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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Pre-orders for “By Her Sword” are live! This fantasy romance anthology releases on June 3rd and is stuffed with 12 sapphic adventures. The ebook will be on KU for the first 3 months. The paperback can be ordered online or by your favorite indie bookstore. books2read.com/byhersword #sapphicbooks

A book cover of “By Her Sword” with two long-haired figures, swords crossed, and a dragon behind them. Behind the book cover is a castle and a dragon and below is the text of “Swinging into action on June 3.”

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Alyson Root Author @alysonrootauthor.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The Loch & Key series is complete. Join the giveaway today to be in with a chance of winning all three paperbacks. #lesfic #sapphicfictionbooks #wlwbooks #sapphicreads #lesbianfiction #sapphicbooks #sapphicbookrecs #wlwfiction #lesbianromance

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The ebook of Di-Curious is on sale this week and featured in the I Heart SapphFic reading challenge under the category "Secret Crush." I'm also giving away a copy here: iheartsapphfic.com/2025/02/24/2... #IHS #sapphicromance

I Heart SapphFic 2025 Reading Challenge: Week #8 Secret Crush. The cover of the book Di-Curious is in the left hand corner, which features two fantasy characters with horns, one with shoulder length pink hair and the other with short teal hair. A pile of books with butterflies and tea separates the book cover with the descriptive text.

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I'm so honored to share that TWO of my book covers are in the GCLS Tee Corinne finals! Madison Brake's art is phenomenal and absolutely perfect for these books. If you have a moment, please look through the finalists and cast a vote! tinyurl.com/5c5knwtv #sapphicromance #GCLS #sapphicfantasy

Two books side by side: The Pull of the Tide and Di-Curious. The cover art is by the same artist, Madison Brake. The Pull of the Tide features a pirate and a mermaid under blue-green water. Both have long hair, one dark and one gold. Di-Curious has two horned people, one with shoulder length pink hair and one with short teal hair. The pink haired one has her hand on the other's armor. They're in front of a library with various statues of dragons, pride flags, a Nintendo Switch, and books.

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

If you haven't read my story from last year's "The Pull of the Tide" fantasy romance anthology and would enjoy some chaotic pirates, I have "Ever in the Waves" up for free on itch.io (or downloadable on book funnel for newsletter subscribers) authorerinbranch.itch.io/ever-in-the-...

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Ever in the Waves by authorerinbranch

a sapphic fantasy romance novella

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Evelyn Shine - Sapphic Romantasy Author @evelynshine.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

(1/2) We’re pleased to announce the lineup for “By Her Sword, a Sapphic Fantasy Romance Anthology" releasing June 2025! We're thrilled to receive so many diverse submissions and lucky to have talented authors come together to participate in a collection where we can see ourselves.

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Julie Brydon @jbrydon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Voting for Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design ends Feb 14th. So please vote for “The Pull of the Tide” and the rest of your favorites here: tinyurl.com/45y4p5yb #sapphicbooks #coverart #coverartdesign #coverartwork

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Battle of the Beans update. We took second place but every bit of the chili was gone in less than an hour. I’m going to take that as a win.

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Evelyn Shine - Sapphic Romantasy Author @evelynshine.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The first round of voting for the Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design is now open! @madbrake.bsky.social did beautiful illustrations for “The Librarian’s Gargoyle”, “Di Curious”, and “The Pull of the Tide” Please vote for them! bit.ly/GCLS24TEE #coverart #sapphicbooks #sapphicfantasy

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Golden Crown Literary Society - tee corinne

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Anne Hagan @annehagan.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I created a starter pack of indie sapphic fiction authors. You can see it here: go.bsky.app/R1krLjE If you're an indie sapphic fiction author and you're not on it, let me know and I'll add you.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Loser of the Year is on here! I had the best time writing Jillian & Mattie’s sparring 🥰

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I got an email today that @evelynshine.bsky.social and I got accepted into “The Battle of the Beans,” a local chili cook-off competition. With a name like that, it’s like we’re living in a sapphic rom-com…if not for the dystopian backdrop.

