Prismata Press Queer Books

From cabin boys to occult libraries, Jamie (he/they) creates incredible worlds with plenty of queer love (and sometimes spice). Moth and Soph sit down with Jamie to hear about his writing process, the pleasure of writing a series, making Auckland supernatural, and what makes for good queer erotic writing.

More about Jamie:

Jamie Sands is a non-binary, pansexual kiwi who’s always been wondering ‘what if’? They write optimistic urban fantasy featuring diverse characters, queer romance and sometimes horror. Jamie grew up in Wellington but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand with their wonderful spouse.

They also write sweet fluffy queer fiction under the pen name Jaxon Knight and MM spice as Drake LaMarque.

Find Jamie's books on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jamie-Sands/author/B08KH3J1B4?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=94f334f6-7475-44e2-9895-48ec6e228a32

As Jaxon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jaxon-Knight/author/B07T5KB4W6?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=e32e12ff-3e78-4682-8adb-27af93f0a435

MM Erotica

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Drake-LaMarque/author/B07Y2FQGLR?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=ccc85645-2a8b-4005-9582-bd09581279dc

And at his blog

https://jamiesandsblog.wordpress.com

Music by Luke McQuillan

Bailey Saxon (she/it) writes lesbian scifi and fantasy. In this episode, she talks about making the impossible possible, writing across genres, and the power of community for the life of a writer.

Get Bailey's work: https://bailey-saxon.itch.io

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BaileySaxon

Show music by Luke McQuillan

Space psychics, a killer nun, lesbians, anarchy! Mara is a trans and queer space opera about an android made to be a messiah and those who hunt her down after she breaks free from the empire that created her. Author Sophia Turner chats with Moth about the deeper themes behind the book with advice for writers tackling their own second novels.

Mara on Itch: https://prismata-press.itch.io/mara

Mara on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H62FSYL8

First! Galaxy Moth Podcast is now Prismata Press Podcast! In today's episode, Moth (they/them) and Soph (she/her) are joined by comic artist and writer Clover (she/her).

With a background in graphic design, Clover made a move into working as an independent artist creating book covers and other commissions. She is now releasing, in installments, a comic series called "Revenant Watch," that follows queer and trans monster hunters.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2142651?view=expanded

Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-revenant-watch/list?title_no=1140706

Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/The-Revenant-Watch/info

Show music by Luke McQuillan: lukemcquillan.com

Trans lit, from shorts to novels to non-fiction, give us the power to explore the deep themes of what makes us human. In this episode, Moth (they/them) and Soph (she/her) discuss a variety of works by trans authors.

Discussed in this episode:

May Peterson's article: "I Did not Consent to My Body"

A Quiet Universe - Kay Atkinson

The Pink Diamond- Tris Husband

Keeping the Peace - Tris Husband

Machines of Consent - Sophia Turner

Wild Geese - Sola Emmanuel

Our Simulated Selves - Nikki Null

The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle - Steve Hugh Westenra

The Scales of Seduction - Rien Gray

User Not Found - Dani Finn

Hot Off the Press - Autumn Wolff

The Postman Becomes a Bunny Goddess- Autumn Wolff

Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12 - S. Morgan Burbank

Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius - Kara Buchanan

Kitten - Olive Nuttall

A Rotten Girl - J. Ursula Topaz

Our Lives Our Words - A. Revathi

A Life in Trans Activism - A. Revathi

Us - Sara Soler

There Are Trans People Here - H. Melt

Werewolves, mermaids, bunny goddesses, vampires, and plenty of girl kissing...author Autumn Wolff has your magical reading needs covered with both cozy and spicy trans lesbian fiction. Autumn (she/her) joins Moth (they/them) and editor Aurora Foo (she/her) for a talk that runs the gamut from furries to making a living as a writer.

Autumn's Books: https://linktr.ee/autumnwolff

Autumn's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/autumnwolff

Art by Clover: https://bsky.app/profile/cloverpatchmouse.bsky.social

Arra's Music: https://demongrrl.com

Autumn Wolff is a Mainer, bub. And she’s a woman of few simple interests. When she’s not writing stories about girls kissing each other, Autumn is likely reading stories about girls kissing each other, playing Dungeons and Dragons, running, or watching a movie. She and her wife live near the ocean and consume more pizza than four turtles mutated by ooze. Autumn may not have the biggest living space, and it may never have enough bookshelves, but it’s home.

Music by Luke McQuillan

Authors Moth (they/them), Sophia Turner (she/her), and Jamie Garner sit down to chat all things editing, the power of queer community for writers, and finishing books.

Jamie Garner (she/her) is an author, editor, and all-around wordsmith. She writes novels in a variety of genres under a variety of pen names.

Find Jamie and her books at https://www.jbgarnerwrites.com

Intro music by Luke McQuillan.

Vivian (she/her) and Moth (they/them) talk writing series, trans lit, and how to develop characters you love enough that you ask, "What happens next?"

Vivian Moira Valentine is a rad trans woman who loves monsters. When she was a child, she found the Crestwood House Monster Series in her local library and it's all been downhill from there. Now everything she likes is horrible. Vivian is the author of The Amelia Temple Series, Shadows Over Ravenkirk, The Haunting of Pine Hills and other works.

Get Vivian's books: https://vivianmoiravalentine.itch.io

Follow Vivian's socials

https://bsky.app/profile/itsviviactually.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/itsviviactually/

Dani Finn (they/them) joins Moth (they/them) to usher in the second season of Galaxy Moth Queer books. The two authors discuss the power of de-othering the other, smut, music, writing as exploration, and the wider world of trans writing.

Dani Finn (they/them) is a nonbinary fantasy romance author who occasionally writes fantasy without romance as well.They favor high-steam love stories that crisscross the gender spectrum, from swords and sorcery to sword-free fantasy with meditation magic and everything in between.

Mentioned:

French singer Pomme

Get Dani's books

https://linktr.ee/danifinn

https://danifinn.itch.io

A rock band full of queer, magical girls? Let's go! Kara Buchanan (she/her) chats with Moth (they/them) about the inspiration behind Kara's Magica Riot series and the magical power of being free to be yourself.

Check out the series at https://magicariot.com

Magica Riot and the larger Maidensong Magica universe are the creation of author Kara Buchanan, a former city planning journalist and current musician turned fiction writer. After a dozen years writing about urban issues for various publications in her hometown, she moved to the Pacific Northwest and finally got to be her real self. Taking her love of magical girl anime, her life playing in bands, and her personal experiences dealing with gender issues, she created Magica Riot to bring a joyful, action-packed queer story of self-discovery and adventure to the world. She lives in a modest apartment with her wife and cats.

Show music by Luke McQuillan