Science fiction books are great, because you can fit so much into them: romance, westerns, adventure, horror, military, animal stories, children's, YA, fantasy, urban fantasy, chicklit, and more. This is why I write science fiction.

I won the first annual Riverdale Avenue Books NaNoWriMo contest (2013) (thanks, Riverdale Avenue Books and Lori Perkins!). It was my first time being published, with a book called an LGBTQ Handmaid's Tale. Since then, I have contributed to a number of charity anthologies. Plus I'm in a bestselling anthology, 42 and Beyond (thanks, Hydra Productions!)! I have won NaNoWriMo every year since.

I have been writing fiction of one form or another for about fifty years. My great love is science fiction, but I enjoy writing comedy, romance, and mystery. These elements often show up in my writing. Then there's the dystopian work, and the quirky bits.

Be on the lookout for (except for in Untrustworthy, which isn't set on Earth) the following Easter eggs:

* Someone from Boston (which is where I live)

* Someone named Shapiro (I have no idea why this name has stuck in my work, but it has)

The future is a strange and fascinating place. Let's explore it together.

I greatly appreciate your unwavering support and kindness. You lift me up.

But you better buckle up, 'cause it's a wild ride.

Rie Sheridan Rose multitasks. A lot. Her short stories appear in numerous anthologies, including Killing It Softly I and II, On Fire, and Hides the Dark Tower. She has authored twelve novels, six poetry chapbooks, and lyrics for dozens of songs. Most of her lyrics were written for Marc Gunn and can be found on "Don't Go Drinking with Hobbits," "Pirates vs. Dragons," and "As Long as I'm Flyin'" for the most part--with a few scattered exceptions.

Her favorite work to date is The Conn-Mann Chronicles Steampunk series with five books released so far: The Marvelous Mechanical Man, The Nearly Notorious Nun, and The Incredibly Irritating Irishman, The Fiercely Formidable Fugitive, and The Elderly Earl's Estate. Book Six, The Grieving Groom's Gambit, is in the queue, but other cool things are coming before that! (Like the first book in a spin-off series.) Keep up with the series on https://theconnmannchronicles.com/ or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheConnMannChronicles/

Rie lives in Texas with her wonderful husband and several spoiled cat-children.

Her fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rie-Sheridan-Rose/38814481714 allows fan interaction and offers occasional news and contests.

You can find her official website at http://www.riewriter.com--a constant work in progress. She was recently accepted into HWA and SFWA.

Follow her on Twitter at @RieSheridanRose.

LM lives in a small village in the English countryside, surrounded by rolling hills, cows and sheep. She started writing to fill time between jobs and is now firmly and unashamedly addicted.

She loves the English weather, especially the rain, and adores a thunderstorm. She loves good food, warm company and a crackling fire. She's fascinated by the psychology of relationships, especially between men, and her stories contain some subtle (and some not so subtle) leanings towards BDSM.

LM is winner of the National Leather Association’s Pauline Reage Award for best novel and finalist in the John Preston Short Story Award. She won the Golden Flogger Award for best BDSM novel in the LGBT category in 2016 and 2018. She has received multiple Honorable Mentions in the Rainbow Awards and won the Action and Adventure category of Divine Magazine’s Book Awards.

Writer of the LGBT retellings "Queerky Tales". Author of fantasy and sci-fi. Also writes queer adult romances under the pen name "Chris Ethan".

Struggling actor and a juggler of graphic design, book covers, photography, filmmaking and too many hobbies to be considered a sane person.

Rhys welcomes you into his digital home where you can find out everything he's up to and explore the life of a professional crazy person.

Originally from Scotland, S P Mount travelled the far-flung corners of the world through a career in tourism before settling in Canada where he lives with his rescue dog ‘Quentin'–the senior party of the small business they own together.

S P considers himself ‘against the grain’–a disposition that bemuses lifelong friends. While some of the darker aspects of his writing often arise to surprise even him, he usually roots for the underdog and has a penchant for trying to write the bad guy likeable. He has an innate aversion to clichés such as apple pie that tastes ‘just like granny used to make’.

S P has studied the art of writing for many years and achieved his creative writing qualifications in British Columbia. He is published in numerous anthologies.

"I might have ‘multiple personality disorder’, but still, I know that 'we only ever need a table for one."

Carole lives with her husband and family in Pennsylvania, USA, where she spends her time trying to find time to write. Recipient of various amateur and professional writing awards, several of her short stories have been translated into Spanish, German, Chinese and Polish.

http://www.carolecummings.com

Ofelia Gränd is Swedish, which often shines through in her stories. She likes to write about everyday people ending up in not-so-everyday situations, and hopefully also getting out of them. She writes contemporary, paranormal, romance, horror, Sci-Fi and whatever else catches her fancy.

