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An online LGBTQ+ science fiction and fantasy convention that's free to participants and convention-goers. More info (including videos from past years) at www.rainbowspacemagic.org.

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The Best Queer Books of the Year: The 2025 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Read your way into some of the best LGBTQ+ literature with this year's Lambda Literary Award shortlists in 26 categories.

Read your way into some of the best LGBTQ+ literature with this year's Lambda Literary Award shortlists in 26 categories.

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Calling you out!

A reminder that this year's Rainbow Space Magic is October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there).

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5 Years After Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas Reflects on Trans, Queer and Latino Representation in Fiction (Exclusive) A paperback edition of Aiden Thomas' YA fantasy hit, 'Cemetery Boys,' is arriving this summer. In an exclusive excerpt from the new edition's foreword, Thomas looks back on the success of the novel, and the importance of trans, queer and Latino representation in fiction

The bestselling author looks back on the success, and timeliness, of the novel in a new foreword, excerpted here.

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Uncanny Magazine and the punk ethic of speculative writing - Arts In the world of science fiction and fantasy publishing, Uncanny Magazine is both an anomaly and beacon. It offers a space where queer and disabled voices, neurodiverse narrators, and unapologetically political stories are not just ...

In the world of science fiction and fantasy publishing, Uncanny Magazine is both an anomaly and beacon. It offers a space where queer and disabled voices, neurodiverse narrators, and unapologetically political stories are not just included but celebrated.

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Lee Mandelo Is Creating Queer Futurity Today - Electric Literature The editor of β€œAmplitudes” discusses gathering diverse queer and trans voices to upend publishing trends and reimagine community

The editor of β€œAmplitudes” discusses gathering diverse queer and trans voices to upend publishing trends and reimagine community ].

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What typo in one of your stories are you still mad at?

A reminder that this year's Rainbow Space Magic is October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

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80 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in August io9 co-founders Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders both have new releases coming this month.

io9 co-founders Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders both have new releases coming this month.

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Robot Ghost Kitchens and Memory Capitalism: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Humidity be damned, this month’s crop of books is sparking with exciting new premises and relationship dynamics. You’ve got robots-turned-cooks, an economy built entirely on mandatory memory collec…

New Summer Reads from Annalee Newitz, Louis Sachar, Charlie Jane Anders, and More.

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β€œI must not pick up my phone. Distraction is the creative project killer. Checking socials is the little-death that derails all focus. I will remain on task. I will keep my pencil to paper and allow the urge to pass over me and through me. When the urge has gone, only the project will remain.”

β€œI must not pick up my phone. Distraction is the creative project killer. Checking socials is the little-death that derails all focus. I will remain on task. I will keep my pencil to paper and allow the urge to pass over me and through me. When the urge has gone, only the project will remain.”

Stay focused, peeps!

Don't forget to register for this year's Rainbow Space Magic over at rainbowspacemagic.org

#Writing #LGBT #ScienceFiction #fantasy #convention

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The 20 best movies and TV about LGBTQ+ history Whether in the form of a documentary or a drama, the past few decades have seen both film and TV turn some much-needed attention to the queerness of the past.

Which have you seen?

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2024 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners The winners of the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced. Novel WINNER: Curdle Creek, Yvonne Battle…

The winners of the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced.

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5 Years After Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas Reflects on Trans, Queer and Latino Representation in Fiction (Exclusive) A paperback edition of Aiden Thomas' YA fantasy hit, 'Cemetery Boys,' is arriving this summer. In an exclusive excerpt from the new edition's foreword, Thomas looks back on the success of the novel, and the importance of trans, queer and Latino representation in fiction

The bestselling author looks back on the success, and timeliness, of the novel in a new foreword.

people.com/cemetery-...

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a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

#LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

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BEYOND LOCAL: Author's fantasy novel inspired by bedtime stories, Cree grandmother Challenging what is considered middle grade fiction, Cheryl Skory Suma's Habitan is a fantasy novel rich with Canadian settings, Indigenous values, and a throwback to the paperbacks of C. S. Lewis

Challenging what is considered middle grade fiction, Cheryl Skory Suma's Habitan is a fantasy novel rich with Canadian settings, Indigenous values, and a throwback to the paperbacks of C. S. Lewis.
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SenLinYu makes their dark fantasy novel debut with Alchemised Online fan-fiction success SenLinYu makes the move to traditional publishing as they confront the horrors of war in their debut novel.

β€œThere’s all these barriers and resistance that people put up if it’s non-fiction… in fiction, you can be so much more confronted with ideas because it really gets into the messiness of human experience.”

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Warren Rotary supports sci-fi museum project WARREN β€” The Rotary Club of Warren presented the Trumbull County Historical Society with a check for $4,000 for the Museum of Science Fiction and Fantasy Arts, the start of a commitment of at least $75,000 toward the project by its members. The $4,000 check represents the first year of a five-year, $20,000 pledge as […]

For you Ohioans (or those willing to travel):
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The Best Sci-Fi Universesβ€”and More SFF Links Here are all the SFF links you should know about, including a ranking of the best sci-fi universes and the next book from Matt Dinniman.

From Book Riot: Here are all the SFF links you should know about, including a ranking of the best sci-fi universes and the next book from Matt Dinniman.

bookriot.com/best-sc...

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Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

#LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

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Brandon Sanderson's bestselling fantasy: "Genre is no longer a stigma. Everyone is a geek about something" "It exists! It's real!", shouts an excited young woman as the fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson (Lincoln, Nebraska, 1975) walks through the center of AvilοΏ½s, whose...

The world's bestselling fantasy writer visits the Celsius 232 Festival in AvilΓ©s, acclaimed by thousands of readers. "Reading a fantasy novel, which expands the imagination, is as good and necessary as going to the gym to lift weights"

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Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

#LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

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9 Best High Fantasy Books In 2025 Best High Fantasy Books You Can't Miss

Agree? Disagree?

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How Did the Author of Space Raptor Butt Invasion Become One of Our Best Mainstream Horror Writers? Lucky Day is weird, compellingβ€”and very surprising, coming from the author of My Billionaire Triceratops Craves Gay Ass.

Who's a fan of Chuck Tingle?
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a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

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Queer authors build your TBR list There are so many wonderful queer romances that have come out (no pun intended) or will come out this year.

The region is far from talentless though, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ authors.

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5 Must-Read Books by Nonbinary Authors Out in 2025 Here are some of the most exciting new books by nonbinary authors out this year, including romance, sci-fi, memoir, and more.

Here are some of the most exciting new books by nonbinary authors out this year, including romance, sci-fi, memoir, and more.

bookriot.com/books-b...

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The 10 Best Queer Fantasy Books of the 2020's (So Far) As fantastically queer as a Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough.

Agree? Disagree?

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Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books for Hot Commie Summer - Reactor Tired of the status quo? Try these books featuring revolutionary governments some communal weirdos...

Tired of the status quo? Try these books featuring revolutionary governments some communal weirdos...

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a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years' recordings while you're there)

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I’m a Terry Pratchett superfan β€” here’s why you should be too The Discworld author was both very funny and very profound β€” making his novel Night Watch a deserving new addition to the Penguin Classics list

What Pratchett have you read?

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a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

a starry night with a mountain in the shadows. The RSM logo is on the bottom left. Text reads 'writing with resistance, imagining a better future. October 4 - 5, 2025.'

Rainbow Space Magic is a free virtual con for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction! Our 6th edition will be on October 4th & 5th. Registration is now open at rainbowspacemagic.org (check out previous years’ recordings while you’re there)
#LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

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