Carrie Byrd

Thank you!!

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Absolutely stunned & thrilled to share that Loser of the Year is a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards in the Lesbian Romance category. A deep, heartfelt thank you to @lambdaliterary.org. I’m grateful beyond the telling of it.

Update: copy claimed yesterday by the fabulous @sagaciousapphic.bsky.social , who (correctly) named Jonathan from TWFTW as their favorite side character of Roslyn’s. Sorry, Cranli!

that makes me so so happy!! thank you 💙💙💙

Hint: the high school is named after one of the patron saints of lost and impossible causes...

A photo of a paperback copy of Roslyn Sinclair's sapphic romance novel THE WOMAN FROM THE WAVES, standing on a table, next to a postcard with art of the two main characters.

To celebrate Day One of GCLS, @writingroslyn.bsky.social & I are doing a little cross-promo in-person giveaway 🥰 The first con attendee to find me and tell me their favorite supporting character in any of Roslyn's books will get a FREE signed copy of the bestselling THE WOMAN FROM THE WAVES! 🌊

If you haven't signed up yet, you get a FREE steamy short story just for subscribing: tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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The July edition of The L Byrd goes out tomorrow morning, featuring an exclusive sneak peek from my next book (!!!!), a fabulous deal on Loser of the Year's audiobook, and information on my whereabouts at GCLS!

"Madeleine’s hand still rested on her arm. How strange, that the touch could anchor Hæra to earth at the same time it made her feel light enough to fly without wings.

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Had a blast chatting with @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social about LotY, what’s next for Mattie & Jillian, my writing process, and some sapphic romance authors I think are pretty spectacular! iheartsapphfic.com/2025/06/23/a...

Strange feeling to be in Spain right now with [gestures at everything] [does not elaborate bc I would like to be let back into my country] [this is mostly a joke] [not completely]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

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A person dressed as a transformer in trans flag colors at Philly Pride

The Philly Pride march

A little girl holding a sign that reads “More love, less hate” and “we are a rainbow family”

The perfect way to kick off June. Happy Pride from Philly! 🌈

thank you so much, Kris!! 🥰

I love it!!

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The June issue of The L Byrd goes out tomorrow! Sign up now, and you'll be eligible to enter a free giveaway for an audiobook copy of Loser of the Year ⚽🎭 tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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If you’ve been waiting for both books in @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s shapeshifter duology to be released before picking them up, the time is here! You can get your copies of Enemies by Nature and Shifting Nature now (the link is for the latter): mybook.to/ShN5

We were right here during our Orkney trip two summers ago, when @writingroslyn.bsky.social was maybe 50-75 pages into her first draft! I remember fantasizing out loud about TWFTW being sold there one day. And now it's actually happening. Legitimately a little teary 🥹

This book is truly wonderful. It’s smart, challenging, and beautifully written. Run, don’t walk.

I’m caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of telling you “you should read this right the fuck now” and telling you “if you read this you’re going to tear your hair out from frustration at having to wait for the next 500+ pages”

The cover of The Passion of Jillian Reed: A Loser of the Year Short Story, by Carrie Byrd, depicting the back and head of a woman with short brown hair, wearing a gray sports bra.

Want to read the new spicy short story prequel to Loser of the Year, but didn't sign up for my newsletter in time? You're in luck! New subscribers to The L Byrd automatically receive a download link & get 12,000 words of angst, steam, & inconvenient feelings absolutely FREE 🔥 shorturl.at/Pxig4

gonna respectfully remember Joe Don Baker with some of my favorite MST3K moments

This story is SO GOOD, y’all. You’re in for a sexy, angsty treat!

Check your inboxes! The May issue of The L Byrd has gone out, with a new Queer Theory Made Easy, some musings on this summer's GCLS conference, and—most importantly—a FREE 12k-word spicy short story prequel to Loser of the Year 👀 I'm pretty proud of this one, and I hope you'll enjoy it!

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A trope map for Carrie Byrd's short story "The Passion of Jillian Reed," with the following: "sapphic awakening," "one night stand," "opposites attract," four chili pepper emojis, "free for newsletter subscribers," "oh no, feelings," "secrets," and "prequel to Loser of the Year."

“Tell me I’m wrong about you, then.” Jillian immediately went rigid. “What?” she said, mostly to buy herself time to think. The girl didn’t mean that. Jillian didn’t even know what “that” was. Oh yes you do, her traitor brain murmured. You know exactly what she means. “I try not to stereotype.” The girl cocked her head, and even through the dim light Jillian could make out the sharp look in her eyes. “Sometimes I get it wrong. But I really don’t think I got it wrong with you.”

My next newsletter drops Thursday, with a 12k FREE short story that’ll have you turning up the AC 🥵 If you want to see inside Jillian's brain, or wondered what happened on that fateful night 18 years ago (no spoilers!) this one's for you. I’m so excited to share it.

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This VERY steamy story will be released through my next newsletter & is FREE for subscribers! Sign up at the link in my bio & learn what really happened the night Jillian’s life changed…

A cover for a short story by Carrie Byrd, titled The Passion of Jillian Reed: A Loser of the Year Short Story

🚨COMING NEXT WEEK🚨

College soccer star Jillian Reed only care about excellence. But when an unexpected encounter at a party results in a passionate one-night stand, Jillian faces a choice. Will she embrace her own desires? Or will she continue to deny the truth of who she is?