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  • Jerry Portwood

    Jerry Portwood is the founder of The Queer Love Project, which explores LGBTQ+ stories about relationships. He was a top editor at Rolling Stone, Out magazine, and New York Press. He's a longtime instructor at the New School's writing program.

  • Mr. Troy Ford

    Award-disdaining Author, Exile & Kook | Qstack - Shining a light on the amazing queer writers of Substack | Ford Knows Books - Books with a side of self-publishing chaos | The Pink Sheep Novels: Lamb and Waterspout

  • Zachary Zane

    Author of Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto. Editor-in-Chief of BOYSLUT, a digital zine sharing nonfiction and fiction erotica from kinksters across the globe, along with the occasional thought piece.

  • Jason Prokowiew

    Author of War Boys, a braided memoir about my Russian father’s adoption by Nazis during World War II and the trauma he carried into parenthood. Recently writing about life in my fat Queer body.

  • Aidan Wharton

    A gay writer in NYC writing about relationships, sex, and Queer culture, all the while fueled by curiosity and empathy and striving to enhance connection. \ud83c\udff3️‍\ud83c\udf08

  • Edgar Gomez

    Author of Alligator Tears (Crown, '25) and High-Risk Homosexual (Soft Skull Press, '22). \ud83d\ude1c

  • Michael Narkunski

    Author of “Macaroni Heart” forthcoming from University of Wisconsin Press (3.16.27) and coeditor of The Queer Love Project.

  • Brenden O'Donnell

    I write Geek Out: a newsletter where I share personal essays, criticism, and fiction \ud83d\udc9c\ud83e\ude90\ud83e\udd84 \ud83e\udddb\ud83c\udffb

  • Jack Parlett
  • WYATT! Out Loud

    Wyatt O'Brian Evans is that Quintessential Renaissance Guy: Author, Journalist, Podcaster, and Intimate Partner Abuse Specialist. The new novel, "Nothing Can Tear Us Apart--RUTHLESS!", is available on Amazon. “Speaking My Mind Loudly And Proudly!”

  • Rodrigo Dos Reis

    \ud83c\udf08Brazilian writing Poems exploring urban perception, desire, and decay through poetry. My work turns cities like into fragmented mirrors of inner experience, where light, absence, and memory blur into shifting states of vision.

  • Valena Beety

    I'm a law professor, innocence litigator, and former federal prosecutor, fighting wrongful convictions and centering the women and queer people the system fails most.

  • Kathy Rowe-Guthrie

    I am an emerging LGBTQ+ author, currently finishing up a memoir of my relationship with my transgender husband. My paying gig is veterinary surgery. When I'm not operating or writing, I enjoy reading and spending time outdoors.

  • Riley M. Hollars (she/her)

    poet, writer, editor, designer MA JMU ‘26

  • Hugh Ryan
  • María Fernanda

    Writer of literary and upmarket fiction and nonfiction essays. Proud Mexican immigrant and flamenco dancer living in NYC. Currently seeking literary agent representation. Literary inquiries: [email protected]

  • Benjamin Williams
  • Clayre Benzadón

    Queer (bi) Jewish poet. "Moon as Salted Lemon", 2025 (2026 Lammy Nomination). Sonnet! Boom Second-Place Winner.

  • Chelsea Devona

    I'm a Montessori educator and a queer mother of triplets with my master’s in Children’s Literature living in Detroit. I'm passionate about childhood liberation and radical caregiving. Connect with me @motownmultiples on FB, TikTok, or Insta!

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