Geeks OUT

Chris Allo is back with an interview with the multi-talented Joe Corallo, award-winning editor and writer. He’s edited and written for A Wave Blue World, ComiXology Originals, and Mad Cave Studios, among others. He's also a contributor to, and editor of, the Geeks OUT blog! buff.ly/ovL26by

Julia Riew is a composer-lyricist, playwright, and novelist best known for her viral hit DIVE. Brad Riew is an MFA candidate in Fiction at NYU. The Last Tiger, co-written with his younger sister Julia Riew, is his first novel. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Julia and Brad buff.ly/5sWvG7i

Lucy Knisley is the author & illustrator of beloved graphic novels about memory, identity, food, & family. Her Alex Award-winning graphic novel, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, tells the story of her childhood steeped in the food industry @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Lucy buff.ly/zFK2LW7

Josh Galarza is a writer, printmaker and book artist from Northern Nevada. After a career in Montessori education, he earned a BA in English and BFA in art from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he later taught printmaking. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Josh buff.ly/Cyr4l5I

Victoria Grace Elliott is a queer comic artist. Please Be My Star is their YA romance debut and loving reinterpretation of Phantom of the Opera. They are also the creator of the fantasy webcomic balderdash! or, a tale of two witches.

@Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Victoria buff.ly/cc6DwOy

🏳️🌈 Join Geeks OUT at ConnectiCon as we take a deep dive into various friendships/relationships in sports anime 🤼✨ & what exactly about them makes audiences wonder if the teammates are really playing for "the same team." 👀💖

Queerness in Sports Anime
📅 Sat., July 19
🕘 9:45–10:45 AM
📍 Nebula Narwhal🐋🌌

🕰️ Time is ticking…👀 You’ve been eyeing those Flame Con passes… So what are you waiting for?!
💥 Use promo code WhatAreYouWaitingFor at checkout for 10% OFF Full weekend, Saturday, or Sunday passes!
🎫 Grab your tickets now at flamecon.org
🌈 Let’s make some queer magic 💫

Maggie Kang is a director at Sony Pictures Animation, currently helming the feature film KPop Demon Hunters, which originated from her idea, and premiered globally on Netflix in June. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Maggie buff.ly/uZ1ivvu

Derek Milman is the author of Scream All Night and Swipe Right for Murder. A graduate of Yale Drama School, Derek has performed on stage, and appeared in numerous TV shows and films, working with two Academy Award-winning film directors. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Derek buff.ly/TN1WUws

🎉 Congratulations to past guest Jeremy Whitley (@jeremywhitley.bsky.social) for receiving a ⭐️ Stonewall Honor Award ⭐️ at ALA(@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social) for his graphic novel Navigating With You! 📚🏳️🌈 Three cheers for Jeremy and the entire Mad Cave(@madcavestudios.com) crew! 🥂👏💖

🧙Geeks OUT is on the hunt for a tech wizard! Got Divi skills, plugin know-how, & a love of websites? 🧰✨

Help us:
🔧 Maintain our sites
📆 Update event calendars & images
📝 Coordinate blog + merch posts
🔥 Keep the Flame Con site updated

📩 Interested? Hit us up at team@geeksout.org

Thanks @geeksout.bsky.social for this incredibly thoughtful review of GROUPIES issue 4 💕

Purpah is an artist and writer based in Burbank, California. They earned a BFA in Illustration and has since gone on to create "Suitor Armor" on WEBTOON as well as writing for other projects. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Purpah buff.ly/pCkDrbT

Andrew Joseph White is the trans, autistic, and bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Compound Fracture, and more. His work focuses on the intersection of transgender and autistic identity. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Andrew buff.ly/OcpAUkM

Drag History Hour: Geek Chique Tickets | $12.36 | 22 Jun @ C'mon Everybody, New York | DICE A queer history of nerds & geeks

✨Clarification✨

Our upcoming Drag History event with Bertha Vanayshun was listed as free; however, this is a ticketed event. 🎟️

