Space Wizard Science Fantasy is a queer science fiction and fantasy indie publishing company which opened its doors in 2021 to publishing outside authors.

For the past 4 years, we've run successful campaigns each June running between $10,000 and $20,000, funding 12 or more books releasing that year!

Last year, we ran the very successful campaign for Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, including stories from 4 Hugo award-winning and nominated authors. This campaign raised over $10,000 and we had so many excellent submissions, we're publishing not one, but two anthologies!

This September, we're participating in Printopia 2025. Our new anthology is called Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back and we have an amazing list of authors lined up for you:

- Tim Pratt (genderfluid, any pronouns) is the author of over 30 novels, including the Axiom space opera series, beginning with Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Wrong Stars. She’s a Hugo Award winner for short fiction, and has been a finalist for Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Stoker, and other awards. She publishes a new story every month at www.patreon.com/timpratt and posts incessantly on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/timpratt.org

 - TJ Berry (she/her) grew up between Hong Kong and the New Jersey shore. Her favorite pizza comes from Three Brothers in Seaside and she can be coaxed into a trap using any type of cheese. TJ has been a political blogger, a bakery owner, and she once spent a disastrous two weeks working in a razor blade factory. She currently writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror from Los Angeles with considerably fewer on-the-job injuries. TJ is the author of Space Unicorn Blues and Five Unicorn Flush from Angry Robot, as well as several short stories. Find her on Instagram: @tjberrywrites 

We also have a bunch of returning Space Wizard Authors!

- William C. Tracy (he/him) Owner and editor for Space Wizard Science Fantasy! His largest work is the Dissolutionverse: a space opera with music-based magic including nine books and a TTRPG. He’s also published Fruits of the Gods, an epic fantasy with seasonal fruit magic; How to Operate Your Body, a nonfiction book about body mechanics and correct posture; and The Biomass Conflux, a sci-fi trilogy with colony ships and a planet covered by a sentient fungus. He’s currently working on a progression fantasy series about martial arts and moving islands. William is an NC native, has a master’s in mechanical engineering, has trained in Wado-Ryu karate since 2003, and keeps bees.

-  Heather Tracy (she/her), has been the lead copy editor for Space Wizard since before 2016. She also runs her own travel agency, Melvin's Travel Adventures, where she plans Nerdventures—travel for the nerd in all of us.
As a writer, she's had short stories published in the Fiery Deeps and  Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before anthologies. Her debut novel, Only a Chapter, was published in April 2025.

- Robin C.M. Duncan (he/him), is a Scot born and living in Glasgow. A Civil Engineer by profession, he has been writing for decades, but seriously only for the last ten years. Robin has completed various novels, numerous short stories, novellas, novelettes, and poems, with copious other projects in different stages of incompletion.
Robin’s short story The NEU Oblivion was long-listed for the 2019 James White Award. He has contributed stories for five Space Wizard anthologies, as well as writing his science fiction thriller series, Quirk & Moth, beginning with The Mandroid Murders.

Robin belongs to the Glasgow Science Fiction Writers’ Circle, the Reading Excuses critique group, the British Fantasy Society, and the British Science Fiction Association. Deputy Area Head, Glasgow 2024 Presents. Robin likes LEGO, gardening, heavy metal, football (soccer), and long walks on the beach. Robin does not own a cat, but is slightly acquainted with one.

- C.J. Hosack(she/her), grew up in Southern California loving fantasy and science fiction. She has four children and an ever growing number of grandchildren. Adopted at eight months old, she recently found her birth parents. She has a Master’s Degree in Public History from Southern New Hampshire University, and if she’s not writing, you can generally find her quilting, costuming, or traveling to spend time with those she loves. C.J. is currently two and a half books into writing her YA fantasy series about adoption and hereditary magic. She’s a wannabe dress historian and follows many similar accounts. You can find C.J. on Twitter @CJHosack.

- Kristina W. Kelly (she/her) is an author of poetry, short stories, and novels including the sapphic fantasy romance adventure Tavern Tale (inspired by RPGs), a coauthored epic fantasy and sci-fi fusing series the Etherea Cycle, and the sci-fi and fantasy poetry collection Imaginari. Kristina is Secretary for Poetry Society of Indiana (2025), published in online poetry magazines and anthologies, and has received multiple honorable mentions and semi-finalist from the Writers of the Future contest.  

Since childhood, writing stories on her mother’s typewriter or trying to catalog her own books like a library, Kristina has been in love with storytelling. Her undergraduate pursuits focused on Psychology, Music, and Computer Science. With trumpet as her main instrument and a connection to nature, Kristina often works music and visual landscapes into her writings. She takes photography, plays video games, and tends to her flower garden. She loves going on new adventures in the great wide somewhere (sometimes just by picking up a new book). Kristina resides in Indiana with her husband and sons. 

There were also many great stories submitted by authors new to Space Wizard!

