We welcome K'Anne Meinel to the WROTE podcast this week to discuss her own works and the TWO queer literature awards she runs - LesFic Bard Award, and the Gay Scribe Award. There's tons to unpack with this great episode.

MD (Marvin) Neu returns to talk about his latest release, A New World - Contact. We also discuss aliens, religion, global politics, and refugees - a very timely and entertaining discussion! #WWFD (Wanna find out what that hashtag means? Listen to the blooper at the end of the show!)

R.R. Campbell returns to discuss his latest release: EMPATHY: Imminent Dawn, the life of sequels, and the ethics of invasive technology.

Alex Harrow joins us for a great conversation about the release of their first novel, Empire of Light, the importance of representation and #ownvoices within the community, and writing in a language that isn’t your first.

Rebecca Langham returns to tell us about her upcoming novel, Breaking the Surface, the second novel in The Outsider Project series. We also discuss her retold fairytale, Finding Aurora, and her romance work under the pen name Kara Ripley.

Josh Aterovis joins us to discuss his YA sleuth series (with the current release of A Change of Worlds), and how the landscape of queer YA has changed so much from 2001 when he published his first gay mystery novel.

Tash McAdam joins us for a ripping conversation about the status of YA, their current release, I Am the Storm, and about the importance of trans and queer representation in literature.

Rhae Camdyn joins us for a rip-rollicking chat about life in the politico Texas Elite, her latest release Three Days in Jackass Flats, and how all of this ends Baz's longtime search for the new Molly Ivins.

Join us as J. Scott Coatsworth joins Baz for a deep dive discussion about the business and craft of writing.

Sara Codair joins us to discuss their novel, Power Surge, and the importance of mental health representation.