Presenting: WARRIOR, an anthology

Over the past few months, Ink & Locket Press has been busy putting together a collection of short stories. We have read through many fantastic submissions and chosen the best stories, and we are now in the final stages of editing what looks to be a fantastic book!

We asked for warriors—in any shape or form—in stories that included one or more LGBTQIA+ characters. As always, we did not want the diversity to be the main plot point. We wanted all manner of brave warriors, cowardly warriors, social-justice, science-fiction, fantasy and real-life warriors—we just also wanted them to be characters who identified within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

[Image: Text reads “WARRIOR”, with a rainbow-hilted dagger]

We are so excited about the collection we have gathered! Here, you’ll find a Roman gladiator, a London werewolf, a futuristic mermaid, a retiring legend, and countless other exciting characters we can’t wait to introduce you to! The stories span several genres, thousands of years, and way into the speculative landscapes of fairy-trolls and manticores. And all of them feature LGBTQIA+ characters who are woven beautifully into the narratives.

Over the next few months, we will be introducing you to the authors right here on our blog. We will also be giving you sneak peeks at some of the stories, and keep you up-to-date as we gather perks for the crowdfunding campaign. When the campaign launches in September, we are sure you will feel as passionately about this project as we do!

This brings us to our next piece of news:

We have finally set up a newsletter for you to subscribe to! We will get in touch with you once a month, summarising what we are doing behind the scenes of the publishing house. This will be a great way for you to find out when our new calls for submissions open, when our crowdfunding campaigns launch (and when we’re almost at our goals!) and when we are arranging or taking part in community events.

We promise, with our hands on our hearts, that we will never send you more than three emails a month—and usually, we will only send you one! You can sign up quickly and easily by clicking right here!

We are so excited to have you in our community, and can’t wait to share this anthology with you! How about you? Let us know what you think!

Antonica and Amelia
Ink & Locket Press