Aimee Cozza (she/her) is a freelance illustrator, web designer, and author from New England. She graduated from New England College (Formerly New Hampshire Institute of Art) in 2012 with a BFA in illustration. Aimee primarily focuses on subjects regarding the dark-beautiful, surreal, and unsettling, within genres of sci-fi and fantasy, often mixing or blurring the two. She enjoys exploring themes such as duality, disconnection, doomed romance, and mental illness/trauma. Her debut sci-fi novella, The Warm Machine, was published with a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2024 to a positive reception.

Gina Fabio (they/them) is a bookkeeper (not the fun kind of books, alas), lifelong New Englander, and Godzilla enthusiast. They are a Futurescapes alum and frequent attendee of Writing Excuses retreats, but largely prefer to hole up on their couch to write alone like a good introvert. They can be found at ginafabio.com/blog.

Jonathan Fuller (he/him) grew up amid the sprawling corn and soybean fields of small-town Indiana. Reading and writing were his escape from everyday life. After completing a degree in English, he moved around a bit before landing in Austin, Texas. In his free time, he plays flag football and spends time with his chosen family. Jonathan's other published work includes Trials of the Innermost, the first book in The Etherea Cycle, a science fantasy series co-authored with Kristina Kelly.

Rien Gray (they/them) is an agender butch author of lesbian-centered fantasy, noir, and speculative fiction. They have an ongoing Arthuriana series focused on trans and sapphic knights, starting with Valerin the Fair, and their most recent release is a blood drenched, eros-heavy novella called The Scales of Seduction. When not writing, they lift heavy things, play video games, and collect queer history books.

Melissa Hopper (she/her) is a queer writer and Indie film maker who’s speculative fiction explores love resilience, and human connection against extraordinary backdrops. Her short story, "A Place That Holds Us," received an honorable mention from the Writers of the Future contest in early 2025. She is currently finishing her first novel and is developing a sapphic web series through her brand, Twin Orchids Media.

Karen Lawler (she/her) works in children’s publishing, where she helps turn books into movies and tv shows. She has previously published a short story, “I Hate Darcy Pemberley,” in the YA short story collection Proud. She lives in London with her wife.

Kia Leep (they/them) is the author of quirky, creepy, and queer fantasy books. Before turning to fiction, they built spaceships to send people to the Moon. When not roller skating or walking their dog, they can be found with a cup of tea working on any of their dozens of in-progress stories.
 

Fiona Moore (she/her) is a BSFA Award winning, WFA shortlisted writer, academic and critic, author of Management Lessons from Game of Thrones and the Morag and Seamus series of cozy post-apocalyptic stories. Her work has appeared in Asimov, Clarkesworld and Interzone, and she has published two novels. She makes miniatures and runs a blog about cooking food from franchise tie-in cookbooks. She lives in London with a tortoiseshell cat who is bent on world domination and a snowshoe cat who’s not bothered. 

Karin J. Robinson (she/her) is an agented author of science fiction and fantasy. This is My Body was short-listed for the Spring 2025 Writers of the Future prize, and her other short fiction has been published in 100 Foot Crow and in Trembling With Fear. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy How to Write a Novel course and an active member of the British Fantasy Society and the Spectrum Writer’s Group in London where she lives with her husband, daughter and two very spoiled cats.

N.A. Soleil is a portmanteau pseudonym for N and A Soleil — partners in writing, life, and snarkery. N is an AuDHD creative magpie weaving all the imagination-based activities to make her nest the shiniest, and A is a combat vet with C-PTSD whose world travels and interest in the "why" of humans led to building the foundation for Metacosm.

Theresa Tyree (they/she) grew up in the Oregon woods, dreaming of magic amongst the trees. She lives in Portland, with their platonic life partner and cat. As a nonbinary queer woman, Theresa’s favorite tales to tell are speculative queer stories that give her readers hope. She has particular interest in writing the “missing scenes” of Greek mythology that empower marginalized people and add to her own heritage. You can read more of their work on their website, theresatyree.com. Follow her on Bluesky at @theresatyree.

Rem Wigmore (they/them) is a speculative fiction writer from Aotearoa New Zealand, author of the Vengeful Wild duology (Foxhunt and Wolfpack). Rem’s other books include Riverwitch and The Wind City. Their short fiction is published in venues including Capricious Magazine, Baffling Magazine and two Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction & Fantasy anthologies. In 2023 Rem won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Fan Writing with their cli-fi essay "Conservation, Red in Tooth and Claw." Rem’s probably a changeling, but you’re stuck with them now. The coffee here is just too good. Rem can be found online at remwigmore.com.

Sarah Zane (she/her) is an author of happy endings for traumatized queers. As a bisexual, it should be shocking to no one that she has more than one genre she loves and writes. She writes across genres but guarantees that a Sarah Zane book will always be queer and always have a happy ending...eventually. She has a particular fondness for writing sapphic pairings since they tend to be underrepresented in books. She lives in New England with her 2 black cats named Gatsby and Mr. Darcy.

