It's A 2020 Eligible Works Post

It's the Exceedingly Awkward time of year again, which seems to spin around only moments after catching our breath from the last awards season!

So let's get into the Low Down quick smart.

Novella:

No Man's Land, Paper Road Press, June 2020. Historic fantasy about the land girls of World War 2 Aotearoa. Discovery of the self, magic, and queer love. 

Short Stories:

The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper on it's own will not be eligible for any collection award, but the non-reprint stories will be eligible individually. Lots of rodent pirate fun examining queer found family and collective action themes. 

"How To Build A Unicorn" is the short story I'm most proud of this year, tearing apart and rebuilding how patriarchy enacts violence on the gendered, transgender, and queer body. 

"Cascade" came out in The Future Fire in July. I like this one for it's multi-layered characters and different approach to time-travel course correction of LGBTQIA+ history. 

"Tāne Mahuta" is my love letter to the kauri forests of Aotearoa which came out in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (not available to read online).

Cover Art:

Please nominate Laya Mutton-Rogers for the incredible cover art of No Man's Land, and Dian Huynh for purple sparkle of The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper cover.