Outer Alliance Spotlight #7: K L Richardsson October 30, 2009
Posted by juliarios in : interviews, publications , 2commentsWelcome to Outer Alliance Spotlight #7. Each Friday the Spotlight features an ally who writes, reviews, publishes, or is in some other way involved with LGBTQI speculative fiction. Our guest this week is YA author, K L Richardsson.
K L has been playing around with a fantasy world in her head ever since she was a child. As an adult, this has manifested itself in her Heart quartet, which features gay teens in an adventurous high fantasy setting. Heart Sense, Heart Song, and Heart’s Price are available now through Prizm Books, and she’s currently working on the fourth novel in the series, Heart’s Peace.
As a straight ally, K L makes a point of advocating for LGBTQI acceptance both in speculative fiction, and in real life. In addition to novel writing, K L is in the process of earning a PhD in Medieval Studies. She has a passion for hats, and all things Arthurian.
Bear’s new novel released by Tor October 28, 2009
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It is proving to be a big week for new publications by Outer Alliance members. Prolific and award-winning novelist Elizabeth Bear’s new book By the Mountain Bound is freshly available from Tor. It is a prequel to her novel All the Windwracked Stars “and tells the painful tale of love and betrayal, sorcery and battle, that led up to the day when Muire was left alone in the snow at the end of the world.”
Linkdump #4 – news and newly published October 28, 2009
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- One last money push for Maine is fundraising for the “No on 1″ message to defend Maine’s same-sex marriage law. The Bangor Daily News reports in Money fueling battle over gay marriage that “No on 1 tops $4M, Yes at $2.6M” – and that “No” has has 22,000 donors, as opposed to about 700 for “Yes”.
- Scholastic Censors Myracle’s ‘Luv Ya Bunches’ from Book Fairs due to language and homosexual content (it remains available in their book clubs). If you live in the US or are willing to fake a zip code, you can sign a petition to ask Scholastic to stop censoring gay-friendly books.
Newly published
- Lacuna: A Journal of Historical Fiction premiers with a table of contents that includes two stories with queer elements.
- Things We Are Not, an anthology of queer science fiction, has been published by M-Brane SF.
- And as reported here earlier, Hayden Thorne’s The Twilight Gods (on the publisher’s site and on Amazon) “is a retelling of Native American folktale called ‘The Girl Who Married a Ghost,’ set in Victorian England, it’s an alternative perspective on a gay teen’s coming-out process”.
If you come across any links to share for next week’s linkdump, please post them to the Outer Alliance forum or bookmark them on delicious or diigo with tag “outeralliancelinks“.
Griffith has new story in ECLIPSE 3 October 28, 2009
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Outer Alliance member Nicola Griffith’s novelette “It Takes Two” is newly published in Jonathan Strahan’s anthology Eclipse 3. Her first new sf story in several years, she describes it as being all about “love and lust and biochemistry.” Nicola can be found online at her blog, and Eclipse 3 is available on Amazon and elsewhere.
Maria Lima’s new novel released! October 27, 2009
Posted by mbranesf in : publications , add a commentMaria Lima announces the release of Blood Kin, 3rd book in the Blood Lines series.
Keira Kelly has come into her full powers, and they are frighteningly strong, creating a distance between her and her human friends in her beloved Rio Seco. It is time to obey her great-grandmother Gigi’s orders, and rejoin her family in northwest Canada, where Keira can learn to handle her dangerous new skills.
Blood Kin, along with Matter of the Blood (book 1) and Blood Bargain (book 2) is available in your local bookstore, online or at major chain stores.
The Blood Lines series is published by Juno Books, an imprint of Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster.
Maria Lima can be found online:
Web site: www.thelima.com
Blog: www.chickwriter.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chickwriter
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MariaLima
Steve Berman podcast interview October 27, 2009
Posted by mbranesf in : interviews, queer-friendly publishers , add a commentVisit Fan Boys of the Universe and listen to this interview with Alliance member Steve Berman of Lethe Press. Subjects discussed in this entertaining podcast include gay speculative fiction, vampires and Steve’s magazine Icarus.
