You know what.... I got the time. A thread of trans/non-binary sci-fi/fantasy authors you can and should support instead of JKR.

@jyneonyang - they write absolutely amazing fantasy novellas that have made me cry more than once. And the covers of their books are beautiful. Cover art is by @yukoart

@AlexHarrowSFF - They wrote queer sci-fi chock full of explosions! And their covers are *also* beautiful!

@gaileyfrey do you like hippos? American history? Magic? Librarians? Then you’ll probably love their books.

@kacencallender - Not all of their books are fantasy but I don’t care because all the ones I’ve read have been great.

@1Aprildaniels Dreadnought and Sovereign - who doesn’t love trans super heroes?

@azemezi - all these have received stellar reviews and are raved about at my bookstore (the ones that have come out).

@charliejane should already commended for all the work she has been doing raising money for bookstores during the COVID crisis but also, she writes amazing sci-fi AND did a TED talk. Her new novel is available on NetGalley now, too.

@caseyplett edited a trans sci-fi short story collection, and has a novel and short story collection out.

@intermittentcat also edited that collection of short stories and has a book of poetry, too.

A collection of short stories from @bwilliamschilds

@bogiperson edits and writes many short story collections - Trans Space Octopus Congregation was a super fun and unique collection!

@KMSzpara wrote Docile and has another book upcoming, and edited the first Transcendent volume.

@cyborgyndroid - author of The Deep, An Unkindness of Ghosts, Blood is Another Word for Hunger, and the upcoming Sorrowland (more spec fic but still

@AnaMardoll - fantasy author and creator of lots of queer characters

@LaAnnaMarie - look at these beautiful covers!

@auntbeast - comics, dark fantasy, sci-fi, paleontology, the list goes on!

@BrookieRayWrite - you like witches, right? Lotsa witches here!

@Galactoglucoman - lots of amazing sci-fi here, and again some beautiful covers.

@AegisImmemorial - fantasy/horror and he also has a story in Behind the Sun, Above the Moon.

@_emnays video game writer, short story writer, and comic book writer (the comic book art in this tweet is by @neatodon

@saracodair, author of Power Surge, Power Inversion, a short story im Broadswords and Blasters, and a short story in Behind the Sun, Above the Moon.

@amergina, author of Takeover and Twisted Wishes series, CTRL Me, Outside the Lines, and others

@MagsVisaggs - author of Vagrant Queen (now translated into a new @SYFY show that you should absolutely be watching), Eternity Girl, Kim & Kim, Doctor Mirage, and more. Everything she writes is varying levels of gold.

@AmyRoseCapetta - author of Sword in the Stars and Once & Future with @MxCory, along with The Brilliant Death, Entangled, The Lost Coast and the upcoming The Heartbreak Bakery

Which brings me next to @MxCory , author of Sword in the Stars and Once & Future with @AmyRoseCapetta, The Color of Rain, You Were Here, Breaking Sky, and others.

Ok... I’m done for now but please point out any I’m missing in the replies and I will for sure add them later. Also, be mindful of pronouns when you’re talking about these authors (well, about anyone).

Also this thread really reminded me I need to actually flesh out my disability fantasy but WORLDBUILDING IS HARD.

Seems like I accidentally cut off my thread! It continues here! https://twitter.com/bkrautwurst/status/1269459440069214209?s=21 https://twitter.com/bkrautwurst/status/1269459440069214209