Not every writer writes short-stories. The form has been described as “difficult” and “challenging.” Some fiction writers don’t write short-stories. I write almost nothing but short-stories. I … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: What are some of the best paying markets (publishers, magazines, etc) for queer speculative fiction shorts? Links? Join the … Read more
QSFer Jean-Paul Whitehall has a new MM Fantasy anthology book out: Our Lady of the Axe In a Regency England where magic used to be real, Eleanor, her dear friend … Read more
QSFer Nathan Burgoine has a story in a new gay speculative fiction anthology: A man named Turing visits a museum to see its rarest automata; during the Plague Years, three … Read more
MCB just released their latest quarterly: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction—of all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Never Smile at a Crocodile by Parker Goodreau … Read more
QSFer L.V. Lloyd has a new sci fi anthology out: TimeLabs Inc is a collection of six science fiction short stories, all with a romantic theme. Sam and Zak take a … Read more
QSFer Catherine Lundoff has a new GENRE book out: Eleven tales of the queer fantastic by award-winning author Catherine Lundoff. A bookstore clerk goes on a quest for the Norns … Read more
QSFer Angel Martinez has a new MM sci fi book out: The Brimstone. Cargo ship, hive of thievery and profiteering. Captained by a demon prince and manned by a crew … Read more