Small press publishing stories about queer hope, joy, love, affirmation, and community. (Co-conspirators: @izzorizzo & @ohshitcircuit)

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If anyone's still here, come find us on the blue butterfly site! Same handle, same avatar, same exceptionally queer vibes ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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For all of my new followers: my story "The Princess And The P. Sativum" is in this book that is up for an award next week!
Major update: our anthology "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" is a Lambda Literary Awards finalist! Thank you so much @LambdaLiterary! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–
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Xenocultivars made the "Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy" longlist! "Folded Into Tendril and Leaf" by @bogiperson has been chosen as one of the Notable Stories of 2022: johnjosephadams.com/projectsโ€ฆ

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hadn't gotten around to tweeting about this bc busy weekend but my cover for Xenocultivars is nominated for a SJV!
Laya Rose (@layahimalaya) has just been nominated for a Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Artwork for her incredible work on the "Xenocultivars" cover! Congratulations and thank you for making our book so beautiful, Laya! sffanz.nz/the-sir-julius-vogโ€ฆ
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Laya Rose (@layahimalaya) has just been nominated for a Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Artwork for her incredible work on the "Xenocultivars" cover! Congratulations and thank you for making our book so beautiful, Laya! sffanz.nz/the-sir-julius-vogโ€ฆ
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"Xenocultivars is a particularly excellent compilation, expertly edited and curated [...] that celebrates the many facets of queer growth and expression, both personally and culturally." Thank you @QueerSciFi for the lovely review! queerscifi.com/review-xenocuโ€ฆ
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Thank you @QueenOfRats for including Xenocultivars on this list of summer reading recommendations for 12th-graders! bookjockeyalex.com/2023/04/0โ€ฆ

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Lovely post on small presses to the new website of Clara Ward, author of our 2024 speculative fiction novel, Be the Sea, with love to @specqueer and @ThinkNiche. Small presses really do need your love to thrive! ๐Ÿฅฐ (So thank you for being here.) clarawardauthor.wordpress.coโ€ฆ
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Our Lammy finalist "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" currently has only 13 reviews on Goodreads, if anyone feels like dropping a note!
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The finalists for the 35th Annual Lambda Literary Awards have been announced! Go check out the best of LGBTQ literature of the year. ๐Ÿ˜ lambdaliterary.org/awards/cuโ€ฆ
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hello friends I have restocked my rainbow fungi sticker design but this time it is HOLO! ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒˆ
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anthology I'm in got nominated for a Lambda: lambdaliterary.org/awards/cuโ€ฆ (scroll down to "anthology" we're the only fiction one.)
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Twenty four more hours to go!! Pre-order indie speculative fiction ๐Ÿ–ค
We've kicked off our 2023 Novella Series crowdfund! Come check it out and pre-order the six novellas (plus SKIN THIEF by Suzan Palumbo) we're putting out in 2023! kickstarter.com/projects/davโ€ฆ
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Guess whose anthology of plants and joy is a Lammy finalist this year!! Couldn't be more honored to share this with my co-contributors and our wonderful @specqueer editors ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒฟ
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REMEMBER WHEN I HAD AN EXCITING GAY SECRET! THIS IS THE EXCITING GAY SECRET:
Major update: our anthology "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" is a Lambda Literary Awards finalist! Thank you so much @LambdaLiterary! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–
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The Mandrake Loves the Olive, my queerplatonic tale inspired by Palestinian herbal folklore, is in Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth which is a finalist for the #Lammys! Congrats to all of the finalists! ๐Ÿฅณ
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Major update: our anthology "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" is a Lambda Literary Awards finalist! Thank you so much @LambdaLiterary! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–
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Apologies to anyone running into issues with our websiteโ€”we've had a bit of downtime while sorting out our new hosting. Working on it!
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Please consider giving XENOCULTIVARS a look as the nomination deadline approaches! My story Midnight Candy is eligible, as well as many other wonderful pieces
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Other eligible stories from Xenocultivars: The Aloe's Bargain by @mine_de_rien Uncharting Territory by Jessica Yang The Thing About the Jack-o'-Lanterns by @shelleyisms Midnight Candy by @awritingwren Dandelion Wishes by @leora_hugs The Princess and the P. Sativum by @JenLRossman
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Please consider my story, The Tree Whisperer, for your ballots. It's on the Nebula Recommended Reading List and was reprinted by Podcastle!
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The Tree Whisperer by @OluwaSigma is available from @PodCastle_org here: podcastle.org/2022/11/08/podโ€ฆ
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