Moderator: Jeff Adams, The Big Gay Fiction PodcastĪlysia Constantine, LuckMonkey (January 2021)ĬLAIRE RUDY FOSTER, Q&A and READING, SHINE OF THE EVERĪ literary mixtape of life, love and queer community in Portland, Oregon, Claire Rudy Foster’s Shine of the Ever was singled out by O Magazine as “Best LGBTQ Books That’ll Change the Literary Landscape in 2019.” Join Foster as they read from this acclaimed short story collection.Ĭ.B. Whether your novel is set in Ancient Rome or the height of the disco era at Studio 54, writing historical fiction requires detailed research to get the setting right. TURN BACK THE CLOCK: WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION Julian Winters, The Summer of Everything (Duet, September 2020) Kevin Craig, The Camino Club (Duet, October 2020) Moderator: Sarah Penna, Co-founder of Frolic Media

Authors with setting-inspired fiction discuss how the location can set the tone and influence storytelling. Want to know what’s next? How to submit a manuscript? How we’re riding out the current storm? We’re here to share and answer your questions about where we’ve been, where we hope to go, and how we’re going to get there.Įvery once in a while, you’ll read a book where the setting feels almost like another character in the book. JULIAN WINTERS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAHLIA ADLER (LGBTQ READS His Hideous Heart) Tom Wilinsky and Jen Sternick, Snowsisters Jude Sierra, A Tiny Piece of Something Greater Idlewild What It Takes Julia Ember, The Seafarer’s Kiss The Navigator’s Touch Moderator: Alysia Constantine, Short Stuff editor

The authors of the upcoming SHORT STUFF YA anthology talk about the role of feel-good fiction in difficult times. We’ll also be giving away books, gift cards to indie bookstores, swag and more both weekends! SCHEDULE SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Lee, Claire Rudy Foster and others in conversation with special guests like Dahlia Adler of LGBTQ Reads, Alex Brown of Tor.com, Booktuber Mallory “Mallorayofsunshine” Cohen, and Frolic Media co-founder Sarah Penna. Full details of login information to be announced soon! To help authors recreate the face-to-face time these festivals normally provide, we will be hosting via Zoom Webinar, with a simulcast to Facebook Live. With major publishing conventions and festivals canceled due to current world events, we will host the Interlude Press Tiny Book Fest April 19 and 26. Join Interlude Press and Duet Books authors online this month as we host a two-day series of panels, conversations, readings and giveaways!

Idlewild by Jude Sierra