LGBTQI+ Cipher Press opens submissions for new queer voices

New indie publisher Cipher Press has announced its #newqueervoices submissions for UK writers identifying as trans, gender non-conforming, queer, working class and as writers of colour.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 21:07:42 UTC ]
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