Lesbians in Space coming to Audiobook with Mary Robinette Kowal!
Hi Folks!
You may have seen this surprise elsewhere already (and may see it again if you backed the second campaign), but I'm thrilled to announce Space Wizard is working wi...
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William C. Tracy
5 months ago
Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is live, funded, and passing stretch goals!
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I know a lot of you are already aware (and/or have backed), but I wanted to make sure you saw that the campaign for the second Lesbians in Space anthology is live ...
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William C. Tracy
8 months ago
All Rewards Shipped Out!
Hi folks!
We just finished packing up the rest of the hardback rewards, and that means this campaign is officially finished! Thanks so much to everyone who supported us!
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William C. Tracy
8 months ago
Hardbacks have arrived!
Hello folks!
Great news, as we finally received the hardback copies of lesbians in space today! There was a bit of a holdup in customs, but Pulsio, the printer, was a big he...
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William C. Tracy
9 months ago
All paperbacks shipped out!
Hi folks!
Just a quick update today to say all the paperbacks have been shipped out, so keep an eye out for a package incoming, if you haven't already received it!
And if you ...
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William C. Tracy
9 months ago
Books are here!
Hi Folks!
Guess what just arrived!
We have 200 copies of Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before ready to ship out!
They've gone through quality control and inspe...
You may have seen this surprise elsewhere already (and may see it again if you backed the second campaign), but I'm thrilled to announce Space Wizard is working with Mary Robinette Kowal, who has a story in Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, to narrate the audiobook!
Mary Robinette has recorded dozens of great audiobooks (many of which I've listened to), along with recording fiction for authors such as Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and John Scalzi.
We were lucky enough that she has time later this year to record the anthology, including her own story, so even if you've read the text version, this will be a narration you won't want to miss!
You'll have a chance to get the audiobook, eBook, or paperback versions, or all three, plus any of our existing Space Wizard catalog! Our base goal is to fund the narration for the first anthology, Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, but depending on how much funding we get, we do have our second anthology ready, Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back!
I know a lot of you are already aware (and/or have backed), but I wanted to make sure you saw that the campaign for the second Lesbians in Space anthology is live and doing really well on BackerKit!
If you liked the first anthology, we aren't done yet! You're in for a treat with 20 more original stories, including ones from Tim Pratt, TJ Berry, and myself (because I got bumped from the first one...)
Back Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back and get more stories! Our section divisions this time are: Artificial Intelligence Heist Covert Escapades Empires Cosmic Encounters
Our beautiful cover is once again drawn by Serene Chia, with titles by Audrey Logsdon.
We've already passed one goal to pay our authors more, and we just passed another for five illustrations! We still have that lofty goal in sight to get a fancy hardback version of this anthology too, so if you got one of our limited edition hardbacks, help us make this new one a reality!
Plus, if you also back my collab partner, Bound by Words, you'll get an art print, and a followup adventure to my short story!
Get your own copy of this incredible artwork by Rahlee when you back BOTH campaigns!
Let's see how amazing we can make this campaign and give the world more Lesbians in Space!
We just finished packing up the rest of the hardback rewards, and that means this campaign is officially finished! Thanks so much to everyone who supported us!
Over the next week, I'll begin locking down all the orders and marking them as shipped. If you feel like you're missing anything from this campaign, please let me know!
As you're enjoying you copies of Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, please leave us a review on Amazon or Goodreads! You all are the first to read this amazing anthology, and leaving a review gives new readers a proof of quality, so they're more likely to buy a copy and support Space Wizard!
Another good way to support Space Wizard is to sign up for our next campaign for Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back, coming to you in September!
Great news, as we finally received the hardback copies of lesbians in space today! There was a bit of a holdup in customs, but Pulsio, the printer, was a big helping in tracking down who to talk to and to make sure all the proper forms were filled.
But you're not interested in that. You want to see the books! Doyle was very helpful in inspecting them. (Stay tuned to the end for the unboxing video!)
Doyle approves Lesbians in Space with shiny foil cover!
Doyle likes the spredges!
Doyle says this is his copy. Go get your own!
I'll begin shipping these out next week, which means that will be a wrap for this campaign! If you're as excited about this anthology as I am (and it came out REALLY nice), then make sure you sign up for the next one: Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back! We'll be starting in September, and we already have our roster filled out from all the amazing stories we got for the first book. Plus, we have a few surprise authors who are involved!
And right now, we are just finishing up our Space Wizard Year 4 Part 1 campaign, with over $10,000 already pledged! If you want more great Space Wizard books, go check this one out!
Finally, for all you backers, we have an unboxing video for the hardbacks, where we really show off all the features! Click Below (where it says "Reply to this Update" or "Follow this Project") | | | | v v
Just a quick update today to say all the paperbacks have been shipped out, so keep an eye out for a package incoming, if you haven't already received it!
And if you want to show off your copy, or share an unboxing, feel free to tag me on Bluesky (@wctracy.bsky.social), Instagram (@spacewizardpress), or Facebook (@spacewizardpress)!
I was hoping to have pictures of the hardback books for this update, but no luck. They are on their way at this moment, and I believe they might have even made it to the states (they were printed in Bulgaria), but I'm not yet sure when they're arriving. As soon as they do, I'll send out something to show them off!
We're keeping busy, especially as we're running three new crowdfunding campaigns this year. Make sure to check out the one running now, for Space Wizard Science Fantasy Year 4, part 1! This is for the next seven books coming from Space Wizard this year, and we're already almost 200% funded!
Our next campaign, running in September with BackerKit's Printopia, will be for Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back, so I'm guessing you'll be interested in that one! You can sign up to get notified for it right here. I'm already working with Serene Chia again on the new cover!
Finally, our Space Wizard Year 2 Part 2 will start in November, for another 7 books releasing between December 2025 and June 2026, and you can sing up for that one right here!
Did you know you can run your own crowdfunding campaign with me? For Year 4 Part 2, I'm with a group book collaboration called The Book Bazaar. We're an indie-run publishing based group collaboration crowdfunding event featuring many Booktopia 2024 participants as well as a slew of debut authors, returning authors, artists, and so much more.
We are currently taking applications for campaigns that want to participate until July of 2025. So, if you have a project you want to include as part of a group crowdfunding event, this is your opportunity to get in on a smaller sized event, make some great indie connections, and help get your publishing project funded! For details and the application form, take a look at The Book Bazaar on BackerKit or The Book Bazaar website.
