Derek Newman-Stille and Nathan Caro Fréchette collaborated on a retelling of fairy tales called Whispers Between Fairies. Published by Renaissance.

Whispers Between Fairies is a conversation between two authors who love fairy tales and each author takes their own path to find the hidden possibilities for each fairy tale. These are tales of beauty and enchantment… but they are also tales of darkness and secrecy, much like the original fairy tales. They are echoes of the past, but also firm reminders of the magnificent diversity of the present, exploring BIPOC, Queer, Trans, Disabled, and Mad experiences.

Laurie Stewart released the first of her Miss Vee cozy mystery series (book two is coming soon). Available as an ebook at Amazon, Kobo, Apple, Google Play, Nook, and many other e-stores. Also available as a paperback.

Miss Vee is snarky, sophisticated, and trans. When her favourite aunt dies and Dave Snapper, the lawyer, is as slippery as the fish he’s named after, Vee goes from uncomfortable to creeped out in a heartbeat.

When she finds him dead at their next appointment, Vee becomes the chief suspect in his murder. As she tries to navigate her favorite aunt’s death, she finds her lawyer dead when she shows up for an appointment. Turns out that he’s is not who he seemed, and a lot of people wanted him dead.

K.W. Ramsey and Cait Gordon had disability/HoH essays published on Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature (Volume 14: Issue 2):

• Read K.W.’s essay here!
• Read Cait’s essay, Gorgeously Hard of Hearing, here!

H.E. Casson released three works:

Wings Pulled To Body —a short poem about reverse metamorphosis. Published by Scifaikuest.

12 Tanzen Lane—a queer retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses fairy tale, set in a group home. This audio play “explores gender, trauma, mental illness, and love.” It’s influenced by H.E.’s lived experience. Published by Cast of Wonders, September 2020.

Weeding the Experiential Archives—a speculative fiction short story. Published by The Quilliad, November 2020.
“In this experimental short story, you are cast as the archivist, deciding which experiences will remain in your collection and which will be discarded and sold. The experiences are gleaned from the near past, present, and near future.“

Nicole Zelniker released Last Dance, published by Atmosphere Press.

In 12 stories, Nicole Zelniker makes her fiction debut. In “Fever Dreams,” a young woman struggles to make sense of a deadly diagnosis, her relationships, and her past. In “The Aftermath,” a soldier copes with coming home after being discharged from the military. In “Hands,” a mother deals with her daughter’s OCD months after her husband’s death.

All of Zelnikers’s stories follow similar themes of sisterhood bodies, family, and what it means to really live in today’s divisive world. These stories are more relevant now than ever.

Cait Gordon had her first-ever work of microfiction published by AE Science Fictions’s STARGAZERS: microtales from the Cosmos.

With My Kind features a mobility-disabled protagonist in an escape story where they and others have been rounded up for “restructuring.” (Never underestimate a Crip, though.)

All stories in this collection had to include the theme of stars.

Dominic Bercier is on the cusp of releasing The Hope Book. (It’s scheduled for a 2020 release.)

The nonfiction prose for NOW, by a cartoonist who forgot how to write and draw, and relearned from scratch, with what were, in fact, superhuman efforts in becoming more present,, aware, alert, and real.

Dominic also released a 2020 package of comics. Visit his website for details!

Madona Skaff released Death by Association, the second book of the Naya Investigates series. Published by Renaissance.

Computer expert and former marathon runner Naya struggles to recover from a serious multiple sclerosis attack, and settles into a routine of daily workouts at the gym.

Frustrated by her lack of progress, she’s in no mood for wheelchair user Larson Rask and his endless prying questions. Noticing that his legs still look muscular, Naya guesses that he’s only been in the chair for a short time. She puts aside her annoyance to patiently listen to him. To her horror, a police Tactical Unit raids the gym and arrests Larson Rask – on three counts of murder. Was he grooming her to be victim number four?

’Nathan Burgoine has re-released Handmade Holidays, part of his A Little Village Novella series. A great read for this time of year!

At nineteen, Nick is alone for the holidays and facing reality: this is how it will be from now on. Refusing to give up completely, Nick buys a Christmas tree, and then realizes he has no ornaments. A bare tree and an empty apartment aren’t a great start, but a visit from his friend Haruto is just the ticket to get him through this first, worst, Christmas. A box of candy canes and a hastily folded paper crane might not be the best ornaments, but it’s a place to start.

A year later, Nick has realized he’s not the only one with nowhere to go, and he hosts his first “Christmas for the Misfit Toys.” Haruto brings Nick an ornament for Nick’s tree, and a tradition—and a new family—is born.