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Author Rachel Spangler @rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com · 29/01/2025

Gender affirming care is lifesaving care. These are OUR kids. We have to fight for them. I called my congress members and begged them to fight. Please do the same. I don't know if it will work, but our kids deserve to know we care. Make the call, then share! www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n... #LGBTQ #queer

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Trump signs an order restricting gender-affirming care for minors

President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.

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Marie Sotiriou @mariesotiriou.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

“500+ Sapphic Books That Came Out in 2024 - The Lesbrary” 🌈📚 lesbrary.com/sapphic-book...

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500+ Sapphic Books That Came Out in 2024

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

It’s the brown, muddy part of winter but at least it’s above freezing

A red Australian cattle dog sniffs a wooden statue of a catamount on a brown, muddy running trail

Shelf fungus grow on a rotting tree stump

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Yesterday, we were browsing a store called Wander North GA. The store owner asked if he could help us find anything. Before my brain could check my mouth I replied, “nope, just Wandering around.” Owner: “ah, ha!” 👉👉 Me: 👈👈 I am becoming my father, I fear.

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SD Simper | Author @sdsimper.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

How it feels to be an author on social media rn

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

#pretendpanel #queerwriters #booksky January 23: Ideal reader For my books, it’s a person who has been hesitant (now or in the past) about embracing their true identity, perhaps coming out late …and/or a 🌈 nerd

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Surprising sapphic relationship benefits: “shared custody” of awesome boots normally out of our price range. @evelynshine.bsky.social

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Evelyn Shine - Sapphic Romantasy Author @evelynshine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Having fun reading my book "The Librarian's Gargoyle" a queer open mic night at Ginger's Revenge in Asheville, NC. youtu.be/0PlIw8lbtq4 This is why authors hire narrators. 😆 Look for the audiobook narrated by Abby Craden in spring 2025.

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Jan 2025 - The Librarian's Gargoyle read by Evelyn Shine

YouTube video by Evelyn Shine and Erin Branch - Sunset Wave Press

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A start! The sapphic fiction writers, readers, and reviewers from the Golden Crown Literary Society. go.bsky.app/ALfTeZ4

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

alright you wanna know how to support trans people? hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit. Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.

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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Trans artists, cover designers, editors, sensitivity readers, et al: Drop a link/info below so people can commission you. Cis authors, TTRPGers, et al: Show your solidarity the way it counts: hire someone from this thread to work on your next book or character art.

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N.I.A. @niainemia.bsky.social · 06/10/2024

One my favorite „Romantasy“ of this Year! Coming November 4th❤️‍🔥 „The Librarian‘s Gargoyle“ 🧙🏼‍♂️🗼 by @evelynshine.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @evelynshine.bsky.social thank you so much for this wonderful story and the ARC!! #romantasy #wlw #sapphic #gargoyles

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Julie Brydon @jbrydon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #RF John Tucker Must Die x The Craft HEX GIRLFRIENDS CLUB: A lesbian witch teams up with her nemesis to curse the girlfriend who has been two-timing both of them, but as their revenge plot heats up, sparks fly, making the coconspirators wonder if they should be more than frenemies.

Fall-themed background with images of a blonde teen girl, two witches facing away and embracing in front of a fire, a goth teen girl, tarot cards, and mixing spell ingredients in a small cauldron, along with the title: HEX GIRLFRIENDS CLUB

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Erin Branch @erinbranches.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

It was great hearing @evelynshine.bsky.social read a passage from her novel at Queer Open Mic last night! Love our queer WNC community.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

✨️ Wanna join the Butt Pirates on their adventure?! ✨️ I am so excited to announce that ARC applications for TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME are now open! This is my debut novel and a story so special to me, so I have a (hopefully) reasonable goal of 25 ARC readers and a 🤯 goal of 50! 🔗 in clickable place!

An underwater image in the background with ARC READERS WANTED! at the top. The cover page of TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME is on the right and the left says, "A disabled transgender man who can make magic with maps. A nonbinary captain who rocks a beard and heels like no one else. The treasure hunt for legends that will change their loves and their love forever."

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Evelyn Shine - Sapphic Romantasy Author @evelynshine.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Let's get cozy! TLR just released its 16 best books of 2024. thelesbianreview.com/16-best-sapp...

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