Bywater Books

Bywater Books represents the coming of age of lesbian fiction. We’re committed to bringing the best of contemporary lesbian writing to a discerning readership. Our editorial team is dedicated to finding and developing outstanding voices who deliver stories you won’t want to put down. That’s why we sponsor the annual Bywater Prize for Fiction. We love good books, just like you do.

Desert Palm Press

Founded in 2014 by R. Lee Fitzsimmons the mission of Desert Palm Press has been and continues to be the publishing of stories that accurately and respectfully reflect the diverse lives of the Lesbian and LGBTQ+ community. We strive to make silenced voices heard. Our publication list reflects lesbian fiction of many fiction genres and in the future will include, we trust, non-fiction.

Our books are a collaboration of our authors, editors, graphic designers, and proofreaders. We strive to give you, the reader, the experience that embraces and reflects our diverse lives.

Our ebooks and paperback are available worldwide. Desert Palm Press titles are available through our website, Smashwords, Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and other third-party retailers. They are also available through library services such as Overdrive and Scribd.

FLASHPOINT PUBLICATIONS

Flashpoint Publications, owned by author, Patty Schramm, offers a unique outlook on small press and independent publishing by offering both options to authors in the LGBTQI+ community to help bring our books to life.

iReadIndies.com

iReadIndies.com is a collaboration of over fifty independent authors of women loving women (WLW) literature. The goal is to bring more visibility to any who put the time, effort, and resources into self-publishing their work.

KARIN KALLMAKER

Karin Kallmaker’s devotion to lesbian fiction began after the film Desert Hearts led her to the library and onward to the women-in-print network of publishers and bookstores. Her lesbian fiction novels include multiple Goldie and Lammy award-winners. Best-selling works include 18th & Castro, Captain of Industry, The Kiss that Counted, Maybe Next Time, and Sugar and span lesbian romance, lesbian erotica and lesbian science-fiction/fantasy.

Translations of her novels include Spanish, French, German and Czech. More than five dozen short stories have appeared in anthologies from publishers like Alyson, Circlet, Cleis, Bold Strokes, Yellow Rose and Haworth.

Her writing career began in 1989 with the storied Naiad Press where she was fortunate to work with Barbara Grier and Donna McBride. Katherine V. Forrest was her first editor and continues to edit her recent works as well. She has also worked with numerous other editors as a writer and during her tenure as editorial director for Bella Books.

Current novels are published with Bella Books and her bibliography includes nearly thirty novels in print and dozens of short stories and novellas. She is a Stonewall Library and Archives Distinguished Author and a Golden Crown Literary Society Trailblazer.

The California native lives near San Francisco. She and her partner are the mothers of two. She blogs regularly at Romance and Chocolate and is quite pleased to be descended from Lady Godiva.

KC Luck

Bestselling author KC Luck writes women loving women action-adventure, contemporary romance, and fiction. Writing is her passion, and nothing energizes her more than creating new characters facing trials and tribulations in a complex plot. Whether it is apocalypse, contemporary, or a little naughty, with every story, KC tries to add her own unique twist. She has written twelve books (which include “The Darkness Trilogy” and “The Lesbian Billionaires Club” series) and multiple short stories across many genres. KC is active in the LGBTQ+ community and is a member of the GCLS Board of Directors.

KG MacGregor

As a pollster and market research consultant, KG MacGregor’s workday was filled with statistical and qualitative analysis. Evenings brought out her creative side, all rising from her infatuation with Xena: Warrior Princess fan fiction. In 2005, she signed with Bella Books, which published the Golden Crown finalist Just This Once. Her sixth Bella novel, Out of Love, won the Lambda Literary Award for Women’s Romance and the Golden Crown Award in Lesbian Romance. She picked up Goldies also for Without Warning, Worth Every Step and Photographs of Claudia (Contemporary Romance), along with Secrets So Deep, Playing with Fuego and T-Minus Two (Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure), and Trial by Fury (Dramatic Fiction).

Other honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal Academy of Bards, the Alice B. Readers Appreciation Medal, and several Readers Choice Awards.

An avid supporter of queer literature, KG served six years on the Board of Trustees for Lambda Literary, including two as president. She makes her home in Nashville with partner Jenny and cat Roz.

Brenda Murphy

Brenda Murphy writes romance and erotica and is published with Ninestar Press. Her novel, Double Six won the 2020 Goldie Award for Erotica. She loves sideshows and tattoos and yes, those are her monkeys. When she is not loitering on her front porch, she wrangles two kids, one dog, and an unrepentant parrot. Her most recent work Love, Blood and Sanctuary an anthology with Fiona Zedde, and Megan Hart the second book was released by Ninestar Press in June of 2021

Mylesfic.com

Get great deals and find hot new releases in all genres of women loving women, LGBTQIA fiction!

MyLesfic was created by Harper Bliss and Caroline Manchoulas of Ladylit Publishing. Because women loving women (WLW) fiction was either left out of other newsletter services or inconveniently lumped together with gay fiction, they decided to create their own mailing list service, solely catering to WLW fiction readers and writers.

When Harper and Caroline took on new projects and life got too busy, they decided to hand MyLesfic on and keep the service going. That’s when Anne Hagan, of Jug Run Press, and Erin Hodgson, of Write Hand Woman NZ, decided to team up. MyLesfic is a service that is close to their hearts, and continuing the great legacy Harper and Caroline started is a real privilege for them both.

Sandy thornton

Sandy Thornton has been a GCLS member since 2008. In 2013, she joined the Board as Director of Finance. Sandy retired from the Board of Directors due to term limits and now serves as the head of the Finance Committee.

Sandy has lead the Women With Pride Book Club in Dallas, TX since 2009.

Ylva PUblishing

Ylva Publishing is the home of quality books about women loving women.

Diversity among our authors is extremely important to us, and we are constantly working on making sure that you will find lesbian, bisexual, and queer authors of all skin colors, cultures, and nationalities. Lesbian fiction books shattering boundaries!

Browse our ever-growing catalogue of award-winning books to find love stories, steamy distractions, old-school detectives, and tales that span from the Civil War to today. Follow our strong female characters into space, join them in sword fights, or fly with our queer superheroes. From lesbian romance and lesbian erotica to queer dystopian tales and mysteries that make your blood run cold – we have it all.

For us, just bringing queer books about women loving women into the world isn’t enough. We strive to offer you only the best of the best.