You can purchase tickets here: link.dice.fm/y63edcd9fb90

We apologize for the confusion and appreciate your understanding. 💖

We’re headed to the Japan Society on June 22 at 2 PM for:
“It Rhymes with Takei: George Takei Author Talk & Signing” 🌈📚 Celebrate George Takei’s new graphic novel + hear from the icon himself! 💫🖖

🎟️ Use code TAKEI5 for a discount 👉

Helen Mullane and Tula Lotay's Comixology series Groupies offers a fresh perspective on the women who followed rock bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read Rebelle's review on the Geeks OUT blog.

buff.ly/3piKGeF

🎉 Join us for Drag History Hour: Geek Chique! 🎉
Hosted by GeeksOUT & the iconic Bertha Vanayshun 💋

📍 C’mon Everybody (Brooklyn)
📅 Sunday, June 22
🕣 Doors: 8:30 PM
🎭 Show: 9:00 PM

✨ A dazzling dive into the queer history of nerds & geeks
🎟️ Raffles!
🧙‍♀️ Cosplay contest!

Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the nationally bestselling author of the books Four Lost Cities and Stories Are Weapons, and the novels The Terraformers, The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Annalee buff.ly/QAvNgQS

Echo Wu has quickly made a name for herself in the entertainment industry through the profound, engaging stories she has bought to life on screen. Echo’s passion for animation was ignited at a young age by enchanting magical girl anime. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Echo buff.ly/jp4aaRJ

Members of Geeks OUT sitting at a table decorated with a Progress Pride rainbow Geeks OUT tablecloth.

We’re sharing the gospel of @flamecon.bsky.social and providing free pronoun stickers for the @nycgaymers.bsky.social Gaymer Pride event at The Museum of the Moving Image until 6pm today. Then join us at Icon for the afterparty from 6-9pm.

Miranda is a Washington-based comic artist and layout designer. They strive to tell stories that have a deep emotional impact on readers and inspire people to reflect on their lives and in turn learn or heal something about themselves. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Miranda buff.ly/tfkVpe8

🎮🌈 Geeks OUT will be tabling at Gaymer Pride on May 31st from 12–7pm! 🗓️✨ The event will be hosted at The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens (@movingimagenyc) by NYC Gaymers (@officialnycg) 🏛️🗽 and is completely free 💸 and open to all 🌍💖.

Come say hi! 👋😄

Jessica Walton is a queer, disabled writer and speaker known for authoring the picture book Introducing Teddy. Aśka, an award-winning artist, is passionate about visual literacy and has published over 10 books. Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Jessica and Aśka: buff.ly/3oYq9Q2

Emily Yu-Xuan Qin has a Master of Arts from the University of Calgary. She is a first-generation immigrant to Canada. As a child, she was sluggish in learning English—until she picked up her first Animorphs book.

@Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Emily buff.ly/BWyAC1x

✨ Come hang out with Geeks Out at Nitehawk Prospect Park! 🍿🎬
Tomorrow, on Wed. May 21, we'll be attending @secretformulany’s Spoons Toons Anime: Magical Girls 🥄📺🧙‍♀️

Email AdamSchubak@geeksout.org if you're interested in joining! 💌🌈💖

Bobbie Pyron has worked in libraries and bookstores in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah and has been active in local animal rescue work for many years. She’s the author of A Pup Called Trouble, A Dog’s Way Home, and Stay. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Bobbie buff.ly/0GQc8fO

Kellie Doherty is a proudly bisexual science‑fiction and fantasy word‑slinger. Her debut duology Finding Hekate and Losing Hold put queer space opera on the map, while her ongoing Broken Chronicles series keeps bending genre expectations. Alexa interviewed Kellie buff.ly/A6Sj5zF

Sher Lee writes young adult novels with Asian characters. She lives in Singapore and has an abiding love for local street food (including an incredible weakness for xiao long bao). She has two adorable corgis, Clover and Spade. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Sher buff.ly/tZDg6Js

Rainie Oet is a trans woman who writes fiction and poetry for adults and young readers. She is the author of the picture books Robin’s Worlds and Monster Seek (Astra).  Glitch Girl! is her debut novel.

@Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Rainie buff.ly/OldjRSZ