Outer Alliance Spotlight #6: Hayden Thorne October 23, 2009
Posted by juliarios in : interviews, publications , add a commentWelcome to Outer Alliance Spotlight #6. Each Friday the Spotlight features an ally who writes, reviews, publishes, or is in some other way involved with LGBTQI speculative fiction. Our guest this week is Hayden Thorne, author of The Twilight Gods.
Hayden Thorne is a straight ally, who looks at writing as a form of activism, and features queer teens coming of age in contemporary and historical fantasy stories. Her Masks series follows the journey of a gay teen in a city full of superheroes, while her historical novels, The Twilight Gods, Banshee, and Icarus in Flight, deal with darker and more realistic themes.
When she is not writing, Hayden divides her time between working in the fine art industry, and cycling. In addition to advocating for LGBTQI rights, she supports the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society of the United States.
All of Hayden’s books to date, including her latest novel, The Twilight Gods, are available now from the LGBTQ YA imprint, Prizm Books. (more…)
Hayden Thorne’s new novel released October 21, 2009
Posted by mbranesf in : announcements, publications , add a commentWhat does it mean to see shadowy forms mingling with London’s daily crowds?
Genre GLBT Young Adult writer, Hayden Thorne, explores a few curious little mysteries that enter fifteen-year-old Norris Woodhead’s dull and lonely life in her new novel, The Twilight Gods. Set in Victorian England during the Great Exhibition, the story follows Norris’ unusual coming-of-age at a time when England celebrates advances in technology and science.
The Twilight Gods is a retelling of a Native American folktale called “The Girl Who Married a Ghost.” It is a melding of the fantastic with the real, in which a gay teen’s coming-out process is explored along supernatural lines. The novel’s plot might be steeped in folklore and magic, but the issues Norris faces are not.
Hayden Thorne has written other genre titles for GLBT teens: a historical romance, a Victorian ghost story, and a contemporary superhero series. She is currently writing a sequel to her Masks superhero trilogy. She owns a blog at http://www.haydenthorne.net/.
The book is now available through the publisher (ebook and print) and Amazon (print only).
Read this. October 19, 2009
Posted by mbranesf in : Uncategorized , add a commentRead this very disturbing and heartbreaking item posted yesterday by Nicola Griffth on her blog. And then find somebody who disagrees that samesex couples should have the same kind of marriage rights as straights, or even somebody who just doesn’t think it’s not that big a deal, or says the time isn’t quite right for it yet. And then make them read it, too.
Linkdump #3 – Coming Out Day October 18, 2009
Posted by zeborah in : links , add a commentFor October 11, Coming Out Day, the Outer Alliance has encouraged members to write and post on their sites some short coming-out stories. I’m listing below all the posts I know of – if I’ve missed any, please link to them in comments!
But first, on a brief related note: USans can get your free Queer the Census sticker from CREDO Action partnering with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 
Coming Out Day posts culled from the mailing list:
- Alex Jeffers posts an excerpt from chapter three of his work in progress the unexpected thing (blog banner mildly NSFW)
- Kyell Gold posts an excerpt from “Waterways”
- Inanna Arthen posts an excerpt from forthcoming novel “The Longer the Fall”
- Katherine Beutner posts on bisexuality in response to Malinda Lo’s essay in “After Ellen“
- K L Richardson posts an excerpt from “Heart Sense”
- Sophie Gail posts an excerpt from her work in stasis
- Hayden Thorne posts a light-hearted excerpt from “Masks: Evolution”
- Mel Green posts on current events in Alaska
- Jarla Tangh posts about her friendships
- Chris / M-BraneSF writes about “a few times in my life where I basically outed myself by other behavior short of a “formal” coming-out”
- Drew talks about Philly Outfest and queer bookshop Giovanni’s Room (image heavy)
- Kevin shares about the night of his Senior Prom
- Natania Barron writes about discovering her POV character was gay
- Alan Yee writes about being semi-out of the closet
- Keffy writes about coming out as trans and his mixed feelings about “Coming Out” day
And more Coming Out Day posts found with a blog search:
- yond_cassius writes a short piece of Coming Out Day spec fic
- Cheryl Morgan posts a roundup of news that has caught her attention this week
- John Coulthart posts a couple of art pieces he’s been working on (mildly NSFW)
If you come across any links to share for next week’s linkdump, please post them to the Outer Alliance forum or bookmark them on delicious or diigo with tag “outeralliancelinks”.