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A second Queer Life, Queer Love anthology will be published by Muswell Press in May 2023, ahead of Pride Month UK in June. “Humorous, serious, autobiographical, and revelatory,” the book features writing from contributors including Avi Ben-Zeev, Martha Benedict, Betty Benson and Sophia Blackwell.
Edited and introduced by Matt Bates and Julia Bell, Queer Life, Queer Love 2 is an anthology of original queer writing from around the world, with contributors from USA, Germany, Italy, Africa, Macedonia, Australia, France, and the UK. The collection comprises 44 stories, poems, essays and flash-fiction.
The publisher, which owns world rights to the book, said: “This is writing that explores characters, stories, and experiences beyond the mainstream; works that celebrate the fascinating, the forbidden, the subversive, and even the mundane, but, in essence, works that express the view from outside.”
Bates commented: “It has been a delight to work on the second Queer Life, Queer Love anthology. The contributions featured capture the very best of queer writing today both thematically and through their engagement with different literary forms.”
Bell added: “I was honoured to have been a part of the selection process for this volume. The submissions pile turned up some gems from first-time authors as well as some familiar names. This edition is a testament to the strength and breadth of the writing out there in the queer community. There is something here for every reader to enjoy.”