It's been a bit since the last update, but we've been busy behind the scenes. The anthology is coming together fast! Formatting and almost all copy editing is complete. We've also got finalized illustrations by the amazing sister team of Katie and Kris Cordy as well as a finalized cover wrap!
I'm working with Pulsio printing on the hardcover option, and they have some amazing options. I can't wait to see the fancy version! It's going to have sprayed edges, an embossed and foil cover, full color illustrations, and more!
Behold, the cover!
I've also got some sneaky reveals for two of the five interior illustrations. You'll have to wait until you get to the books to see the whole images!
What's this? It might be the illustration for "Space Opera"!
What's that strange creature? You'll have to dig into the "Xenobiology" section to find out!
In other news, I'm gearing up for our annual Space Wizard campaign. If you're enjoying our progress on Lesbians in Space, check out seven more queer books coming to you in June 2025, right here! We have a launch party going on, and will have some author interviews and other fun stuff coming to you soon. Here's the list of books that will be in the campaign:
Isaac - a woman develops a relationship with her deceased father's care-bot, from Allee Mead. (You can see this cover in the banner below!)
Waves Take Your Bones - The first in a trilogy where a young asexual woman and a gay man get drafted into a medieval naval fleet to fight zombies (and zombie pirates), by Athena Giles
It's You, Isn't It? - A colony world is overrun by indigenous creatures, but maybe there's more to the story? By Antony Paschos
Crying Out For Magic - It's like Heartstopper, but with magic! Two young men find each other through connected universes, one of which is ours and the other has failing magic, by PSC Willis
Intent Magic - The second book in William C. Tracy's new progression fantasy series, featuring martial arts-based magic, and fast moving continents in a world controlled by the gods!
Relic of Haven - Return to a world of post apocalyptic giant crabs and human scavengers with the sequel to Empress of Dust, by Alex Kingsley!
A New Beginning - An intrepid crew strikes out to explore space in Edward Isaacs' debut novel!
Check out the campaign below!
And remember when we said we'll be publishing not one, but two Lesbians in Space Anthologies? The second campaign: Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back will be launching in September 2025, so make sure to sign up for that one as well, and don't miss any of these great stories! There will be just as many in the second anthology as in the first!
That's all for now. I'm hoping to have some books for you in the next update!