Like the last anthology, we have 20 amazing short stories coming to you in:

Because history doesn't reward nice women.

Launch into a new batch of Lesbians and Space! This time we're delving into cosmic encounters, grappling with AIs, finding ancient colonies, and veering through daring heists and zany hijinks!

Explore abandoned relics and ruins, dodge space debris, communicate with unknown and known aliens, and  participate in space races. Lesbians in Space explores the galaxy from the unique perspective of the lesfic world, blending the best of sapphic literature with modern sci-fi and space opera tropes.

We have another amazing cover drawn by Serene Chia and titled by Audrey Logsdon, and we have a bunch of great addons and gifts for you as well! This anthology is packed with fully-inclusive, sapphic stories about space, space opera, science fiction, exploration, adventure, and of course, romance. The stories will have representation of all sorts, including cis, trans, bi, sapphic, non-binary, ace, aro, and many other types. There's lots of room for Lesbians in Space!

This project is participating in the BackerKit event Printopia 2025 📚 A celebration of books, comics, and graphic novels featuring an all-star lineup of creators crowdfunding together from September 9–30, 2025.

🧭 Explore the 4 Printopia Groups — Every project belongs to one of four unique groups helping you discover stories you’ll love and creators to follow:

Dawnrise | Uplifting, imaginative tales for all ages.

Suncrest | Bold, hopeful adventures for middle grade readers.

Duskmelt | Emotionally rich stories for teens & adults.

Nightfall | Complex, mature narratives for older teens & adults.

⚔️ Introducing Crowd Quest — a backer-powered community game running during Printopia! Every project belongs to a group, and when you interact, you earn points that help unlock group-wide rewards. Learn more about it in our freebies section below!

🎁 Printopia Freebies Overview — Check out all the different ways you can get freebies in addition to your pledge rewards!

Cross-Collab Freebies — I've paired up with Bound by Words: a Sapphic Fantasy Romance! Backers who support BOTH projects at any level, electronic or physical, will get a cross-collab story with accompanying art print, written by William C. Tracy and illustrated by RahleeDraws.

The more pairs of Booktopia creators you support, the more freebies you will earn! ✨ See all the great rewards you can get by backing projects!

Finally, we're also offering something special for our fellow writers. Space Wizard has full developmental and copy editing services. So if you've got that book almost ready to go, and you want a professional to give you feedback on plot, setting, and character, or you just need a final proofing and consistency check, you can pledge for either of those services in this campaign!

Crowd Quest Digital Zine Freebie — Help each of the 4 groups unlock their achievement to earn their digital zine freebie, filled with art, stories, and bonus content from that group’s participants. Collect up to 4 digital zines — one from each group.

Printopia Bookmark Freebie — Back 10+ projects across any group to get the Limited Edition Printopia 2025 bookmark (fulfilled by BackerKit).

*Only pledges to physical reward tiers or main digital offerings (if no physical items are offered) qualify towards earning the limited Printopia 2025 Bookmark.

Lesbians in Space is a labor of love, and we also seek to pay people their worth! This campaign will help make that happen. The base funding goal will be used to pay semi-pro rates for all submitting authors, as well as the book cover costs.

**UNLOCKED!** At $7,000, The first stretch goal will be to pay all our writers another $0.01 per word!

**UNLOCKED!** At $8,000, The Lesbians in Space anthology will get 5 illustrations for select stories, courtesy of Hannah ‘Spoon’ Wilson (they/she)
**UNLOCKED!** At $9,000, We're adding art prints! You'll be able to get 4x6 versions of all ten illustrations in both anthologies, plus the cover art from both books!
**UNLOCKED!** At $10,000, We'll pay all our writers another $0.01 per word!
**UNLOCKED!** At $10,500, We're releasing more hardcovers from Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before. These are the absolute last of the single-printing fancy hardcovers, so get them quickly!

**UNLOCKED!** At $11,500, We'll make the hardback version fancy with the possibility of a cloth bookmark, head and tail bands, colored end papers, spredges, and a dustjacket! (We'll determine the final fanciness if we hit this goal)
At $17,500, We'll commission an audiobook of Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, and everyone will receive a free copy!

There are always risks and challenges with determining a budget for a campaign such as this, but I am a Professional Engineer by training, have spent the last 20 years in cost and benefit analysis, and now do data analysis for a living (along with publishing). I have accurately assessed costs for large projects in my work environment so I have a good understanding of how and where money is spent, and I have applied that knowledge to six previous campaigns. See below for how the money from the campaign is used:

Even if you don't pledge, thanks for taking the time to read this through! We strive to deliver quality queer stories to you with a professional feel. We hope Space Wizard will continue to expand, giving making plenty of stories where everyone can see themselves.