Her books are written for readers who want to take a break from their everyday life for an hour or two.

When Ofelia manages to tear herself from the screen and sneak away from husband and children, she likes to take walks in the woods…if she’s lucky she finds her way back home again.

There's a yellow button around here somewhere, click it and you'll receive an email from Amazon when Ofelia's next story has been published.

Subscribe to Ofelia's email list at http://ofeliagrand.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c080076874c9baaaee71b5ba1&id=75932554a5 and get a free short story.

Artist, dog lover, and writer of very queer, very adult fiction.

Bey Deckard is the author of a number of novels including the Baal's Heart books, Max, Beauty and His Beast, and Better the Devil You Know.

Bey lives in Montréal, Canada where he spends most of his time writing, doing graphic work, painting portraits, speaking French, cooking tasty vegetarian eats, or watching more movies than is good for him. If you're the curious type, www.beydeckard.com is where you'll find art and free stories by Bey as well as information on his published works.

M. LeAnne Phoenix would tell you that the worst time of her life was the two years that she attempted to take off from writing. If you asked her to explain exactly why she did such a thing, you would most likely get the mad attempt to arch an eyebrow like her dad and then a shake of the head as she told you it was unlucky to speak of such things. Suffice it to say, it will never happen again!

Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas in the mid-1970's, Ms. Phoenix was young and wild (and even free!) during the crazy wondrous decade known as the 1980's and the even crazier but now grungy decade of the 1990's. Music is second only to the muses that live and breathe to fill her mind with beautiful men, and music always helps them to tell their stories. She is never without her iPod or her computer no matter where she goes, although, she does like to hike and take pictures of the sky and the moon, and even the occasional shot of the sun through the branches of a tree.

An avid cat lover, Ms. Phoenix has been owned by many throughout her life, though her current owner is one Lily-Rose, who really would like for her to step away from the keyboard and pay her some attention! After all, hasn't she earned it?

M. LeAnne Phoenix can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mleannephoenix, on Wordpress at http://mleannephoenix.com, on Twitter at @MLPhoenix, and on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8302010.M_LeAnne_Phoenix.

With so many stories still left to tell, we hope to see you there!

After toiling in the corporate world for over 20 years, E. W. Murks revisited the dreams of his youth, publishing his first short story “The World Feels Smaller” in 2014. With a passion for LGBT issues and a love of science fiction and fantasy, E. W. Murks plans on bringing them together in future short stories and novels.

Blaine D. Arden is an EPIC Award-winning author of Romantic Speculative Fiction and Suspense who sings her way through life in platform boots.

For most of her sheltered youth, Blaine read, daydreamed, and made up stories. As she grew up, she slowly transitioned from telling them to her favourite doll and acting them out with her Barbies, to putting pen to paper. Her motto is *Our Difference is our Strength*, and her stories are often set in worlds where gender fluidity and sexual diversity are woven into the bare bones of society.

When not writing or reading, Blaine has singing lessons and hopes to be in a band someday.

After growing up in California and spending the first ten years of marriage in Colorado, I now live in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with my incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours I spend hunched over the keyboard letting my characters play.

I have to say, Oregon's raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There's something about being cooped up in the house while it pours rain outside, a fire crackles on the hearth inside, and a cup of hot coffee warms my hands, which kindles my imagination.

The intricate and fragile nature of the mind is always fascinating. Having worked with the public through various careers I've come to respect the resilience and strength of the human spirit. I'm always trying to capture that spirit in my writing.

Currently, I work as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the perfect job for me. When not writing, I can express myself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage.

Eloreen Moon is a pen name for a writer, reviewer, beta reader/editor, and reader of all things romance, including alternate lifestyle (LGBT) stories and novels. Inspiration is all around and life will not limit her to one particular topic. She likes to read and write a blend of science fiction, fantasy, historical, paranormal, and sometimes more than one together, especially if romance is involved. However, cowboys, lawmen, and contemporary times are fun too. Love is love: Romance with a Twist.

In Real Life, she works full-time, has a blended family with children, and enjoys gardening, computer games, and enjoying nature.

Rory Ni Coileain majored in creative writing, back when Respectable Colleges didn't offer such a major, so she designed it herself - being careful to ensure that she never had to take a class before nine in the morning or take a Hemingway survey course. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa at the age of nineteen, sent off her first short story to an anthology being assembled by an author she idolized, got the kind of rejection letter that puts therapists' kids through college, and found other things to do, such as nightclub singing and volunteering as a lawyer with Gay Men's Health Crisis, for the next thirty years or so, until her stories started whispering to her. Now she's a legal editor, the mother of a budding filmmaker, and amanuensis to a host of fantastic creatures who are all anxious to tell their stories. And who aren't very good at waiting their turn.

