The definitions between these sub-categories varies greatly from genre to genre and from award to award, but we will make it simple. Short fiction is anything that is less than 40,000 words, and further specifications are provided here:

• Flash Fiction: 1000 words or less.
• Short Story: 1001 words to 7,500 words.
• Novelette: 7,501 words and 17,500 words.
• Novella: 17,501 words and 39,999 words.

Contemporary, Speculative, Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Detective Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Coming-Of-Age, Experimental, Slice-Of-Life, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Queer Themes, Queer Author, Asexual, Demisexual, Polysexual, Polyamory, Oops! All Queers, Two-Spirit, Pansexual, Sapphic, Achillean, Non-Binary, Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Trans Femme, Trans Masculine Transsexual, Intersex, Queerplatonic, Homosexual, Homoromantic, Biromantic, Panromantic, Demiromantic, Aromantic, Neo-Pronouns

Trios: FFF, MMM, FFM, MMF, XXX, XXF, XXM, MMX, XFM, FFX

Quads: 4

Quartets and more: 5+

Lantern

Novelette, Standalone

Genre(s): Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Adventure Sub-Genres: Dragons, Werewolves,

Queer Content: Non-Binary, Transgender, Neo-Pronouns, Queer Author

Author: Burgundy Athena Pendragon

Blurb: In this dark high fantasy adventure, a grumpy middle-aged mage is asked by an old friend to take on an Impossible Task for her: finding a cure for her son’s curse when all else have given up. Aiding Devyn on zir quest to cure Lio of his horrifying curse that he acquired by stealing a lindworm’s treasure, is the teenager himself, a family of werewolves, and a mysterious demonic lantern forever bound to zir soul. But as the clock waxes and wanes and Lio’s curse worsens, so do the dangers lurking in the shadows for them. And all of them human.

Content Warnings:

Suicidal Ideation, Death, Terminal Illness/Enchantment

Links, Formats, & Extra Information:

ISBN: 978-1-961603-01-1 (eBook), 978-1-961603-00-4 (paperback) Alternate Formats: Audiobook LOCCN: 2023911856 Translations: None

Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin

Novella, Standalone

Genre(s): Fantasy Sub-Genres: Fairytale Retelling, Cozy

Queer Content: Non-binary, Transgender, Neo-Pronouns, Asexual

Author: Tabitha O'Connell

Blurb: Heron's relationship with Tiel has gone south, but ey can't figure out how to let go. A trip to rescue eir mother from a mysterious, isolated castle becomes a job opportunity, offering em a temporary escape. But while tending the castle's magical garden, ey starts to form a bond with Theomer, its sweet, shy, sole occupant. And resigning emself to unhappiness becomes a lot harder when happiness seems within reach.

Content Warnings:

Minor injury, blood, mild body horror, reference to parent death

Links, Formats, & Extra Information:

ISBN: 9798215095584 (eBook) Alternate Formats: n/a LOCCN: n/a Translations: None

Structural Integrity

Novelettes to Novellas, Series (On-Going)

Genre(s): Fantasy, Romance Sub-Genres: Cozy

Queer Content: Transgender, Trans Masculine, Asexual, Gay, Queer Author, Oops! All Queers

Author: Tabitha O'Connell

Blurb: Messenger boy Kel never expected to strike up a romance with a government official. But Yaan lacks the self-important snobbery of the others, seeing Kel as more than just a pretty face. Living with him in the city’s plush government complex is everything Kel could want: no more expenses, kitchen workers and resident animals to befriend, and of course seeing Yaan every day. Even if Yaan does spend most of his time working or worrying about work, and seems to have forgotten that they used to have actual conversations. When the city decides to tear down the iconic theater building in Kel’s old neighborhood, Yaan’s indifference toward his pleas to help save it forces Kel to confront his growing unhappiness. In the aftermath, both will have to decide whether their relationship is salvageable.

Books in Series:

• Structural Integrity (#1)
• Structural Strain (#2)

Content Warnings:

Sexual situations (non-explicit), disordered eating, alcohol consumption, classism, anxiety

Links, Formats, & Extra Information:

ISBN: 9798201880163 (Structural Integrity, eBook), 9798201052386 (Structural Strain, eBook) Alternate Formats: n/a LOCCN: n/a Translations: None

The Company of Cats

Novelette, Standalone

Genre(s): Science Fiction, Fantasy Sub-Genres: Fairytale, Solarpunk

Queer Content: Queer Themes, Queer Author

Author: Savannah Dawn

Blurb: Twenty-one-year-old Lizina Russo is an aspiring internet security specialist in a high-tech world, but trying to code with dyslexia and her mother's ever-increasing demands have her worried that she may never get the job of her dreams. Fortunately, she finds a few fortuitous feline friends who may be able to help.

Content Warnings:

Emotional abuse, ableism, threat of homelessness, school, family abuse, porn mention

Links, Formats, & Extra Information:

ISBN: 9798223751182 (eBook), 9798215805053 (paperback) Alternate Formats: ???? LOCCN: n/a Translations: None

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