Wow, it's been almost two months since my last update! Never fear, we've been very busy on the stories for Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before!
During January and February, we've managed to do developmental edits on all 21 stories that will be in this anthology. We've even started on some of the copy edits, so we're well on our way to production. The original release date of June still stands, but if we get everything done before that, I'll be sure to let you know!
We've also been working on stories for the second anthology, Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back, which will be coming out toward the end of this year, so we'll be ready to send that one out as soon as the new campaign to raise funds to pay the authors is over. That second campaign still in planning, but will likely take place somewhere around September to November, 2025.
Since we're getting closer to release, we've also finalized the order of stories for the first anthology, and divided them up into five sections. Each section will get its own illustration, thanks to Katie Cordy! I've also been researching hardcover options to make sure we get all the fancy features like sprayed edges and embossed covers, and I think I've found a good supplier today. More on that later, but I can tell you the final product will be beautiful.
In the meantime, if you like what we do at Space Wizard Science Fantasy, why not check out our lineup for our Year 4 campaign, coming to you in June 2025? We've got 14 queer science fiction and fantasy books scheduled, from pirates and zombies to weird sci-fi to romantasy, both F/F and M/M, progression fantasy, and more! Sign up here to get notified about campaign updates! Starting in April and May, we'll be doing some author interviews and cool behind-the-scenes updates!