Find me at http://www.facebook.com/Soulshares abd www.rorynicoileain.com

Aidee Ladnier, an award-winning author of speculative fiction, believes that adventure is around every corner. In pursuit of new experiences she’s worked as a magician’s assistant, been a beauty pageant contestant, ridden in hot air balloons, produced independent movies, hiked up a volcano, and is a proud citizen scientist. A lover of genre fiction, Aidee’s perfect romance has a little science fiction, fantasy, mystery, or the paranormal thrown in to add a zing.

Scott inhabits the space between the "here and now" and the "what could be". He was shepherded into his love affair with fantasy and sci fi by his mother at the tender age of nine, and soon read her entire library. But as he grew up and read more, he wondered where all the gays were.

He came out as gay at 23, and decided to create the stories he couldn't find at his local bookstore. He reimagined his favorite genres, subverting them and remaking them to his own ends with a universe of diverse characters. And every now and then he hopes someone finds and enjoys them.

His friends say Scott's mind works a little differently - he sees connections between things that many people miss, and accomplishes more in a day than many people do in three.

Scott's fiction subverts expectations and transforms traditional science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary life into something fresh and unexpected. He manages both Queer Sci Fi and QueeRomance Ink with his husband Mark to promote and celebrate fiction that reflects their worldview, and is an associate member of the Science Fiction Writer's Association (SFWA).

He infuses his work with love, beauty and power, making them soar, and hopes they will change the world, just a little.

Scott was recognized as one of the top new gay authors in the 2017 Rainbow Awards, and his debut novel "Skythane" received two awards and an honorable mention.

Scott lives with his husband of 25 years in Sacramento, California, in a small yellow house with two pink flamingoes in front.

Immigrant, military-brat, gay veteran, and former theme park employee, among other things, W.S. Long upon leaving the military became a lawyer. During the day, he practices law but at night he reads and writes male-male romance under this pen name. Once in a while W.S. Long travels or dreams about traveling with his wonderful husband, a mild-mannered college professor.

Follow him on twitter, tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/blog/wslong). You can find W.S. Long on Goodreads too at https://www.goodreads.com/WSLong

Lover of comic books, movies, video games and all things considered geeky. Kirby lives and writes just outside of Tampa, FL.

J. R. Frontera has been telling stories in some form or another since she could hold a crayon and draw. Her love of science fiction and fantasy originated with her early exposure to the worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and Dune. Exploring the potential and pitfalls of humanity in future or fantastical worlds is a temptation she’s just never been able to resist. She writes dark scifi, funny scifi, weird westerns, romantic fantasy, and pretty much every other genre in-between under the same name.

She co-founded a local writing group known as The Wordwraiths and is co-owner of their publishing imprint Wordwraith Books. In January 2017, after noticing a lack of writing resources tailored to fit within the specific restraints of motherhood, she helped start the Writer Mom Life podcast alongside fellow author Daphne James Huff.

She has been writing and learning the craft and business of writing for over twenty years, and fully embraced indie authordom in 2013. She has taken writing workshops with Stephen Mertz, Angela James of Carina Press, and the late Ann C. Crispin. She has short stories published in five anthologies, and her science fiction and fantasy shorts have placed in three out of four years in the Story in a Bag contest at the ConQuesT convention held in Kansas City, Missouri.

When she’s not writing, momming, podcasting, or working at her full-time day job, she’s often horseback riding, playing videogames, or cosplaying. She lives in rural Missouri with her husband, son, four ducks, three cats, one horse and one dog. You can find out more about J. R. Frontera and her books by visiting her website at jrfrontera.com.

Brian Barr is an American author. Brian has been published in various short story anthologies and magazines, including New Realm, Nebula Rift, Under the Bed, Dark Chapter Press’s Kill for a Copy, and Mantid Magazine. Brian collaborates with another writer, Chuck Amadori, on the supernatural dark fantasy noir comic book series Empress, along with Sullivan Suad and Geraldo Filho. He writes novels, short stories, and comic books.

Karen Marie Menzel (née Bovenmyer) earned an MFA in Creative Writing: Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine. She teaches and mentors students at Iowa State University. She has served as the Assistant Editor of the Pseudopod Horror Podcast Magazine and Mothership Zeta Science Fiction Magazine. She is the 2016 recipient of the Horror Writers Association Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship. Her poems, short stories and novellas appear in more than 40 publications and her first novel, SWIFT FOR THE SUN, debuted from Dreamspinner Press in 2017. http://karenbovenmyer.com/

Vance Bastian loves being a professional storyteller. He writes urban fantasy about sandmen and reapers. He has grown his acting and voice background into to a career performing voice-over work and narration for both radio and audiobooks.

He is also a founding host of the WROTE podcast - bringing you interviews and news of authors who write, perform, and tell LGBTQ stories.

When nobody's looking, Vance is a complete sci-fi and fantasy geek.