Lgbtq short fiction

Short Story Writers from the LGBTQ Community

Short stories are written compositions with a developed theme, compelling characters, drama, and descriptive language presented in a brief format compared to a larger novel. The average short story is 1,000 to 7,500 words, with some outliers reaching 10,000 or 15,000 words.

Historically, the short story has proved to be a narrative form transgressive in nature, addressing diverse, intersectional characters with diverse and intersectional social issues. Many authors use short stories as an experimentation — that is, using uncommon prose styles or literary devices to tell the story. This fits perfectly within the context of the LGBTQ community itself because it is often viewed as a transgressive community at the margins of society.

LGBTQ limited fiction has almost always told the story of the community and the period of time when the story was written. When viewed over period, this reveals the evolution of the LGBTQ society including its rejection and acceptance. Short stories are an important medium to convey and archive the history of the group. Many LGBTQ+ readers can remember the first limited story or book that they re

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Subjects

Fiction, Lambda Literary Award Winner, Lambda Literary Awards, Gay men, Lesbians, Literary collections, Fiction, short stories (single author), LGBTQ essays, LGBTQ poetry, Stonewall Book Awards, Lesbians' writings, American, American Short stories, American fiction, Lesbians' writings, Women authors, Gays' writings, Compact stories, Social animation and customs, Lgbtq+ men, fiction, Homosexuality

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United States, Philippines, Southern States, Arab countries, California, England, Europe, Fire Island (Island), Fire Island (N.Y. : Island), Hawaii, Mojave Desert, Recent York (State), Nigeria, North Carolina, San Francisco (Calif.), Santurce (San Juan, P.R.), Seattle (Wash.), South Africa, Southern California, Stockton

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I didn’t used to be a huge fan of short stories. I tried to read a lot of story collections, but I’d always find myself mildly disappointed. So, over the years, they mostly dropped out of my reading life. I didn’t miss them. At least, I didn’t think I missed them. Now that I’ve started reading compact story collections again, I can see clearly what the problem was: the stories I was reading before just weren’t gay enough! These days I cannot get short stories into my bloodstream swift enough. There are so many! More come out every month! There’s absolutely nothing wrong with non-queer short story collections, but as someone who grew up hungering for gay lit, this current abundance is especially satisfying.

So I’ve put together a list of 12 of my absolute favorite queer story collections from the past three years. Believe me when I tell you that these 12 are just the beginning. I limited myself to books published in 2020 and after, which means I didn’t include Look Who’s Morphing by Tom Cho, Sea, Swallow Me by Craig Gidney Laurance, or Love After the Terminate edited by Joshua Whitehead. I’m currently reading Artificial It’s My Body by Luke Dani Blue (out in September), and after that,

Queer literary magazines

June is Pride month, so we thought we’d focus this month’s list on lgbtq+ literary magazines and journals. Although all the publications we recommend on our site welcome Homosexual writers, in this list we wanted to highlight the select few specifically dedicated to Queer writers and readers. If that’s not you, feel free to check out our other lists.

Most of the publications on this month’s list are uncover only to writers who identify as LGBTQ+, including nonbinary/genderqueer. A few also accept writing from allies that film LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Unless otherwise noted they undertake not charge submissions fees and act accept simultaneous submissions.

For more resources, inspect out Lambda Literary. They regularly publish calls for submissions, residencies, and other opportunities for Diverse writers.

Note: We are a creative writing institution and compile these lists for the benefit of our students. We’re content to answer questions about our courses but please don’t send us your publishing queries or submissions :). Instead, click on the green links to go to the publication’s website and look for their submissions page. For mor

Short Stories

“Campus” by Aaron H. Aceves (them.)

“Birds Surrendered and Rehomed” by Kristen Arnett (Oprah Mag)

“Honey and Freezing Stars” by AR Capetta (Everyday Chimeras)

“My Next Move” by Alexander Chee (The Good Men Project)

“13 Crimes Against Love, Or, The Crow’s Confession” by Alexander Chee (Lodestar Quarterly)

“The Shape of My Name” by Nino Cipri (Tor.com)

“Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Set up My Way Home” by C.L. Clark (Uncanny)

“The Cage” by A.M. Dellamonica (Tor.com)

“The Tiger is a Metaphor” by Alison Evans (Slink Chunk Press)

“Pineapple” by Sara Farizan (Foreshadow)

“Epistolary” by Sacha Lamb (Foreshadow)

“Paradise” by Nina LaCour (Foreshadow)

“We Could Be Heroes” by Malinda Lo (Autostraddle)

“Let All the Children Boogie” by Sam J. Miller (Tor.com)

“Unknown Number” by Blue (Azure) Neustifter (Facebook)

“Poland Itinerary, Class 3B” by Leeor Ohayon (Jewish Manual Council)

“They Called Us” by